Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates
Jebel Hafeet
Green Mubazzarah, Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet Summit
One of the world’s great driving roads, a purpose-built 12 km spiral up the flanks of Jebel Hafeet with over 60 sweeping turns, rising 670 m from the desert floor to the summit of Abu Dhabi’s highest mountain.
The road begins at the Green Mubazzarah hot-springs park and spirals upward on immaculate tarmac through 60-plus corners, a mix of tight hairpins and fast sweepers, to the summit at 1,026 m where the Mercure Grand hotel overlooks the Al Ain plain. It runs one-way up with a separate descent lane. Built in 1980 purely for the pleasure of the drive.
Routinely called one of the greatest driving roads ever built, a flawless ribbon of sweepers and hairpins laid up a desert mountain purely for the joy of the drive.
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Jebel Hafeet on the map5.6 mi · point to point
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busiest around mile 2Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%434.9 – 1,047.8 mPoints of interest2 stops
- Jebel Hafeet ParkingParkingat the start
- Jebel HafeetViewpoint5.5 mi in
Hazards
- Tight hairpins
- Oncoming traffic on narrow sections
- Extreme heat in summer
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“Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road is one of the greatest driving roads in the world, featuring more than 60 turns.”
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