Jebel Shams Balcony Walk
Jebel Shams Balcony Walk
3.5km
Total Distance
220m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
The famous W6 balcony route follows a ledge along the rim of Wadi Ghul, Oman's Grand Canyon. The path leads to the abandoned cliff village of Sap Bani Khamis, where terraces and a spring cling to the rock face.
Along the trail
- Huts and shelters
- shelter (0.2km, 0.8km)
- Viewpoints
- Wadi Ghul (at the start), 0.9km, 1.1km, 2.7km …, View to Jebel Shams (1.5km)
- Parking
- 22m from the start
- Path grade (SAC)
- T1
- Surface
- natural ground
- Marked route
- W6