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Bald Sayt – Haat – Shorfet al ameen- Birkat Sharaf Grand Loop
Trail Stats:
| Distance: | 13.2 kms |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Elevation gain: | 1325 m |
| Elevation loss: | 1325 m |
| Max elevation: | 2100 m |
| Min elevation: | 950 m |
| Trail type: | Loop |
| Moving time: | 10 hours 15 minutes |
Bald Sayt – Haat – Shorfet al ameen- Birkat Sharaf Grand Loop
The actual marked trail starts from the village school.
You can park in the vicinity as available.
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Balad Sayt is a mountain village tucked between the Western Hajar mountains bordering the Dakhiliyah and Batinah regions of Oman, and is part of wilayat Al Rustaq in the South Batinah Governorate.
Balad Sayt is located almost half-way through the mountain path connecting Al Hamra to Nakhal/Al Rustaq through Wadi Bani Awf, and is adjacent to “Snake Canyon”.
Balad Sayat is a stunning village in picturesque surroundings that should be part of anyone’s check-list of places to visit when coming to Oman. The village is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Bilad Sayt which is a different village under wilayat Bahla in the Dakhiliyah Governorate, about 50 kilometers away.
Bilad Sayt can be reached through Wadi Al Sahtan and Wadi Bani Awf from NE or via Al Hamra from the SW and is only accessible by 4-wheel-drive vehicles.
You can reach it either from Al Hamra by following the signs to Balad Sayt or by taking the Wadi Bani Awf turn off the Nakhal–Al Rustaq road. In both cases, the road is initially paved but becomes harsher and steeper as you go in, and Balad Sayt village is about 15 kms through after the asphalt road ends from Shorfat al Alamayn (from Al Hamra) or Al Tikhah village (from Batinah side). You will definitely need a 4WD to get to Balad Sayt, and also need to be comfortable driving in narrow-mountainous paths.
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Grade: Moderate
Base Village: Bald Sayt
Range: Jabal Akhdar.
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