23 of 24 places fit
Starts at a fort in a mountain village and climbs over old farms and terraces, about 7 km in all.
A managed trail with signage, rest areas and a monitoring system, offering a 2-hour walk to a viewpoint or a 5-hour loop.
A gentle wadi walk past a dam to an old hilltop fort, flat enough for small children.
A guide leads you on routes you would not find alone, including the 8.5 km Hidden Oasis hike.
Hike a 19-kilometer loop with panoramic views and a 1,800-meter elevation gain.
Hike an 8 km loop trail to summit viewpoints.
Short marked loops around Shawka Dam lead to rock pools that hold water most of the year, about 1 km from the car.
An 11.6 km loop with steep climbs and rock scrambling, the hardest marked day hike on Jebel Jais.
An 8.6 km return walk on the upper mountain that ends with views from near the UAE's highest point.
A 2 km boardwalk floats just above the water through the mangroves, so you see herons and crabs at eye level without getting muddy.
A marked path from a restored watchtower over two summits, with the Gulf of Oman on one side and the Hajar ridges on the other.
32.6 km of signposted routes graded green to black, all starting from one car park at Hatta Wadi Hub.
A short climb to the big HATTA letters on the hillside with a view over the dam and the town.
The flat paths along the warm spring channels give you mountain views on a gentle walk, and you can soak your feet afterwards.
Five short graded trails (Farfar 0.7 km up to Samar 6 km) let you hike at altitude where it runs several degrees cooler than the coast.
It is the only real mountain hike in the emirate: about 8.4 km of rock and scree from Green Mubazzarah up to the summit, with Al Ain spread out below.
The park spreads along 9 km of the mountain's base and its trails pass 5,000-year-old Hafit beehive tombs, so a hike here doubles as a history lesson.
Shaded lanes run for kilometres between 147,000 date palms and 3,000-year-old falaj channels, which makes it the one walk in Al Ain you can do in the warmer months.