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Lahsa – Jais Summit- View Deck Park Hike via HL22 route. Ras al Khaimah.
Trail Stats:
| Distance: | 25.7 kms |
| Difficulty: | Moderate+ |
| Elevation gain: | 1794 m |
| Elevation loss: | 1019 m |
| Max elevation: | 1935 m |
| Min elevation: | 400 m |
| Trail type: | One Way |
| Moving time: | 7 hours 40 minutes |
Lahsa – Jais Summit- View Deck Park Hike via HL22 route. Ras al Khaimah.
We hiked this trail as celebration of 52nd national day of UAE.
This is the trail of Highlander 2022 and 23, but we extended it at the observation deck to include the Jebel Jais true summit.
Its a fully marked and visible trail all the way.
You should park the cars at both ends of the hike as this is one way hike.
The end point is as here.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mLAZrJCyUCjnH3aM6
25.937674, 56.130846
The hike start point / parking is here.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/E46nBwyPjR5621dAA
25.907084, 56.140347
Please refer the post below for detailed information for the ascent part from Lahsa till Jebel Raharah / Zipline.
https://hikerpatrick.com/highlander-22-23-1st-segment-ascent-till-jais-zipline-jebel-raharah/
Once you reach Zipline / Jebel Raharah, you turn right towards Jais summit trail which takes you along the fence of HH palace areas.
Once you pass by the border markers, you can see the Jais summit of 1935 meters about 500 meters away. Its all trail path.
Once summitted, you return back the same way all the way to Raharah and then continue on the trail that will lead you to Ghaf summit 1640 meters, the Flag, Jais S;ledder, Puro 1484 and finally to the Jais view deck park.
Additional Information:
This trail below shows the full recording of Highlander 2022 in anticlockwise fashion.
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/uae-51-highlander-2022-1-day-hike-120113416
We could effectively divide the UAE Highlander 2022/23 trail into 4 segments as their start / end points have escape routes to the Jebel Jais road.
These individual segments can be actually hiked over 4 schedules to hike at leisure, but the issue will be car management as these will be one way routes.
Based on escape trails, I have divided the main 37 Kms trail of Highlander into 4 segments in clockwise fashion.
1. Jais road near Haqeel to Naqat area on Jais road.
The trail is about 11 Kms long, the road connection trail to Naqat is 2 Kms long.
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/highlander-2022-23-lower-segment-reverse-ras-al-khaimah-182292239
The start point and end point driving / parking distance is about 3.5 Kms.
2. Naqat area (Jais road) to Parking #3 on upper Jais road.
The initial road connection trail of 3 Kms, The Highlander segment of 6.5 Kms and then the Jais road connection via Wassab village of 5 Kms.
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/jais-road-highlander-jebel-rahabah-wassab-village-one-way-162123882
The start point and end point driving / parking distance is about 18 Kms.
3. Jais road / Wassab connection trail of 5 Kms till Highlander segment of 5.5 Kms till the Jais view deck park.
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/jais-road-wassab-village-jebel-rahabah-view-deck-park-119938074
The start point and end point driving / parking distance is about 5 Kms.
4. Jais View deck park to Highlander segment all the way till observation deck via Ghaf summit trail then descend all the way down to Wadi Lahsa via Musaibat village.
Total of 16 Kms.
This will be the longest and enduring hike and the car management will need 20 minutes of driving each way. The start point and end point driving / parking distance is about 15 Kms.
Please use this trail as recorded but in reverse and pls remove the Jais true summit section hike.
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/uae-52-lahsa-jais-summit-view-deck-park-hike-via-hl22-route-154673603
Parking Location:
Grade: Difficult
Base Village: Wadi Lahsa, Wadi Shah
Range: Jebel Jais.
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