Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road

Submitted by fluxrider on Tue, 31/10/2006 - 7:20pm

The Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the greatest driving road in the world.

Stretching for 7.3 miles and climbing nearly 4,000 feet, it boasts 60 corners and a surface so smooth that it would flatter a racetrack. It could easily be described as the eighth wonder of the world, but almost nothing is known about its creation.

The road is cut into the Jebel Hafeet mountain, the highest peak in the United Arab Emirates , the oil-rich Persian Gulf state. The mountain spans the border with Oman and lies about 90 minutes' drive southeast of the thriving city of Dubai . It looks down upon a dusty, desert landscape that belies a nation of astonishing wealth.

More twisties than a Twistie

Submitted by Dom on Thu, 02/11/2006 - 11:22am.
More twisties than a Twistie packet! Fantastic. Would love to ride my bike on that!

Your not wrong there. Nearly

Submitted by kate on Thu, 02/11/2006 - 1:50pm.
Your not wrong there. Nearly 6 miles long . Wow. Like to see a close up of that surface. No tree fodder at least . No gravel either by the looks of it. We need one of these in the Victorian Alps.

would be excellent

Submitted by Jacqui on Fri, 03/11/2006 - 8:39am.
That would be a excellent ride , do they have speed limits and cameras there ? but worried about the other pics with the road cut through the mountain though, some of the inside shots dont fill you with confidence. cheers

Here's a look at the surface

Submitted by kate on Sun, 19/08/2007 - 5:27am.
Here's a look at the surface

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