Road · United Arab Emirates
Al Qudra - Loop Plus Extension
A flat 82 km road cycling loop from Al Qudra through Mugatrah, with 81 m of climbing. 97% is on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane. The first 80 km has no café, shop or water.
At a glance
- Best for
- Steady riding away from traffic
- Distance
- 82.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 81 m
- Riding time
- 2½–3½ hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Bike
- Road bike
- Surface
- Paved
- Traffic
- Mostly cycle paths
- Food & water
- Longest gap 80 km
- Best months
- Dec to Feb
- Navigation
- GPX download
- Start and finish
- Al Qudra
Map and elevation profile
Elevation profile
- 81 m
- 82 km
What it was like to ride
Route description
- Al Qudra
- Mugatrah
- Al Qudra
The Al Qudra 82 route is a loop starting and finishing near Dubai's facilities, including bike rental, restaurants, and convenience stores. The route is almost entirely on cycle paths, covering 97% of the distance on dedicated cycle paths like Al Qudra Cycle Path Routes 1, 2, and 3. The surface is predominantly paved at 98%, with a small unmapped section of about 2%.
The elevation profile is very flat, with only 98 m of climbing over 82 km. The highest point is at 117 m near 11.7 km, while the lowest is at 62 m near 58.1 km. The route is 98% flat, with minimal gradients exceeding 5%, and there is a longest descent of 1 km dropping 15 m starting at 35.5 km.
Facilities along the route include a convenience store and restaurant near the start at 1 km, and at the finish there are convenience stores, bike rentals, a medical centre, and water and toilets close to 81 km. No café, shop, or water is available for a continuous 80 km stretch from km 1 to km 81. There are no bail out points listed.
Why ride this route?
- 97% on cycle paths or lanes.
Highlights
- Al Qudra Cycle Path Route 1 for 37.1 km
- Highest point at 117 m near 11.7 km
- Long flat profile with only 98 m gain
- Facilities at start and finish in Dubai
Along the route
Places passed
Traffic, surface and gradient
Much of the route is separated from traffic: 97% is on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane.
- Roads
- 97% cycle path · 1% other roads and tracks · 2% unmapped
- Cycle paths
- 79.7 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
- Main roads used
- Al Qudra Cycle Path Route 1 (37 km), Al Qudra Cycle Path Route 3 (25 km), Al Qudra Cycle Path Route 2 (14 km)
- Surface
- Paved: 98% of the route is mapped as paved and 2% has no surface data.
- Gradient
- 0% climbing · 1% descending · 98% flat
Food, water and services
The longest stretch without a café, shop or water is 80 km, from the start. Along the route: 1 café or restaurant, 2 shops, 1 water point, 1 petrol station, 1 public toilet and 2 bike shops.
Food, water and shops in ride order
- 1 kmSpicy Village Restaurant · restaurant · 120 m off route
- 1 kmZad Foodstores · convenience store · on the route
- 1 kmCareem · bike rental · on the route
- 80.8 kmAlqudra Ambulance Medical Centre · clinic · 90 m off route
- 81 kmDrinking water · 50 m off route
- 81 kmToilets · 60 m off route
- 81 kmTrek · bike rental · 70 m off route
- 81 kmADNOC · petrol station · 90 m off route
Start and access
At the start and finish
- Bikes and repair
- Trek (340 m), Careem (390 m)
- Food and coffee
- Spicy Village Restaurant (280 m)
- Shops
- Zad Foodstores (360 m), Geant at ADNOC (270 m)
Know before you go
- No café, shop, or water for 80 km between km 1 and 81
