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Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Road

A flat 37 km road cycling loop from Dubai through Wadi Al Safa 6 and Arabian Ranches, with 0 m of climbing.

Route contributed by Richard Chapman · Last ridden Wednesday 24th March 2021

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At a glance

Best for
Easy, flat rides
Distance
37.3 km
Loop
Elevation gain
0 m
Riding time
About 1 hours
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Easy
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Paved
99% paved · 0% unpaved · 1% no data
Traffic
Some main roads
12.8 km on main roads without a cycle lane
Food & water
Regular
11 cafés and restaurants · 3 shops · 3 petrol stations
Best months
Dec to Feb
Dubai climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start and finish
Dubai

Map and elevation profile

Elevation profile

Total ascent
0 m
Distance
37 km
02040m0 km10203037 km35 m · highest, at 8.9 kmStartFinish · back at the start

Route description

  1. Dubai
  2. Wadi Al Safa 6km 2
  3. Arabian Rancheskm 10
  4. Dubaikm 37

This 37.3 km loop starts and finishes in Dubai, passing through Wadi Al Safa 6 at 2.1 km and Arabian Ranches at 10.2 km. The route mostly lies between 27 m and 34 m elevation, with a very flat profile showing 99% flat terrain. The highest point is at 8.8 km at 34 m and the lowest at 25.9 km at 27 m.

Nearly all of the route (99%) is paved with no gravel or unpaved sections. Road types include 12.8 km on main roads, 11.6 km on minor roads, 10.5 km on paths, and 2.3 km on quiet streets. All main road sections are without cycle lanes. The longest named road is Wadi Al Safa 6 Street, ridden for 24 km.

There is a longest stretch of 7.4 km without café, shop or water from 8.1 km to 15.5 km. Food and drink options near the route include fast food at the start (Cameron Borger), Burger King at 17.1 km, restaurant Al Arrab at 24.5 km, and a café Costa at 33.6 km. Shops include Carrefour supermarket at 15.6 km and a convenience store at 33 km. Petrol stations are available at 8.1 km, 27 km, and 33 km.

Why ride this route?

  • The flattest of the 32 rides from Dubai.

Highlights

  • Passes Wadi Al Safa 6 at 2.1 km
  • Arabian Ranches at 10.2 km
  • Highest point 34 m at 8.8 km
  • Longest named road is Wadi Al Safa 6 Street (24 km)

Along the route

Measured from the route line, the Copernicus elevation model and OpenStreetMap.

Places passed

  1. Wadi Al Safa 6 2.1 km
  2. Arabian Ranches 10.2 km

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Expect stretches on main roads without a cycle lane (12.8 km in all) between quieter sections.

Roads
34% main road · 31% minor road · 28% path · 6% quiet street · 1% other roads and tracks
Main roads
12.8 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Main roads used
Wadi Al Safa 6 Street (24 km)
Surface
Paved: 99% of the route is mapped as paved.
Gradient
0% climbing · 0% descending · 99% flat

Food, water and services

Within a few hundred metres of the track, from OpenStreetMap. Opening hours change — treat this as where to look, not a promise.

No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 11 cafés and restaurants, 3 shops and 3 petrol stations.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 0 kmCameron Borger · fast food · 60 m off route
  2. 8.1 kmENOC · petrol station · 70 m off route
  3. 15.5 kmMediclinic · clinic · 160 m off route
  4. 15.6 kmCarrefour · supermarket · 30 m off route
  5. 17.1 kmBurger King · fast food · 90 m off route
  6. 24.5 kmAl Arrab · restaurant · 70 m off route
  7. 27 kmENOC · petrol station · 30 m off route
  8. 33 kmEmarat Plus Al Marjan · convenience store · 230 m off route
  9. 33 kmEmarat · petrol station · 230 m off route
  10. 33.6 kmCosta · café · 80 m off route

Start and access

Starts and finishes at Dubai. Mapped within a short walk of the start, from OpenStreetMap.

At the start and finish

Food and coffee
Cameron Borger (60 m), Costa (990 m), Burger King (980 m)

Know before you go

  • 7.4 km stretch without café, shop or water
  • 12.8 km on main roads without cycle lane

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.

3 photographs from the road

Photo: Rizwan Ullah Wazir · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: أمين علوان · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

About this route

Ridden by
Richard Chapman
Dates ridden
to · 10 recordings
Route line
Built from 10 GPS recordings of the ride.
Elevation
Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Roads, surface, services
Measured along the line from OpenStreetMap extracts.
Best months
Ten years of ERA5 weather for Dubai (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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