6. Dhiban to Karak

Stage 6 of 12

PHYSICAL CHALLENGE: 5+ out of 5

DISTANCE: 68.3 km

APPROX. RIDING TIME: 6.5 – 8 h

Only moving time on your bike. Make sure to plan time for breaks, sightseeing, and other stops!

ELEVATION GAIN: +1941 m

ELEVATION LOSS: -1716 m

PAVED: 34 km (49 %)

UNPAVED: 35 km (51 %)

MAX. GRADE: 27 %

AVG. GRADE: 1 %

PHYSICAL CHALLENGE: 5+ out of 5

DISTANCE: 68.3 km

APPROX. RIDING TIME: 6.5 – 8 h

Only moving time on your bike. Make sure to plan time for breaks, sightseeing, and other stops!

ELEVATION GAIN: +1941 m

ELEVATION LOSS: -1716 m

PAVED: 34 km (49 %)

UNPAVED: 35 km (51 %)

MAX. GRADE: 27 %

AVG. GRADE: 1 %

Prepare yourself for the hardest day of the entire route! After a wonderful descent to the bottom of Wadi Mujib — often called Jordan’s Grand Canyon —you have to climb well over 1000m before reaching the canyon’s opposite rim. Go slow and try to enjoy the views as you plod your way to the top. Once you reach the plateau, enjoy a brief, flat respite as you pass through a number of small villages. Finally, from Rakin, make a technical descent into the valley below Karak and endure the last (300m) climb into Karak (bonus points if you manage to ride the entire ascent!).

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