Road · United Arab Emirates
The Greens, Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Loop
A flat 64 km road cycling loop from The Greens through Al Thanyah 3, The Springs and Dubai Marina, with 11 m of climbing.
At a glance
- Best for
- Flat, steady riding
- Distance
- 63.7 km
- Elevation gain
- 11 m
- Riding time
- 2½–3 hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Bike
- Road bike
- Surface
- Paved
- Traffic
- Some main roads
- Food & water
- Regular
- Best months
- Dec to Feb
- Navigation
- GPX download
- Start and finish
- The Greens
Map and elevation profile
Elevation profile
- 11 m
- 64 km
Route description
- The Greens
- Al Thanyah 3
- The Springs
- Emirates Hills
- Dubai Marina
- Umm Suqeim 3
- Umm Suqeim 1
- Jumeirah 3
- Jumeirah Island 2
- The Greens
The route starts near Al Thanyah 1 and immediately passes through the Al Thanyah districts 3 and 2 within the first few kilometres. Riding mainly on paved roads (81%) it continues through The Springs and Emirates Hills before reaching Dubai Marina at 28.9 km. The highest point is 14 m at 14.7 km, while the lowest is 2 m at 41.8 km. The profile is flat with no sustained climbs, with 64% of the climbing happening in the first half.
The ride uses a mix of 30% main roads, 25% minor roads, 20% paths, 13% cycle paths, and 12% quiet streets. A combined 18.8 km on main roads has no cycle lane, though 7.9 km are cycle paths or lanes. Named roads include Al Worood 3 Street and Abdullah Omran Taryam Street ridden for over 5 km each. The longest stretch without a café, shop or water is 6.9 km from 20.7 km to 27.6 km, but facilities including cafés and shops are plentiful at start, finish, and intervals.
Cafés like Caribou at the start and BW Cafe at 44.3 km, supermarkets such as Waitrose near 18.9 km and Al Maya near 61.6 km, petrol stations, and bike shops appear throughout. Toilets are available multiple times, with a maximum of 16 bailout points along the route. The entire ride occurs in June with temperatures recorded at 33 °C.
Highlights
- Dubai Marina at 28.9 km
- Highest point 14 m at 14.7 km
- Longest no café/shop/water 6.9 km
- Several supermarkets along route
Along the route
Places passed
Traffic, surface and gradient
Expect stretches on main roads without a cycle lane (18.8 km in all) between quieter sections.
- Roads
- 30% main road · 25% minor road · 20% path · 13% cycle path · 12% other roads and tracks
- Main roads
- 18.8 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
- Cycle paths
- 7.9 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
- Main roads used
- Al Worood 3 Street (6 km), Abdullah Omran Taryam Street (6 km), Al Sohool Street (5 km), First Al Khail Street (4 km)
- Surface
- Paved: 81% of the route is mapped as paved and 19% has no surface data.
- Gradient
- 0% climbing · 0% descending · 100% flat
Food, water and services
No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 334 cafés and restaurants, 60 shops, 3 water points, 8 petrol stations, 15 public toilets and 10 bike shops.
Food, water and shops in ride order
- 0.1 kmCaribou · café · 70 m off route
- 0.8 kmAsswaq · supermarket · 40 m off route
- 5.9 kmENOC · petrol station · 50 m off route
- 16.7 kmMedicina Pharmacy - Meadows · pharmacy · 140 m off route
- 18.6 kmVentum House - Cafe | Bikes | Services · bike shop · on the route
- 27.6 kmCafé Isan · café · 220 m off route
- 31.2 kmR105m · drinking water · on the route
- 31.8 kmBake Mart Plus · supermarket · 70 m off route
- 40.1 kmBake Mart · bakery · 60 m off route
- 40.4 kmToiletten · toilets · 40 m off route
- 44.3 kmBW Cafe · café · on the route
- 45.6 kmCarrefour Market · supermarket · 200 m off route
- 47.4 kmCareem Bike · bike rental · 90 m off route
- 50.7 kmToilets · on the route
- 52 kmDrinking water · 40 m off route
- 55.1 kmCat Café · café · 30 m off route
- 59.6 kmMarina Pharmacy · pharmacy · 40 m off route
- 61.6 kmHive Board Game Café · café · 80 m off route
Need to bail out?
- 31.2 km — Al Fardan Exchange (station), 450 m off route
- 47.4 km — Dubai Canal (ferry), 410 m off route
- 57.1 km — Mall of the Emirates (station), 1.3 km off route
Worth a stop
- 28.2 km — OnStage International (viewpoint)
- 33.9 km — ARN Arabian Radio Network (viewpoint)
- 38.1 km — Golden Horses (monument)
- 41.8 km — Umm Suqeim Night Swimming Beach (attraction)
- 45.6 km — Jumeirah Beach (attraction)
Start and access
At the start and finish
- Food and coffee
- Caribou (150 m), Nando's (140 m), Hive Board Game Café (520 m)
- Shops
- Bluemart Supermarket (270 m), Al Maya (460 m)
Know before you go
- 18.8 km on main roads without cycle lane
- Longest no café, shop or water stretch 6.9 km from 20.7 km to 27.6 km
- Temperature recorded at 33 °C in June


