Wadi Rum Loop, Jordan
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 32.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,484 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,481 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,720 ft
- TrailRank
- 47
- Min elevation
- 2,589 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 4 hours 46 minutes
- Coordinates
- 11339
- Uploaded
- July 24, 2022
- Recorded
- July 2022
near Ad-disi, Ma’an (Jordan)
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Itinerary description
It's mostly easy to drive, but there a several parts (6-7 on this route), which might be a bit more difficult. The whole trail is sandy of course, sometimes more, sometimes less and if you find it to difficult, just search for a way around, as there are leading hundreds of trails through the desert.
Just some tipps for unexperienced drivers:
. Even with a 4x4 you probably get stuck after the first 500m. We saw that quite a lot.
. Deflate your tires (we used 1,2 bar front and 1.8 bar rear)
. Engage 4x4 immediately
. No need for low gear
. Use the diff locks only, when your tires begin to spin and deactivate them, once you made it.
. If you get stuck: DO NOT push the pedal to the metal, so that the wheels heavily spin. It mostly won't work. Immediately STOP the car.
Set back and start again. If it doesn't work, search for a way around.
Avoid to dig your car in, because then shit might hit the fan.
Try to find your speed. The desert isn't really bumpy, so you do not need to worry about jumping, just keep going. Second gear worked best for us, sometimes also the first, when your car hasn't enough torque.
Try to find a partner who drives with you. It's good to have a backup, when oneself is a bit more unexperienced.
Nevertheless the Wadi Rum can be driven alone, as there are many tourist offroaders always coming along, so you'll never really be alone. If you need them though to tow you out, it will get expensive, we guess.
A spare tire is a good thing. There won't happen anything to the tires, but having a rope is recommended. The professional overlander will have their spades and shovels, as well as sand boards.
Happy travels :)
Waypoints
Overnight
Panorama
3,166 ft
Burrah Canyon
Easy to drive, just keep as close to the mountain range, as possible, when you're not sure, you're able to drive on top of the dunes
Photo
3,539 ft
Khazali Canyon
It's a tiny canyon, where you'll take some steps to see beautiful ancient inscriptions. The trail into the canyon is just a very short, but nice one
Photo
2,805 ft
Seven Pillars Of Wisdom
Just a rock formation. If you took this route, you probably wouldn't have paid the entrance fees at the Visitor Center. If so, be aware, that the Visitor Center is very close by, so a ranger might come along to ask you for your ticket. We said, we thought the Wadi Rum starts at the Visitor Center ;)
Waypoint
2,586 ft
Trail Head
We started from here, but yof course it's up to you, where you'll start. There's no barrier or something, just drive into the desert
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Looks like a good trip. Some amazing photos.
Did you ask permission to camp there or come across any rangers? as on the map you are given at the entrance it says you can only camp in designated spots that are almost non existant.
@dazerc as for the fact, that is wasn't forbidden to enter the Wadi Rum at the given points, we were'nt called to camp at designeted camp spots, nor we met any rangers even though we met quite a lot local people and other offroaders. The Rum is huge and you can basically camp anywhere. We just stood a bit away from the Visitor Center as we didn't want to interfere with their business.