JORDANIA Paseo por la Pequeña Petra (Siq Al Bared)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 0.92 mi
- Elevation gain
- 30 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 30 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,480 ft
- TrailRank
- 39
- Min elevation
- 3,435 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 27 minutes
- Time
- 45 minutes
- Coordinates
- 267
- Uploaded
- March 8, 2022
- Recorded
- March 2022
near Al Bayḑā, Ma’an (Jordan)
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Ten kilometers from the Petra Visitor Center is Siq al-Barid, also called Little Petra for its geographical and historical similarities with it. Nestled in a spectacular natural setting, its monuments were erected by the ancient Nabataeans around the first century of the Christian era.
We will not entertain ourselves in going into historical details that can be consulted by other means, focusing only on the details of the track for its follow-up by those who are interested in doing it on their own, lacking any difficulty and not even being able to be considered a kick, but a nice walk in a place full of history.
It is advisable to do it prior to the visit to Petra, (in this user you will also be able to consult the track of the Wadi Farasah Trail), because if it were done after that, it is more than likely that it would not be so impressive, although it has the added value of It is not overcrowded and admission is free.
Throughout the tour of Jordan, we were masterfully guided by Ahmed, the best guide in Spanish in all of Jordan. A professional like the top of a pine who speaks perfect Spanish (many Spaniards would like to speak it so well) endowed with enormous communication skills to convey his passion for the history and geography of his country.
The trip to Jordan was possible thanks to the travel agency Amma Natua (https://ammanatua.com) and that I recommend, with special thanks to Laura, who accompanied us and who with her "disgusting" efficiency and infinite patience made us we felt at home.
We start the walk from the wide esplanade used as a parking lot, immediately identifying the entrance to the access gorge (Siq Al Bared) towards which we will go without covering any unevenness and with a rocky and comfortable terrain.
The short journey inside the gorge is reminiscent in some sections of the Los Arcos ravine, in La Orotava, but as a walk it is easy for all audiences and with the inevitable presence of some natives who try to sell you the typical handicrafts for foreigners, which is what we are now.
The shape and composition of the walls that surround us are very reminiscent of the Cañada del Capricho, in the Teide National Park.
As soon as we leave the gorge, which in some sections is so narrow that its maximum width will be that of our open arms, we will see on the left a portico carved into the rock and with a few access steps.
After the pertinent photographic session we will continue to reach the height of a triclinium (kind of dining room of the time) with colonnades and a cistern next to it, also, of course, carved into the rock.
The rest of the walk is similar to what we have seen so far, although we could access, as indicated by a very bad taste handwritten sign placed on a rock, to a view that they pompously define as "the best in the world" about six minutes later, but really with what awaits us in Petra and especially in the Wadi Farasah trail that is also published in this account, it is not worth bothering if you do not feel like it.
We will return retracing the same path that we have followed without further ado until the esplanade where the vehicles were left, ending the visit.
WARNING. The tracks and routes described here are indicative, being the sole responsibility of those who follow them for any accident or mishap that may arise from following them.
We will not entertain ourselves in going into historical details that can be consulted by other means, focusing only on the details of the track for its follow-up by those who are interested in doing it on their own, lacking any difficulty and not even being able to be considered a kick, but a nice walk in a place full of history.
It is advisable to do it prior to the visit to Petra, (in this user you will also be able to consult the track of the Wadi Farasah Trail), because if it were done after that, it is more than likely that it would not be so impressive, although it has the added value of It is not overcrowded and admission is free.
Throughout the tour of Jordan, we were masterfully guided by Ahmed, the best guide in Spanish in all of Jordan. A professional like the top of a pine who speaks perfect Spanish (many Spaniards would like to speak it so well) endowed with enormous communication skills to convey his passion for the history and geography of his country.
The trip to Jordan was possible thanks to the travel agency Amma Natua (https://ammanatua.com) and that I recommend, with special thanks to Laura, who accompanied us and who with her "disgusting" efficiency and infinite patience made us we felt at home.
We start the walk from the wide esplanade used as a parking lot, immediately identifying the entrance to the access gorge (Siq Al Bared) towards which we will go without covering any unevenness and with a rocky and comfortable terrain.
The short journey inside the gorge is reminiscent in some sections of the Los Arcos ravine, in La Orotava, but as a walk it is easy for all audiences and with the inevitable presence of some natives who try to sell you the typical handicrafts for foreigners, which is what we are now.
The shape and composition of the walls that surround us are very reminiscent of the Cañada del Capricho, in the Teide National Park.
As soon as we leave the gorge, which in some sections is so narrow that its maximum width will be that of our open arms, we will see on the left a portico carved into the rock and with a few access steps.
After the pertinent photographic session we will continue to reach the height of a triclinium (kind of dining room of the time) with colonnades and a cistern next to it, also, of course, carved into the rock.
The rest of the walk is similar to what we have seen so far, although we could access, as indicated by a very bad taste handwritten sign placed on a rock, to a view that they pompously define as "the best in the world" about six minutes later, but really with what awaits us in Petra and especially in the Wadi Farasah trail that is also published in this account, it is not worth bothering if you do not feel like it.
We will return retracing the same path that we have followed without further ado until the esplanade where the vehicles were left, ending the visit.
WARNING. The tracks and routes described here are indicative, being the sole responsibility of those who follow them for any accident or mishap that may arise from following them.
Waypoints
Information point
Monument
Car park
Panorama
3,422 ft
Escalones tallados en la roca
They do not lead to any monument or viewpoint. They were to access the cisterns.
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