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- Wet
- Variable
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- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Wadi Degla Protectorate (“wadi” means valley in Arabic) lies in the northern part of the Eastern Desert and runs east to west for 30km to drain into the Nile Valley at Maadi, south of of Cairo, Helwan Governorate. The area, which encompasses 60 km², was declared by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) as Natural Protectorate in 1999.
The Wadi Degla area offers a vast network of trails for hiking, running and biking.
The Wadi Degla area offers a vast network of trails for hiking, running and biking.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Access Info:
The Wadi Degla Protectorate entrance, outside the Maadi suburb of Cairo.
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Region Details
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Caution on Dec 9, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #3,499
- Trails (view details)
- 92
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 92
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 92
- Trails Trail Running
- 92
- Trails Dirtbike
- 1
- Trails ATV
- 1
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Total Distance
- 73 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 34 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,217 ft
- Total Vertical
- 780 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,050 ft
- Reports
- 47
- Photos
- 7
- Ridden Counter
- 846
Popular Wadi Degla Mountain Biking Trails
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puppy Canyon connection | Dec 1, 2018 @ 8:50am Dec 1, 2018 | jareddeanharris | ||
| Dog Face connector (aka Dog Nose) | Dec 1, 2018 @ 8:48am Dec 1, 2018 | jareddeanharris | ||
| The Jackal's Descent | Dec 1, 2018 @ 8:47am Dec 1, 2018 | jareddeanharris | ||
| Wabba | Aug 18, 2018 @ 11:08pm Aug 18, 2018 | jareddeanharris | ||
| Wabba descent II | Aug 18, 2018 @ 11:03pm Aug 18, 2018 | jareddeanharris |
Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Wadi Degla Mountain Bike
trail: Going Down on Fatma
8 | Going Down on Fatma, Cairo
Sep 18, 2018 @ 12:04am
Sep 18, 2018
trail: The Wadi Degla main trail
32 | The Wadi Degla main trail
Dec 14, 2017 @ 3:51am
Dec 14, 2017
trail: The Wadi Degla main trail
32 | The Wadi Degla main trail
Dec 14, 2017 @ 3:51am
Dec 14, 2017
trail: Balcony connector
22 | Balcony connector, My City
Dec 8, 2017 @ 1:11am
Dec 8, 2017Videos of Wadi Degla Mountain Bike
trail: Dog Face
3:52 |
48 |
Jun 14, 2015
trail: The Boneyard
223 |
Sep 28, 2016 , Cairo
trail: Hosni's Hairline descent
283 |
Sep 28, 2016 , Cairo
trail: Hosni's Hairline descent
230 |
Sep 28, 2016 , Cairo
Wadi Degla Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Short Loop | 10 miles | |
| MTB Egypt XCO Loop | 3 miles | |
| The Tour De Wadi | 19 miles | |
| The Three Horsemen | 17 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Thanks for the report! | Jul 28, 2018 @ 6:14pm Jul 28, 2018 | ||
 | report | Error - this report is for the single track on... | Feb 17, 2018 @ 12:37am Feb 17, 2018 | ||
| report | Thanks for the report. Trail has been... | Feb 10, 2018 @ 10:21am Feb 10, 2018 | ||
| report | Thanks for the report. Added to trail work... | Aug 11, 2017 @ 5:59am Aug 11, 2017 | ||
| report | Thanks for the trail report and trail work. | Aug 6, 2017 @ 3:45pm Aug 6, 2017 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| davidstg | add | ridelog | Dec 10, 2018 ride log | Dec 10, 2018 @ 9:12pm 2 days |
| davidstg | add | ridelog | Dec 8, 2018 ride log | Dec 8, 2018 @ 7:51am Dec 8, 2018 |
| OssamaTarek | add | ridelog | Dec 8, 2018 ride log | Dec 8, 2018 @ 7:42am Dec 8, 2018 |
| Moe-rabie | add | ridelog | Dec 8, 2018 ride log | Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:40am Dec 8, 2018 |
| Eissaallam | add | ridelog | Dec 8, 2018 ride log | Dec 8, 2018 @ 6:20am Dec 8, 2018 |
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