Dubai residents can now enjoy first-of-its-kind hiking trail in Mushrif Park
Dubai Municipality has set up a hiking trail of 9.7 km in Mushrif National Park, which is the first of its kind in Dubai that features multiple tracks suitable for both beginners and professionals alike. With an 8.3 km yellow recreational track and 1.4 km orange sports track designed to provide a safe and secure environment for hikers to practice their hobby, this trail will be open to the public starting from June 20, 2023.
“In a continual effort to improve Dubai’s appeal, aesthetics, quality of life, and wellbeing for all inhabitants and visitors, we are developing recreational facilities and parks as well as equipping them with all the leisure amenities and components. In line with this, the Municipality has made an effort to incorporate all amenities and services in the park, including public restrooms, safety instructions, and warning signage boards with directions,” said Al Zarooni. The Municipality has established a variety of guidelines for visitors and hikers to follow while using the tracks in order to ensure their safety. These include ensuring that the emergency communication methods are available and mountain hikers are carrying sufficient drinking water and wearing proper clothing, footwear and safety tools for hiking. Additionally, children between the ages of 12 and 15 are permitted to use the tracks, provided that they are accompanied by an adult.
Furthermore, the Municipality underlined the need for hikers to abide by the trail etiquettes and instructions mentioned on the boards, to ensure that they leave the mountain bike trail in Mushrif Park safe before crossing and making way for cyclists, to always walk in the direction of the trail, not the opposite, and to adhere to the designated track. In addition, hikers must be careful while choosing the right track level as the orange track is designed to be suitable for skilled athletes with higher levels of fitness and endurance. One must also keep in mind to do warm-up exercises before hiking in order to ensure their safety.
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