Wadi Shah hike, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

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  Danielle Francisco Nov 7, 2020

  Thank you for sharing this trail.. Would you recommend starting this at 5am? How many liters of water do you need to bring in this hike? In this weather.. many thanks!

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  Ausra Osi Nov 7, 2020

  Hey Danielle, we started before 8am and were going at a speed of 2.2km per hour according to wikiloc. Therefore, 5 am is a bit early, it will still be dark. But it is a good idea to go with the sunrise. 4 liters of water should be enough for this hike. I had 2liters of water and 1 liter of pocari sweat, and finished it all by the time we got back. I would advise 4 liters for sure. I have also posted more about this hike on my blog, you can check if you need more details at roadreel. com

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  Ibrahim ali Nov 13, 2020

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  Thanks.
  
  The route was well explained many thanks
  
  If you hike through hidden oasis and continue to the right side of Wadi you will end in the same way down of wadi Shah
  
  Thanks for uploading the hike with plenty useful information

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  Ausra Osi Nov 13, 2020

  Hi Ibrahim, thank you for your review and I am glad it was useful :) Hope you enjoyed the hike!

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  Raghda Bukhash Nov 28, 2020

  Looks fabulous will gove it a shot soon

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  Sudhendu Dec 9, 2020

  This looks amazing Ausra! and thanks for the details.. wondering if you would recommend camping a night before the hike? Safe enough?
  
  Thank you again ☺️

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  Ausra Osi Dec 9, 2020

  Hi Sudhendu, you can't camp a night before the hike as it starts next to the jebel jais road, and it's not a great place to camp (not sure if it's even allowed). But I might be wrong. You would have to camp somewhere in the wadi. People usually camp on the mountain. So they do half hike in the afternoon and then half hike in the morning.

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  Shanz Dec 22, 2020

  Hi Ausra, planning to take this trail. Was wondering if advanced scrambling was required. Does donkey trail become very narrow that you can to stick to wall and walk? Or jump across the chasm? I am beginner intermediate level

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  Ausra Osi Dec 22, 2020

  Hi Shanz, there is no advanced scrambling. Donkey path is wide enough to follow comfortably. You will not need to be leaning into the rock to pass it. Even donkeys use it:) it is challenging as ita long hike though and going down will make your legs suffer a bit, as there will some boulders in the wadi, so sure you will fwel you hiked:)

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  Shanz Dec 22, 2020

  Thanks a lot for the comment! Just wanted to know what is your next hiking place

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  Ausra Osi Dec 22, 2020

  Hey Shanz, there are still quite a few lined up. Sheri Village, more wadi naqab, yanas mountain. I have done some trails recently, will edit them and upload together with blog posts:)

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  Samad Asharaf Jan 7, 2021

  Anyone did this trail recently? When checking google map it shows temporarily closed.

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  Ausra Osi Jan 7, 2021

  Hi Samad, it is not closed. Google maps shows this on many places nowadays.

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  Samad Asharaf Jan 7, 2021

  Thank you Ausra. Planning this hike next weekend. For this weekend I am following your fossil rock trail👍🏻

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  Ausra Osi Jan 7, 2021

  Enjoy Samad! I am sure you will love bot, they are very different though. Fossil rock is just a light warm-up while wadi shah feels like a proper hike and you need a full-day of daylight to complete it without rushing :)

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  Binu.Sam Jan 9, 2021

  Hi Ausra
  I am planning to go for this hike. The parking spot you mentioned shows Bear Grylls Explorers Camp, is it a private parking spot or can we park our car ?
  Thanks

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  Ausra Osi Jan 9, 2021

  Hi Binu, you can park your car at Bear Grylls Explorers Camp. Thats where we and other hikers parked. It is free parking, lots of space.

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  B2k_dubai Jan 10, 2021

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  Meer Waheeth Jan 13, 2021

  Hi ausra osi
  
  To do this whether we need to the following or not required
  1) climb upon Boulder more than 4 feet
  
  2) cross water ways
  
  3) balcony path if so how we need to approach the balcony path
  
  Or just need to walk on rough terrain
  
  
  Do you had mobile network thought out the loop

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  Ausra Osi Jan 13, 2021

  Hi Meer,
  
  please check my blog post for complete details about this hike:
  https://www.theroadreel.com/wadi-shah-hike-rasalkhaimah-uae/
  
  1) I cannot remember any huge boulders that would be a problem to pass except one spot I mentioned as a little more challenging, as we came to it following the right side after the before mentioned balcony (you can reach around by taking left side after that balcony).
  2) no, at least not if it hasn't rained yet
  3) which balcony path are you talking about? if that's the first balcony i mentioned in my post, it is easy, nothing complicated there, it not high, you just climb up. It is a really nice spot for pictures.
  
  There is poor signal in the wadi, but good on the mountain.

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  Meer Waheeth Jan 13, 2021

  Thank you

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  Mayur_S Jan 18, 2021

  Hi Ausra,
  Looks like this one is next on my to-do list :) and planning to go this Friday, as usual starting from 6am. I am assuming this one has less of a steep decline in comparison to leopard canyon, correct?
  I wanted to ask what % of the hike is sun-exposed, considering we will start at 6am? Just want to be prepared with adequate sun protection if required.
  Regards,
  Mayur

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  Ausra Osi Jan 18, 2021

  Hi Mayur, a good choice, it is an amazing hike. The decline is steep enough to get to your knees I have to say. There will some level donkey path walk as soon as you start descending from the second village. But later you will enter the wadi and it is quite steep going down through the boulders. But it is okay, there are no extreme drops or anything like that.
  For the sunscreen, yes take it with you as the trail is exposed to the sun probably at least 60-70percent of the time, especially when on the mountain, no shadow at all (only under the tree which is only few there).

