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Muahrif Park Initiation

32 km gravel loop60 m climbing1½–2½ hoursGPX

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates · Gravel

A flat 32 km gravel loop from Sharjah through Mushrif, with 60 m of climbing. 92% is on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane. Mostly unpaved: 97% is mapped as gravel or unpaved, 3% as paved.

Route contributed by Richard Chapman · Created from a ride on Saturday 3rd December 2022

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At a glance

Best for
Steady riding away from traffic
Distance
31.8 km
Loop
Elevation gain
60 m
2 m per km
Riding time
1½–2½ hours
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Easy
Bike
Gravel or mountain bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Mostly unpaved
3% paved · 97% unpaved
Traffic
Mostly cycle paths
29.4 km on cycle paths or lanes
Food & water
Regular
7 cafés and restaurants · 1 shop · 4 public toilets · 1 bike shop
Best months
Dec to Mar
Sharjah climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start and finish
Sharjah

Map and elevation profile

Elevation profile

Total ascent
60 m
Distance
32 km
0204060m0 km102032 km56 m · highest, at 7.8 kmStartFinish · back at the start

Route description

  1. Sharjah
  2. Mushrifkm 6
  3. Sharjahkm 32

Starting at Sharjah, the route heads out along the Mushrif Red 1 cycle path for the first 15.1 km, passing through Mushrif at 5.9 km. The ride continues on the Mushrif Green 2 cycle path for 6.5 km before returning to the start. The route is 98% cycle path with 97% of the surface on gravel or unpaved paths.

The highest point reached is 55 m at 7.3 km and the lowest point is 30 m at 15.1 km. The profile is mostly flat with 94% of the route at flat gradients, some short steep sections of 0.1 km over 5, 8, and 10 percent, and a longest descent of 1.1 km dropping 14 m starting from 9.7 km.

Facilities along the route include cafés Lea, Cafe Peloton, and White Oryx near km 0.6, 11.3 and 19.8 respectively. Shams Al Bateen Grocery is at 0.9 km for supplies. There are toilets near 8.6 and 12.8 km and a bike rental at 11.3 km. The longest stretch without a café, shop or water is 10.4 km from 0.9 to 11.3 km.

Why ride this route?

  • 92% on cycle paths or lanes.

Highlights

  • Mushrif at 5.9 km
  • Highest point 55 m at 7.3 km
  • Longest descent 1.1 km from 9.7 km
  • Cycle path 98% of route

Along the route

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

Places passed

  1. Mushrif 5.9 km

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Much of the route is separated from traffic: 92% is on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane.

Roads
98% cycle path · 2% other roads and tracks
Cycle paths
29.4 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
Main roads used
Mushrif Red 1 (15 km), Mushrif Green 2 (7 km)
Surface
Mostly unpaved: 97% is mapped as gravel or unpaved, 3% as paved.
Gradient
3% climbing · 4% descending · 94% 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: 7 cafés and restaurants, 1 shop, 4 public toilets and 1 bike shop.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 0.6 kmLea · café · 180 m off route
  2. 0.9 kmShams Al Bateen Grocery · convenience store · 260 m off route
  3. 8.6 kmToilets · 90 m off route
  4. 11.3 kmCafe Peloton · café · on the route
  5. 11.3 kmBike rental · on the route
  6. 12.8 kmToilets · 270 m off route
  7. 16.8 kmPrime Medical Center · clinic · 790 m off route
  8. 19.8 kmWhite Oryx · café · 170 m off route

Start and access

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

At the start and finish

Food and coffee
Cafe Peloton (520 m), Lea (450 m), The Ghafe (780 m)
Shops
Shams Al Bateen Grocery (820 m)

Know before you go

  • Longest stretch without café, shop or water 10.4 km after 0.9 km
  • 97% gravel or unpaved surface

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

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About this route

Ridden by
Richard Chapman
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 Sharjah (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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