Driving Oman's Jebel Shams to Little Snake Canyon Solo

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A solo driver navigates Oman's demanding mountain terrain, traveling from Jebel Shams through Misfat al Abriyeen and the challenging Wadi Bani Awf road before reaching Little Snake Canyon on foot. The 410-minute journey documents both the technical driving challenges and the physical exploration of narrow rock passages and wadi crossings in Ad Dakhiliyah.

Duration
19 min 55 s
Route distance
319.0 km
Start
Jebel Shams
End
Little Snake Canyon
Stops
4
Channel author
Flora Gonning

Timestamps and places

  1. — Misfat al Abriyeen (Introduction)
  2. — Wadi Bani Awf (Peaceful morning)
  3. — Little Snake Canyon (Picking up a hitchhiker)
  4. — Oman is coffee heaven
  5. — Nizwa
  6. — A new day
  7. — Trying to find the Beehive Tombs
  8. — The best wild camp site yet
  9. — Jebel Shams (The road to Jebel Shams)
  10. — Arriving at the Canyon of Arabia
  11. — A VERY cold night
  12. — The Balcony Walk

Route on the map

I Drove Oman’s Most Dangerous Mountain Road (Alone)

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