Hidden Oasis & Seven villages - again
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.89 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,464 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,464 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,327 ft
- TrailRank
- 40
- Min elevation
- 1,315 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours 31 minutes
- Time
- 6 hours 59 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2837
- Uploaded
- November 5, 2023
- Recorded
- November 2023
near Musaibat, Raʼs al Khaymah (United Arab Emirates)
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Itinerary description
Lovely hike. Very long at 16 km, which in my view makes it unsuitable to new hikers, the last part is tough on the legs!
That said its a spectacular hike and we got lucky with clouds, thunder and even light rain.
Take note at village # 3 its best to exit higher, to reach the next village on the route. it can be misleading as we were but following the well laid trail which is a shorter route. This meant we had to scramble up to re-join the route, which was orginally left by Patrick
Full credit to 'Rainbow Hiker' Patrick Vijay D'Silva - who has some great routes!
That said its a spectacular hike and we got lucky with clouds, thunder and even light rain.
Take note at village # 3 its best to exit higher, to reach the next village on the route. it can be misleading as we were but following the well laid trail which is a shorter route. This meant we had to scramble up to re-join the route, which was orginally left by Patrick
Full credit to 'Rainbow Hiker' Patrick Vijay D'Silva - who has some great routes!
Waypoints
Waypoint
3,346 ft
Village 6
Not the best pic of this village. By this time our legs were feeling it. This village is usually populated with friendly farmers, who gladly invite for tea, a nice gesture is some folding paper to say thanks!
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Thank you Andy for your kind words.
Yes, this 7 villages trail has its own adventures.
Last weekend, we hiked in the same area, partly on this route and continued towards Hidden Oasis making it a nice circuit hike around Hidden Oasis with 5 villages route.
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/shahha-5-villages-loop-hidden-oasis-circuit-155823049?utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=share&utm_source=4739121