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DXBike Cycle Track Laps

46 km road cycling loop0 m climbing1½–2 hoursGPX

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Road

A flat 46 km road cycling loop from Dubai through MBR- Al Merkad, with 0 m of climbing. 85% is on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane.

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At a glance

Best for
Steady riding away from traffic
Distance
45.5 km
Loop
Elevation gain
0 m
Riding time
1½–2 hours
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Easy
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Paved
90% paved · 0% unpaved · 10% no data
Traffic
Mostly cycle paths
38.7 km on cycle paths or lanes
Food & water
Longest gap 18 km
7 cafés and restaurants · 4 shops · 1 public toilet · 3 bike shops
Best months
Dec to Feb
Dubai climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start and finish
Dubai

Map and elevation profile

On the road: DXBike Cycle Track Laps, Dubai

Elevation profile

Total ascent
0 m
Distance
46 km
020m0 km1020304045 km4 m · highest, at 26.7 kmStartFinish · back at the start

Route description

  1. Dubai
  2. MBR- Al Merkadkm 21
  3. Dubaikm 46

Five laps of a circuit of about 9 km on the DXBike cycle track, starting and finishing at the same point beside the track. The ride goes nowhere else: every lap rides the same path, and 38.2 km of the 45.5 km are on the track itself.

The profile is flat, staying between 1 m and 4 m all the way round. 85% of the distance is dedicated cycle path, with 5.2 km on other paths and 1.1 km on quiet streets. 90% of the surface is mapped as paved; the rest is unmapped.

A few hundred metres off the circuit near the start there is a supermarket (Grand Fresh), two cafés (The Venue and Caribou Coffee) and a bike shop (Triathlon Hub). Public toilets are mapped about 250 m from the track part-way round. Because it is a circuit, the start is never more than one lap away.

Why ride this route?

  • The flattest of the 32 rides from Dubai.
  • 85% on cycle paths or lanes.

Highlights

  • Five laps of a circuit of about 9 km
  • 38.2 km on the DXBike cycle track
  • Flat: between 1 m and 4 m all the way round
  • Cafés and a bike shop near the start

Along the route

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

Places passed

  1. MBR- Al Merkad 21 km

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Much of the route is separated from traffic: 85% is on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane.

Roads
85% cycle path · 11% path · 2% quiet street · 2% other roads and tracks
Cycle paths
38.7 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
Main roads used
Nad Al Sheba Cycling Track (38 km)
Surface
Paved: 90% of the route is mapped as paved and 10% has no surface data.
Gradient
0% climbing · 0% descending · 100% 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.

The longest stretch without a café, shop or water is 18 km, from km 1 to 19. Along the route: 7 cafés and restaurants, 4 shops, 1 public toilet and 3 bike shops.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 0.7 kmGrand Fresh · supermarket · 320 m off route
  2. 1.1 kmCaribou Coffee · café · 230 m off route
  3. 1.1 kmTriathlon Hub · bike shop · 230 m off route
  4. 18.6 kmFair Mart · supermarket · 270 m off route
  5. 18.7 kmCut in Half · fast food · 230 m off route
  6. 25.3 kmToilets · 250 m off route
  7. 34.6 kmallday · supermarket · 110 m off route
  8. 41.7 kmLife Pharmacy · pharmacy · 530 m off route
  9. 45.4 kmBike On · bike rental · 560 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
The Bluez (510 m), Cut in Half (640 m), The Venue (940 m)
Shops
Fair Mart (560 m), Grand Fresh (790 m)

Know before you go

  • Longest stretch without café, shop or water for 17.5 km after 1.1 km

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

1 photograph from the road

About this route

Date ridden
Route line
Built from a GPS recording 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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