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- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
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- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- 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
- 10
- 1
- 17
- 49
- 19
- 1
Caution on 3 days
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #3,683
- Trails (view details)
- 97
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 97
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 97
- Trails Trail Running
- 97
- Trails Dirtbike
- 2
- Trails ATV
- 2
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Total Distance
- 75 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,189 ft
- Total Vertical
- 780 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,050 ft
- Reports
- 53
- Photos
- 18
- Ridden Counter
- 946
Popular Wadi Degla Mountain Biking Trails
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | user | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Connection | Feb 9, 2019 @ 11:54am Feb 9, 2019 | jareddeanharris | ||
| Red Baron | Feb 9, 2019 @ 11:51am Feb 9, 2019 | jareddeanharris | ||
| T-Rex | Feb 9, 2019 @ 11:39am Feb 9, 2019 | jareddeanharris | ||
| Eastern connector 1 | Dec 24, 2018 @ 2:10am Dec 24, 2018 | degladude MTB Egypt | ||
| Puppy Canyon connection | Dec 15, 2018 @ 6:44am Dec 15, 2018 | Moe-rabie |
Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Wadi Degla Mountain Bike
trail: French Connection
3 | French Connection, My City
Feb 9, 2019 @ 11:39am
Feb 9, 2019
trail: Going Down on Fatma
17 | Going Down on Fatma, Cairo
Sep 18, 2018 @ 12:04am
Sep 18, 2018
trail: The Wadi Degla main trail
35 | The Wadi Degla main trail
Dec 14, 2017 @ 3:51am
Dec 14, 2017
trail: The Wadi Degla main trail
37 | The Wadi Degla main trail
Dec 14, 2017 @ 3:51am
Dec 14, 2017Videos of Wadi Degla Mountain Bike
trail: Dog Face
3:52 |
50 |
Jun 14, 2015
trail: Hosni's Hairline descent
314 |
Sep 28, 2016 , Cairo
trail: Hosni's Hairline descent
255 |
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. 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 | ||
| report | Thanks for the trail report and trail work. | Aug 6, 2017 @ 3:45pm Aug 6, 2017 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asmaa | add | ridelog | Mar 19, 2019 ride log | Mar 19, 2019 @ 5:10am 2 days |
| OssamaTarek | add | ridelog | Mar 18, 2019 ride log | Mar 18, 2019 @ 4:31am 3 days |
| Shesheero | add | ridelog | Mar 17, 2019 ride log | Mar 18, 2019 @ 12:40am Mar 18, 2019 |
| degladude | add | ridelog | Mar 17, 2019 ride log | Mar 17, 2019 @ 6:10am Mar 17, 2019 |
| davidstg | add | ridelog | Mar 16, 2019 ride log | Mar 16, 2019 @ 8:50am Mar 16, 2019 |
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