Dubai Municipality completes the first phase of the mountain bike track in the forests of Mushrif National Park (video)

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An embodiment of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to raise the level of quality of life and enhance Dubai’s position to become the best city to live, the most active and healthy in the world, and in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum The Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, aiming to transform Dubai into a bike-friendly city, the Dubai Municipality announced the completion of the first phase of the mountain bike track project in the Mushrif National Forest, which has a total length of 50 km with the completion of its two phases, to be the first track A mountain of its kind in Dubai.

 The implementation of the project comes to provide the appropriate environment to encourage residents to practice cycling, to apply international best practices in infrastructure development to match the use of this environmentally safe sports method, and to apply the latest relevant safety and security requirements, as the track extends in two stages, the first of which is 20 kilometers long ( The green and blue track) and the second 30-kilometre (red track) between more than 70,000 trees, to be added to the total of existing and planned cycle paths in the future in Dubai.

Daoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said: "The implementation of the mountain bike track project comes as a translation of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to raise the quality of life in the city to achieve the happiness of residents, and make Dubai The best city in the world to live and work.

His Excellency added, "The mountain bike track was designed according to the best international standards and specifications, and in line with the nature of the region and the requirements of amateur and professional users, to encourage residents and visitors to practice mountain biking, and to improve the quality of life and exercise in general."

 The width of the track in its first part is three meters, and passes in a zigzag way between the forest paths of Mishref National Park, to accommodate more than 3000 cyclists per day. Dedicated for a quick return, and the track is characterized by a roughness that reaches the blue level in a smooth flow that suits amateurs practicing this sport. The track also contains three crossing bridges as a first stage of up to 10 bridges to be the new destination in the emirate for sports and adventure enthusiasts, and a nucleus for hosting regional and global competitions in the future. A digital map of the tracks will be provided, enabling the cyclist to share the location and track the route, and 124 sign boards have been provided.

 The colors of the bike paths, which are within the international standards used for these paths, symbolize the degree of ruggedness of the path. The green color symbolizes the easy path and is suitable for beginners, while the blue color symbolizes the normal path and is suitable for intermediate or mountain bikers with basic riding skills off-road. Red is the challenging track suitable for accomplished mountain bikers with good off-road driving skills. While the black color symbolizes the highest degree of difficulty, it is for experts and experienced people in this sport and for those who are physically fit and experienced to ride a bike in off-road.

As part of implementing the @HamdanMohammed to transform the emirate into a bicycle-friendly city, Dubai Municipality today announced the completion of the first phase of a project to create a 50-km mountain bike track in the Mushrif National Park.https:// t.co/hcBNvQcKMW pic.twitter.com/SGIb95kODF

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 18, 2021

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