EMIRATOS (EAU) - Ras al-Khaimah - Del Wadi Qada'ah وادي قداعة a Silay Col (910 m), Silay Al Khatami ة سلي الخثعمي y regreso
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.32 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,618 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,618 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,963 ft
- TrailRank
-
80
5
- Min elevation
- 949 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 6 hours 27 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2185
- Uploaded
- February 21, 2024
- Recorded
- February 2024
near Athabāt, Raʼs al Khaymah (United Arab Emirates)
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) - Ras al-Khaimah (RAK) - From Wadi Qada'ah وادي قداعة, to Silay Col (910 m), Silay Al Khatami ة سلي الخثعمي and return
INTRODUCTION:
The Wādī Qada'ah (Arabic: وادي قداعة) is a dry valley or river, with intermittent flow, flowing from southeast to northwest, almost exclusively during the rainy season, located northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah. It is an important tributary, on the left, of the Wadi al Bih - وادي البيح
Wadi Qada'ah has been identified with several different spellings: Wadi Kida'ah, Wadi Qada`a, Wadi Qada`ah, Wadi Qadda`a, Wādī Qada'a, Wādī Qada'ah, Wādī Qadda'a, Wadi Quda'ah..... although the most commonly used is Wadi Qada'ah .
In The national atlas of the United Arab Emirates , Wadi Qada'ah is identified as Wadi Kida'ah .
The entire area near Wadi Qada'ah was divided between the Habus tribal areas of Banī Sā'ad , Banī Huraymish , and Banī 'Udayd .
Detail of the Wadi Qada'ah area. Map of Trucial States, Muscat and Oman - Rams - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England
The village of Silay Al Khatami is located at an altitude of approximately 900 m asl, south of Wadi Qada'ah, from where this rural center is accessed via a 4 km gradually sloping dirt track. of length.
This dirt track became popular a few years ago, among fans of 4x4 vehicles, who visited this itinerary en masse, convinced that they had reached the top of a supposed Wadi Sal (confusing Wadi Qada'ah with Wadi Salt, which naturally has nothing to do with it). The caravans of 4x4 vehicles ended up being a nuisance to the neighborhood, and some signs were recently posted limiting vehicle access to residents in the village only.
There is no history of this town in the historical maps prior to the independence of the UAE, nor in the geographical databases, except for a brief review made by William Walker on the reference map FCO 18/1970, drawn by hand in 1959, in the one mentioned by the name of Silail , although its exact position on that map is not precise enough.
On maps drawn up between 1986 and 1991 by the Military Survey, Abu Dhabi, which were used in 1993 for the publication of The national atlas of the United Arab Emirates , names were assigned that correspond to the way in which the name of each is pronounced. place, according to its native inhabitants, this village appearing with the aforementioned name of Silay Al Khatami .
However, in recent years, just as 4x4 vehicle drivers talk about a non-existent Wadi Sal, some hikers have also referred to this village with the name of Sal (as a distortion of the name in Arabic), but that toponym , in addition to being incorrect, it lends itself to confusion, since several kilometers to the west is the Jabal Sal, the true Wadi Sal (tributary of the Wadi Halu) and an area of cultivation and agricultural village that is also called Sal.
THE ROUTE:
Simple round trip common route, from the outskirts of the village of Dhanab, in the Wadi Qada'ah, to the village of Silay Al Khatami , following the dirt track that connects the wadi with the latter village.
The track has a gradual slope, and poses absolutely no problems for walking, except, of course, for the positive and negative slopes that result from this itinerary.
The entire route offers, at different levels, excellent panoramic views of Wadi Qada'ah and the mountains that surround it, especially Jabal Qada'ah (identified in the UAE National Atlas, and by the inhabitants of the area, as Jabal Al Ahqab
Approximately 1 km. Southeast of Silay Al Khatami, in a straight line, is the neighboring village of Tafif (Aţ Ţе̄f), which is accessed, among other ways, through an uphill path that starts from Silay Col (910 m), at the point where the dirt track ends.
The village of Silail Al Khatami has experienced significant growth in recent years, with new constructions, but it still maintains a large part of the cultivated terraces and numerous old dry stone buildings. Also striking are the many cemeteries spread throughout the village.
In the final part of the itinerary, back at Wadi Qada'ah, we took a short tour of the two areas in which the village of Danab is distributed, with the sole purpose of trying to talk to some of its inhabitants, and to be able to We cleared up some doubts with them about the place names of the area, but we only found a goat herder, for whom everything was called Wadi Kida'ah.
