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Cycling in Nazwa

Nazwa offers a range of loop and point-to-point routes with mostly paved roads and low elevations in the Hajar Mountains of the UAE.

7
Routes
734 km
In total
166 km
Longest ride
999 m
Most climbing

Great climbs

Easier days

Riding in Nazwa in numbers

Added up from the recorded routes and OpenStreetMap; nothing estimated.

Surface
Paved almost throughout — 9 km of gravel or unpaved road across the routes
Roads
93% of the riding on main roads without a cycle lane
High point
526 m on Nazwa to Showka and the Hills
Bail-outs
A railway station or ferry within reach on 1 route
Longest stretch without services
56 km on Nazwa to Al Aqah
Ridden
Jan to Feb, May, Oct to Nov, 15–31 °C recorded

When to ride in Nazwa

Typical conditions by month, 20152024 reanalysis. Bars run from the average daily low to high.

Best months: Dec to Feb. The routes here were ridden Jan to Feb, May, Oct to Nov.

25°13°J2
27°15°F2
30°18°M3
36°21°A1
41°25°M0
44°28°J0
44°30°J1
44°29°A0
42°27°S0
37°23°O1
31°19°N1
27°15°D1
BestFineHard goingRain days per month under each bar · typical wind 24 km/h from the W

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