The Middle East Archives - BIKEPACKING.com https://bikepacking.com/locations/middle-east/ Bikepacking Routes, Stories, Gear, and Inspiration Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:48:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3 Camels, Dunes, and Wadis Loop (United Arab Emirates) https://bikepacking.com/routes/camels-dunes-wadis-uae/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/camels-dunes-wadis-uae/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:30:00 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=74853 Camels, Dunes, and Wadis bikepacking route, United Arab EmiratesWhen people hear the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or Dubai, they typically think of tall skyrises, luxury, and flat expanses of sandy desert. What will shock the visitor is the great variety of landscapes the country has to offer—from palm-filled wadis (valleys), craggy mountains, to (yes) large expanses of sandy desert. Cutting through this diverse […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/camels-dunes-wadis-uae/feed/ 19 The Jordan Bike Trail https://bikepacking.com/routes/jordan-bike-trail/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/jordan-bike-trail/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:33:47 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=69639 The Jordan Bike trail, bikepackingWhile Instagram may lead you to believe otherwise, Jordan is so much more than Petra, the Dead Sea, and Wadi Rum. Millennia of history and an abundance of natural wonders add to the draw of this Maine-sized Middle Eastern country. Throw in some legendary Jordanian hospitality and you have the makings of a truly memorable […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/jordan-bike-trail/feed/ 49 The Holyland Challenge https://bikepacking.com/routes/holyland-challenge-israel/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/holyland-challenge-israel/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:55:13 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=9107 Holyland Challenge, Bikepacking IsraelTraverse the Golan Heights, ring around the Sea of Galilee, ride the boardwalk along the Mediterranean Sea into the modern city of Tel Aviv, push through the crowded souk in the old city of Jerusalem, descend 4000ft to the Dead Sea, and enjoy the flowing, durable trail of the world’s first government sponsored national singletrack […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/holyland-challenge-israel/feed/ 59 Bike Touring Jordan: Petra to Aquaba via Wadi Rum https://bikepacking.com/routes/bike-touring-jordan-via-wadi-rum/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/bike-touring-jordan-via-wadi-rum/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:33:37 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=6413 Bike Touring Jordan - Wadi RumJordan—south of Syria, west of Iraq, north of Saudi Arabia, and east of Egypt—is at the confluence of astonishing history and contemporary politics. It is also a place of soaring geography, with rolling desert, rock ridgelines, and mind-twisting landscape formations. This route traces a relatively easy but varied and satisfying ride that includes a visit […]

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