This Wadi Shees trail in Khor Fakkan is an amazing oasis in the desert | United Arab Emirates

This Wadi Shees hike in the United Arab Emirates is one of the only areas you are surrounded by flowing fresh water all year round in the country. It's glorious and a walk you need to do. Read more below:

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Wow, a hike (well, more of a walk) that is surrounded in flowing fresh water and an endless amount of green vegetation in the United Arab Emirates. Wadi Shees is a rarity in this Gulf country but once you've watched the video you'll want to explore the area, especially if you live in the UAE.

The drive to Wadi Shees is easy and hassle free (directions below). From the E611 you'll turn east onto the S142 road. It's the new road that connects Sharjah on the west coast to Khor Fakkan on the east coast.

A warning for you - the S142 does not have a petrol station so make sure you are topped up before you set off.

The Wadi Shees trail is a special place. For most of the walk you will follow the path of a Falaj system that was built over 3000 years ago and directs fresh rain water that has collected in underground wells in the mountaintops to local communities and farmland. Seeing (and hearing) this fresh water flow is such a refreshing sight (and sound) in a country that only on average gets less than 100mm annually.

There are so many reasons to do this walk in the United Arab Emirates, not least to be surrounded by fresh water and vegetation in a otherwise desert country but to see the engineering marvel of the Falaj system is on its own a brilliant experience. I fully recommend a visit.

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How to get to Wadi Shees:
Wadi Shees is available on Google maps
From the E611 turn east along the new S142 in Sharjah
Drive for about 50 minutes towards Khor Fakkan
Once you have passed through the first tunnel turn right to Wadi Shees
Drive past Shees Park and downhill to the start point

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Extra info:
Wadi Shees is about an hour's drive from Dubai.
There are no bathroom facilities during the walk.
There is plenty of shade throughout the walk.
You are not allowed to swim in the fresh water reservoir which you pass on the trail.
Keep the trail tidy taking any litter with.
Simple trainers will be sufficient footwear.

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Covid-19 advice
Face masks should be worn when close to others on the walk.

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