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  Madalina Madalina Jan 23, 2021

  Could a 5yrs old golden retriever do this trail?
  Thank you🙏🏼

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  Ausra Osi Jan 24, 2021

  Hi Madalina, I am not a dog expert, so I don't how big is your dog, but there are boulders along the way up and also down, so I don't know how a dog can handle jumping them.

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  Binu.Sam Jan 24, 2021

  Hello Buddies, please help me to know what could I expect in terms of body ache and pain after completion of Wadi Shah.
  One of my mate completed it recently and has bit of pain in knees.
  I would definitely be more than happy to know, from the experienced hiker what their body was like in 2 to 3 days of hiking. Awaiting!

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  Ausra Osi Jan 24, 2021

  Hi Binu, descending this trail can be really heavy on your joints, so no surprise your friend feels it after the hike. Me personally, I felt some pain in the knees too while descending (I always do in longer hikes, coming down is my least favorite and most painful part). Usually, if you rest well, the next day you should feel okay, taken you don't have any medical issues with your knees. Everyone is different, and the body response is different. Try using trekking poles, those will help to reduce the load on joints.

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  Samad Asharaf Jan 26, 2021

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  Due to unexpected delays started this hike at afternoon by 12😭😭 , Since full loop would take long hours first planned to do till half and return but ended up doing full loop.
  After summit,Ausra it was just your trail and a head lamp🙏🏻. After 4 hours head lamp was also dead ! it’s just trail 🤪 which guided us to the parking !(by 12.00am)
  Carry more than 3 liters of water.
  Power bank
  And torch/headlamp if you end up like us 🤪

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  Ausra Osi Jan 27, 2021

  Hi Samad, yes 12 pm is a bit of a late start for this hike :)) I am glad you managed to get down safely without the lights, sounds very tricky even if you followed wikiloc...

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  Meer Waheeth Feb 10, 2021

  Hi I went there on 5th Feb but it was closed due to some military camp. Anyone did this in Feb month?

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  Ausra Osi Feb 10, 2021

  Hey Meer, somebody emailed about the same last Friday. I am guessing it might be one of those military trainings that happens around uae in different locations. As once wadi naqab was also closed for military trainings.

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  Eva Reinerova Feb 13, 2021

  Are there any rock climbing skills required or tools? Is it technically easier than Leopard Canyon?

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  Ausra Osi Feb 13, 2021

  It is easier than Leopard Canyon because there are no vertical walls. There is a lot of bouldering involved but not technical and no ropes required. However hike is long, just to bear in mind

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  LT kalninėtojai Feb 22, 2021

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  Ačiū, šiandien praėjom. Patiko!
  Thanks, we did it today. Everything is clear. The only place we got stuck/lost was in the village with graveyards - there are so many brick fences/walls and the path was not clear.

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  Sanjay Tripathi Apr 7, 2021

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  Big boulders, good fun, but coming down is hard on knees

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  khayralla52 Nov 10, 2021

  Is it really moderate? Maybe for you being an expert hiker but in general i consider it be difficult

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  Ausra Osi Nov 12, 2021

  Yes, khayralla52, it is between moderate to difficult, it all depends on fitness level. Technically, it is moderate level, but because it is quite a long hike with significant elevation gain and loss, it can be difficult for some people.

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  khayralla52 Nov 13, 2021

  Yes fully agree with you now, when we leave notes we try to be realistic as much as possible & shouldn't be based on ourselves capabilities mainly for instance for me & other 5 members was moderate but 3 other members of the group couldn't comple to the top,
  Your explanation is very well describes the level.
  Thank you

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  seres.kriszta26 Nov 26, 2021

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  thank you for the detailed info, it was a huge help with our hike yesterday. 💪🏻

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  lar.elena Dec 12, 2021

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  Thank you for uploading this trail with the additional notes. We kept checking them throughout the hike and they were very helpful. Appreciate the time you spent to include the additional info for the benefit of other hikers.

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  Ausra Osi Dec 12, 2021

  Thank you Elena and Seres, I am happy it was useful :)

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  Fazoo Feb 11, 2022

  Hello. Why does the moving time say 5 hours but the total time is 10 hours?

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  Ausra Osi Feb 11, 2022

  Hi Fazoo, moving time is actually the time when we hiked- so this is the time required to complete full loop. However, we stopped a lot along the way, rested, took pictures, etc, so in total we spent 10 hours there, but 5 hours was the time we actually walked.

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  victormilana Feb 17, 2022

  Is this trail good for night trekking? Is there established trail that is visible? I'm planning to hike this on the weekend night. What do you advice?

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  Ausra Osi Feb 18, 2022

  Victor, I don't think this trail is suitable at night, it is not well established, lots of boulders, have to always lookout for cairns, and it's not straightforward, and I personally wouldn't do it at night.

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  shripathitg Feb 26, 2022

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  Thank you.. Route so well defined.. photographs at the right locations

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