ACCESS TO THE ITINERARY AND PARKING:
To reach the starting point of the route, you must take a dirt track of almost 8 km, which starts from the Wadi Qada'ah Dam.
The ideal is to travel this track with a 4x4 vehicle, although currently, with some difficulty and very slowly, a sedan vehicle (that is not a too low model) can also travel. However, it must be kept in mind that at any time, a slightly heavy torrential rain can wreak havoc on the track, making it impassable.
A few meters before the start of the itinerary, at the coordinate point 25.757451, 56.127913 , there is a good parking space.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THIS ROUTE:
The degree of difficulty of a route is measured mainly based on three factors: effort, technicality and risk , although the real difficulty of an itinerary must also take into account other variables, such as the weather situation, the weight of the backpack and the preparation. or physical form of the walker, who must know how to evaluate himself.
To know the physical difficulty or physical effort required, it is useful to use an automatic assessment system, such as the one provided by the PPI index. This is the index that corresponds to this route:
IBP index: 76 HKG
Total distance: 11.76 Km
Desn. Accumulated climb: 781.5 m
Desn. Accumulated descent: 780.8 m
Maximum height: 903.1 m
Minimum height: 289.5 m
Total time: 6:27:05 h
Moving time: 4:42:49 h
Stopped time: 1:44:16 h
Total average speed: 1.82 km/h
Average moving speed: 2.49 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic rating system that rates the physical difficulty of a route
GENERAL TABLE OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY AND RISK LEVELS:
Pictograms with the degrees of technical difficulty and risk of a hiking route
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THIS ITINERARY:
Level 1: EASY: Route or section of route that shows almost no particular obstacle, nor almost any difficulty of progression (e.g. urban route). The foot is placed flat, anywhere on the support.
RISK LEVEL OF THIS ITINERARY:
Level 1 - LOW: Low level of accident risk. The exposure to the hazard may be classified as minor. Examples: white road in the forest, greenway, urban routes with pedestrian facilities, rural routes without marked slopes...
INTRODUCTION:
The Wādī Qada'ah (Arabic: وادي قداعة) is a dry valley or river, with intermittent flow, flowing from southeast to northwest, almost exclusively during the rainy season, located northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah. It is an important tributary, on the left, of the Wadi al Bih - وادي البيح
Wadi Qada'ah has been identified with several different spellings: Wadi Kida'ah, Wadi Qada`a, Wadi Qada`ah, Wadi Qadda`a, Wādī Qada'a, Wādī Qada'ah, Wādī Qadda'a, Wadi Quda'ah..... although the most commonly used is Wadi Qada'ah .
In The national atlas of the United Arab Emirates , Wadi Qada'ah is identified as Wadi Kida'ah .
The entire area near Wadi Qada'ah was divided between the Habus tribal areas of Banī Sā'ad , Banī Huraymish , and Banī 'Udayd .
Detail of the Wadi Qada'ah area. Map of Trucial States, Muscat and Oman - Rams - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England
The village of Silay Al Khatami is located at an altitude of approximately 900 m asl, south of Wadi Qada'ah, from where this rural center is accessed via a 4 km gradually sloping dirt track. of length.
This dirt track became popular a few years ago, among fans of 4x4 vehicles, who visited this itinerary en masse, convinced that they had reached the top of a supposed Wadi Sal (confusing Wadi Qada'ah with Wadi Salt, which naturally has nothing to do with it). The caravans of 4x4 vehicles ended up being a nuisance to the neighborhood, and some signs were recently posted limiting vehicle access to residents in the village only.
There is no history of this town in the historical maps prior to the independence of the UAE, nor in the geographical databases, except for a brief review made by William Walker on the reference map FCO 18/1970, drawn by hand in 1959, in the one mentioned by the name of Silail , although its exact position on that map is not precise enough.
On maps drawn up between 1986 and 1991 by the Military Survey, Abu Dhabi, which were used in 1993 for the publication of The national atlas of the United Arab Emirates , names were assigned that correspond to the way in which the name of each is pronounced. place, according to its native inhabitants, this village appearing with the aforementioned name of Silay Al Khatami .
However, in recent years, just as 4x4 vehicle drivers talk about a non-existent Wadi Sal, some hikers have also referred to this village with the name of Sal (as a distortion of the name in Arabic), but that toponym , in addition to being incorrect, it lends itself to confusion, since several kilometers to the west is the Jabal Sal, the true Wadi Sal (tributary of the Wadi Halu) and an area of cultivation and agricultural village that is also called Sal.
