The Iris Fields of Tumayr
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.65 mi
- Elevation gain
- 262 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 262 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,276 ft
- TrailRank
- 35
- Min elevation
- 2,059 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 4 hours 44 minutes
- Coordinates
- 846
- Uploaded
- March 3, 2018
- Recorded
- March 2018
near Timrīyah, Minţaqat ar Riyāḑ (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
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Itinerary description
I posted a shorter and more direct track, accessible with sedan car, here https://www.wikiloc.com/car-trails/the-iris-fields-of-tumayr-direct-access-95743764
From http://www.simbacom.com/riyadh-ksa/outside/iris.html
The actual location of the field that we found is 25°38'51.3"N 45°53'35.7"E
(25.647593, 45.893238 in google maps)
This track includes an offroad tour beyond the field.
PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY:
The iris flowers are visible around the end of February or early March.
The flowers open for only a couple of hours each day. If you go to the fields in the morning you will see very little except for thousands of onion-like leaves sticking out of the ground. Around 1pm on a sunny day, or up to an hour later on overcast days, the irises suddenly open out en masse. Come four o’clock they close up once more until the following day.
From http://www.simbacom.com/riyadh-ksa/outside/iris.html
The actual location of the field that we found is 25°38'51.3"N 45°53'35.7"E
(25.647593, 45.893238 in google maps)
This track includes an offroad tour beyond the field.
PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY:
The iris flowers are visible around the end of February or early March.
The flowers open for only a couple of hours each day. If you go to the fields in the morning you will see very little except for thousands of onion-like leaves sticking out of the ground. Around 1pm on a sunny day, or up to an hour later on overcast days, the irises suddenly open out en masse. Come four o’clock they close up once more until the following day.
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