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SECTION 806 : FINAL CAMP TO AQABA

  • HIKES IN THE REGION

  • DAY 6: FINAL CAMP TO AQABA

  • Distance: 18.4 km

  • Time: 5 - 7 hours

  • Physical Challenge: Difficult

  • Trail Challenge: Difficult

  • Waymarked: No

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The Jordan Trail is a newly established trail, and is not marked. It is therefore our strong recommendation that you hire a local guide for your safety as many sections are remote with limited water sources and at times no connectivity.
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The Jordan Trail is a newly established trail, and is not marked. It is therefore our strong recommendation that you hire a local guide for your safety as many sections are remote with limited water sources and at times no connectivity.
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IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Tourism Police:

Hotline: 117777
What’s App: +962 7 7099 1814

* When contacting Tourism Police for emergency identify that you are hiking the Jordan Trail, state your nationality, location and map name & number.

 

JTA office: +962 6 461 0999

(Working Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday- Thursday)

 

BASIC INFO
The last day, and its a good one! A vague path climbs up into granite mountains striated with basalt intrusions, soon reaching a sandy wadi bed which winds up towards the final pass and a view of the Red Sea. A long diagonal descent of a scree covered hillside follows (take care) before reaching the wadi bed. As it opens out, an industrial depot/car storage site is reached, but once past this and over the highway, a series of long open sandy wadis go all the way to the coast, nicest if initially walked along the intervening sandy ridges. A highway is passed along the way by going through a tunnel beneath it. Just before the sea, a small road is joined which passes by a few hotels before reaching the beach. Congratulations! Why not enjoy a swim!
TRANSTOPTATION

Public and JETT buses travel several times a day from Amman to Aqaba

LOCAL CONTACTS / ACCOMMODATION

Bayt Al Aqaba Resort, +962799944797

THINGS TO SEE
  • Red Sea
  • Coral Diving
  • Aqaba
FOOD & WATER

Food:

  • Grocery stores and restaurants in Aqaba

Water:

  • None on route, only at end of trail at Red Sea
TIPS & SAFETY

Tips:

  • Loose rocks & scree over passes, good to have boots/shoes
  • Pack a swimsuit or run straight into the Red Sea!

Safety Info:

  • Flash flood dangers – wadis are very wide, low risk
  • Loose footing – both passes are loose gravel and some scree. Be careful and have good footwear.
  • Dehydration/heat exhaustion – After heading downhill from the pass, it is hot in the summer with little shade on route. Some trees in valley and rocks on pass offer a brief respite.

 

Mobile Phone Coverage: First signal at final pass, where coverage for Zain and Orange returns


The Jordan Trail is a newly established trail, and is not marked. It is therefore our strong recommendation that you hire a local guide for your safety as many sections are remote with limited water sources and at times no connectivity.
AGREE
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The Jordan Trail is a newly established trail, and is not marked. It is therefore our strong recommendation that you hire a local guide for your safety as many sections are remote with limited water sources and at times no connectivity.
AGREE
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