THE ROUTE:
Simple round trip common route, from the outskirts of the village of Dhanab, in the Wadi Qada'ah, to the village of Silay Al Khatami , following the dirt track that connects the wadi with the latter village.
The track has a gradual slope, and poses absolutely no problems for walking, except, of course, for the positive and negative slopes that result from this itinerary.
The entire route offers, at different levels, excellent panoramic views of Wadi Qada'ah and the mountains that surround it, especially Jabal Qada'ah (identified in the UAE National Atlas, and by the inhabitants of the area, as Jabal Al Ahqab
Approximately 1 km. Southeast of Silay Al Khatami, in a straight line, is the neighboring village of Tafif (Aţ Ţе̄f), which is accessed, among other ways, through an uphill path that starts from Silay Col (910 m), at the point where the dirt track ends.
The village of Silail Al Khatami has experienced significant growth in recent years, with new constructions, but it still maintains a large part of the cultivated terraces and numerous old dry stone buildings. Also striking are the many cemeteries spread throughout the village.
In the final part of the itinerary, back at Wadi Qada'ah, we took a short tour of the two areas in which the village of Danab is distributed, with the sole purpose of trying to talk to some of its inhabitants, and to be able to We cleared up some doubts with them about the place names of the area, but we only found a goat herder, for whom everything was called Wadi Kida'ah.
ACCESS TO THE ITINERARY AND PARKING:
To reach the starting point of the route, you must take a dirt track of almost 8 km, which starts from the Wadi Qada'ah Dam.
The ideal is to travel this track with a 4x4 vehicle, although currently, with some difficulty and very slowly, a sedan vehicle (that is not a too low model) can also travel. However, it must be kept in mind that at any time, a slightly heavy torrential rain can wreak havoc on the track, making it impassable.
A few meters before the start of the itinerary, at the coordinate point 25.757451, 56.127913 , there is a good parking space.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THIS ROUTE:
The degree of difficulty of a route is measured mainly based on three factors: effort, technicality and risk , although the real difficulty of an itinerary must also take into account other variables, such as the weather situation, the weight of the backpack and the preparation. or physical form of the walker, who must know how to evaluate himself.
To know the physical difficulty or physical effort required, it is useful to use an automatic assessment system, such as the one provided by the PPI index. This is the index that corresponds to this route:
IBP index: 76 HKG
Total distance: 11.76 Km
Desn. Accumulated climb: 781.5 m
Desn. Accumulated descent: 780.8 m
Maximum height: 903.1 m
Minimum height: 289.5 m
Total time: 6:27:05 h
Moving time: 4:42:49 h
Stopped time: 1:44:16 h
Total average speed: 1.82 km/h
Average moving speed: 2.49 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic rating system that rates the physical difficulty of a route
GENERAL TABLE OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY AND RISK LEVELS:
Pictograms with the degrees of technical difficulty and risk of a hiking route
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THIS ITINERARY:
Level 1: EASY: Route or section of route that shows almost no particular obstacle, nor almost any difficulty of progression (e.g. urban route). The foot is placed flat, anywhere on the support.
RISK LEVEL OF THIS ITINERARY:
Level 1 - LOW: Low level of accident risk. The exposure to the hazard may be classified as minor. Examples: white road in the forest, greenway, urban routes with pedestrian facilities, rural routes without marked slopes...
