The Red Mountain Hike

Red mountain hike, or Gabal Ahmar, is located in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, in Saint Catherine City. It’s in the northwest from Mount Saint Catherine and the west from Mount Sinai, or Mount Moses. 3 hours from Sharm El-Sheikh, 1.5 hours from Dahab, and 6 hours from Cairo. Gabal Ahmar is one of the high mountains in the Sinai; it’s got a really amazing panorama for the city. The distance from Saint Catherine City to the top of Gabal Ahmar is almost 7 km, with rocky trails in the beginning and scrambling boulders trail to the top, then scrambling boulders trail on the way down, and it’s 6 km. The best time to hike the mountain is in the early morning. The height of the Red Mountain is 2318 metres above sea level, and the height of St. Catherine City is 1570 metres above sea level.