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Cycling in Showka

Showka in the UAE's Hajar Mountains offers multiple loop routes up to 142 km with climbs up to 1,391 m, mostly paved roads, and long service-free stretches.

17
Routes
1,659 km
In total
142 km
Longest ride
1,517 m
Most climbing

Top rides in Showka

Great climbs

Easier days

Riding in Showka in numbers

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

Surface
Paved almost throughout — 15 km of gravel or unpaved road across the routes
Roads
86% of the riding on main roads without a cycle lane
High point
511 m on Showka to Tunnel 1 and the Oman Border
Day trips out
9 routes head for bigger hills elsewhere — up to 717 m on Showka to Fujairah (not counted in the numbers above)
Bail-outs
A railway station or ferry within reach on 1 route
Longest stretch without services
76 km on Showka to Tunnel 1
Ridden
May, Sep to Mar, 17–33 °C recorded

When to ride in Showka

Typical conditions by month, 2015–2024 reanalysis. Bars run from the average daily low to high.

Best months: Dec to Feb. The routes here were ridden May, Sep to Mar.

24°14°J2
26°15°F2
30°18°M3
35°22°A1
40°26°M0
43°29°J0
42°30°J1
42°30°A0
40°28°S0
36°24°O1
30°20°N1
26°16°D2
BestFineHard goingRain days per month under each bar · typical wind 25 km/h from the W

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