UAE, Dubai
Jebel Jais and the Hatta mountain road give real corners once you clear the desert straights.
First instinct from Dubai: head east towards Hatta.
Scored roads in range
4
Nearest great road
43 mi
Best rated nearby
9.4 / 10
Shortest full loop
4 hr 46 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 16 June 2026
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 11 hr 21 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
73 mi away · Ras Al Khaimah
A billion dirham mountain road of perfect asphalt to the highest point in the UAE.
36 km · 22.4 mi · Atlas rating 9.4 / 10
85 mi away · Al Ain
Sixty bends and flawless surface, often called the world's greatest driving road.
11.7 km · 7.3 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
56 mi away · Sharjah
A modern mountain highway with tunnels and viaducts over the Hajar range.
95 km · 59 mi · Atlas rating 9.1 / 10
43 mi away · Dubai
Desert straights give way to rocky Hajar gorges and dam lake curves.
130 km · 80.8 mi · Atlas rating 8.7 / 10
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