Road · United Arab Emirates
Around Fujairah via Munay
A hilly 87 km road cycling loop from Fujairah through Yaif, Sha'biyyat Milāḩ and Munay, with 1,253 m of climbing. Most of it (75 km) is on main roads without a cycle lane, 43.3 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more. There is a 40 km stretch without a café, shop or water (km 45–85).
At a glance
- Best for
- Hilly days out for confident riders at ease in traffic
- Distance
- 86.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,253 m
- Riding time
- 3–4 hours
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Bike
- Road bike
- Surface
- Paved
- Traffic
- Mostly main roads
- Food & water
- Longest gap 40 km
- Best months
- Dec to Mar
- Navigation
- GPX download
- Start and finish
- Fujairah
Map and elevation profile
Elevation profile
- 1,253 m
- 87 km
Route description
- Fujairah
- Yaif
- Sha'biyyat Milāḩ
- Al Wa'ab
- Munay
- Al Saaf
- Al Ghail
- Al Uqdah
- Minazif
- Fujairah
This 86.5 km loop starts in Al Fujayrah and passes through Yaif, Sha'biyyat Milāḩ, Al Wa'ab, Munay, Al Saaf, and Al Ghail before reaching Al Uqdah at 53.3 km. The route returns via Minazif and Al Qilē'ī to complete the loop back in Al Fujayrah. It covers mostly paved roads (99%) with a small gravel or unpaved section (1%). The road mix includes 63% motorway, 23% main roads, and smaller proportions of minor roads, quiet streets and tracks.
Climbing totals 1253 m with a profile featuring varied gradients including several climbs over 1.5 km with steepest sections reaching up to 21.4% in short bursts. The highest point is at 363 m near 84 km. The longest descent is 4.7 km dropping 265 m starting at 37.5 km. Main road stretches without cycle lanes total 75 km, with 43.3 km published speed limits of 80 km/h or above, mainly on the Sharjah - Kalba Road used for 42.4 km.
Along the route, there is a long 39.7 km stretch without a café, shop, or water between 45.3 km and 85 km. Food and drink stops include Habib Beirut restaurant at 37.3 km and a Starbucks café with toilets and petrol station nearby at 43.2-43.3 km. The Hanging Garden Kalba attraction is near the route around 37.6 km, and Jabal Al Miqsha mountain at 400 m height lies close to the road near 21.8 km.
Why ride this route?
- Tops out at 363 m, 84 km in.
Highlights
- Sharjah - Kalba Road for 42.4 km
- Highest point at 363 m near 84 km
- Long 39.7 km stretch with no café or shop
- Jabal Al Miqsha mountain near 21.8 km
Along the route
Places passed
Climbs
| Climb | Starts at | On this ride | Top on this ride |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed climb | 12.4 km | 1.5 km · 45 m · 3.1 % · max 5.7 % | 278 m |
| Unnamed climb | 18.8 km | 1.8 km · 49 m · 2.7 % · max 3.7 % | 305 m |
| Unnamed climb | 23.6 km | 1.5 km · 79 m · 5.4 % · max 12.6 % | 315 m |
| Unnamed climb | 28.6 km | 1.7 km · 87 m · 5.2 % · max 11.8 % | 267 m |
| Unnamed climb | 34.4 km | 2.3 km · 64 m · 2.8 % · max 3.7 % | 264 m |
| Unnamed climb | 48.5 km | 5.8 km · 126 m · 2.2 % · max 3.1 % | 170 m |
| Unnamed climb | 54.7 km | 2.3 km · 97 m · 4.2 % · max 8.3 % | 269 m |
| Unnamed climb | 61.8 km | 1.4 km · 84 m · 5.9 % | 267 m |
| Unnamed climb | 64.5 km | 1.8 km · 69 m · 3.8 % · max 6.5 % | 231 m |
| Unnamed climb | 66.6 km | 1.8 km · 99 m · 5.5 % · max 8.1 % | 314 m |
| Unnamed climb | 70.5 km | 2 km · 67 m · 3.4 % · max 5.1 % | 308 m |
| Unnamed climb | 82.2 km | 1.8 km · 50 m · 2.8 % · max 4.4 % | 363 m |
Traffic, surface and gradient
This is not a cycle-track route: 87% is on main roads without a cycle lane, 43.3 km of it where the limit is 80 km/h or more. Riders should be comfortable sharing the road with faster traffic.
- Roads
- 63% motorway · 23% main road · 8% minor road · 3% quiet street · 4% other roads and tracks
- Main roads
- 75 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
- Fast roads
- 43.3 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
- Main roads used
- Sharjah - Kalba Road (42 km), Al Watan Road (4 km), Al Rabet Street (4 km)
- Surface
- Paved: 99% of the route is mapped as paved, 1% as unpaved.
- Gradient
- 31% climbing · 26% descending · 42% flat
- Steep sections
- 5.6 km over 5% · 2.5 km over 8% · 1.2 km over 10% · steepest 500 m averages 21.4% at 0 km
- Longest descent
- 4.7 km from 37.5 km, dropping 265 m
Food, water and services
The longest stretch without a café, shop or water is 40 km, from km 45 to 85. Along the route: 7 cafés and restaurants, 1 petrol station and 1 public toilet.
Food, water and shops in ride order
- 37.3 kmHabib Beirut · restaurant · 110 m off route
- 43.2 kmStarbucks · café · 50 m off route
- 43.2 kmToilets · 30 m off route
- 43.3 kmADNOC · petrol station · on the route
- 47.3 kmKalba Health Center · clinic · 100 m off route
Worth a stop
- 37.6 km — Hanging Garden Kalba (attraction)
Know before you go
- 75 km on main roads without cycle lanes
- 43.3 km on roads with 80 km/h+ speed limits
- 39.7 km without café, shop or water after 45.3 km
- Steepest 500 m gradient 21.4% near start