Waypoints
Car park
Intersection
952 ft
Inicio de la pista que se dirije a Silay Al Khatami, poco antes de la aldea de Dhanab
Beginning of the track that heads to Silay Al Khatami, shortly before the village of Dhanab
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Photo
1,015 ft
Pista con pendiente, en paralelo al curso de un wadi afluente del Wadi Qada'ah. Algunas balizas con punto blanco
Sloping track, parallel to the course of a wadi tributary of Wadi Qada'ah. Some white dot beacons
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Photo
1,225 ft
Cabañas de pastores a la derecha, en la base de la montaña, próximas al wadi afluente
Shepherd's huts on the right, at the base of the mountain, close to the tributary wadi
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Photo
1,399 ft
Vista hacia la aldea de Danab, Wadi Qada'ah, Jabal Ar Ra'il y Jabal Ad Diri. El Jabal Qada'ah parcialmente cubierto por nubes
View towards the village of Danab, Wadi Qada'ah, Jabal Ar Ra'il and Jabal Ad Diri. Jabal Qada'ah partially covered by clouds
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Photo
2,447 ft
Vista de algunas de las casas de Silay Al Khatami, situadas al borde del acantilado
View of some of the houses of Silay Al Khatami, located on the edge of the cliff
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Panorama
2,539 ft
Vistas hacia el Jabal Haqab, Jabal Qada'ah (con sus dos cimas) y Qada'ah Col (1120 m)
Views towards Jabal Haqab, Jabal Qada'ah (with its two peaks) and Qada'ah Col (1120 m)
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Panorama
2,880 ft
Otra buena vista del Jabal Qada'ah y cimas cercanas
Otra buena vista del Jabal Qada'ah y cimas cercanas
Intersection
2,929 ft
Intersección con una de las sendas de subida hacia la aldea de Tafif. Excelente vista del Wadi Qada'ah y aldea de Danab
Intersection with one of the paths leading up to the village of Tafif. Excellent view of Wadi Qada'ah and Danab village
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Panorama
2,938 ft
Cielo despejado. Otra vista del Jabal Qada'ah y cimas cercanas
Cielo despejado. Otra vista del Jabal Qada'ah y cimas cercanas
Mountain pass
2,963 ft
Silay Col. Aquí arranca la otra senda a Tafif. Fin de la pista. Magníficas vistas hacia Wadi Qada'ah, Tafif y Jabal Qada'ah
Silay Col (910 m). Here the other path to Tafif (Aţ Ţе̄f) begins. End of the track. Magnificent views towards Wadi Qada'ah, Tafif and Jabal Qada'ah
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Photo
2,932 ft
Silay Al Khatami. Viejas y nuevas construcciones
Silay Al Khatami. Viejas y nuevas construcciones
Photo
2,904 ft
Hay varios cementerios repartidos por toda la aldea
Hay varios cementerios repartidos por toda la aldea
Photo
2,926 ft
Buenos bancales e incluso algunos grupos de palmeras
Buenos bancales e incluso algunos grupos de palmeras
Panorama
2,918 ft
Vista hacia Jebel Al Mebrah y otras cimas cercanas
View towards Jebel Al Mebrah and other nearby peaks. Of those indicated in the photo, only the place name of Jebel Al Mebrah is verified and safe. All documentary evidence points to the fact that Jebel Al Mebrah and Jabal Yibir are actually the same mountain and peak, with two different names. Attempts to place Jabal Yibir in a different location are speculative and the result of simple conjecture, without any proof.
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Photo
2,907 ft
Latas. Una imagen que se repite en las afueras de muchas aldeas emiratíes. Montones de residuos de latas de conserva
Cans. An image that is repeated on the outskirts of many Emirati villages. Piles of canned waste
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Photo
2,917 ft
Corredor despejado, en el centro de la aldea
Corredor despejado, en el centro de la aldea
Intersection
2,318 ft
Hito. Intersección con un sendero por la derecha, bajando
Hito. Intersección con un sendero por la derecha, bajando
Photo
955 ft
Aldea de Dhanab, a orillas del Wadi Qada'ah
Aldea de Dhanab, a orillas del Wadi Qada'ah
Photo
1,114 ft
Parte alta de la aldea de Dhanab. Bonita cascada seca y ruinas de viejas construcciones. Mapas
Upper part of Dhanab village. Nice dry waterfall and ruins of old buildings. Maps
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¡Buenas tardes! Qué belleza de valles o ríos secos junto a unas inhóspitas aldeas y cuánta belleza albergan, tanta cómo lo dura que debe de ser la vida, en estos lares.
Otra muy detallada ruta con apuntes geográficos y toponimia sobresalientes, acompañados de recomendaciones muy útiles y sensatas de quien tiene tanta experiencia.
Un lujo “caminar” junto a ti, leyéndote y viendo tus fantásticas fotografías.
Enhorabuena por un trabajo extraordinario y por compartir su divulgación.
Fuerte abrazo 🤗
¡Saludos senderistas!
Belas fotos ! Local árido e inóspito, eu gosto muito !
Parabéns
Muchas gracias, queridos amigos, por vuestros comentarios y valoración.
A pesar de lo árido e inhóspito de estas rutas de montaña en la Cordillera Al Hajar, en la parte emiratí de la península de Musandam, este territorio tiene algo especial que resulta muy cautivador, tal vez por la oportunidad de sumergirse y conocer de cerca la etnografía de las tribus beduinas nómadas y seminómadas que poblaron esta región, cuyos vestigios culturales y sociales siguen muy presentes.
En esta época del año, entre noviembre y marzo, la temperatura es excelente.
Beautiful mountain route. A very interesting path and landscape
Bonita ruta con bellas fotos. Un abrazo