Hike the Hottest spring in Oman
Old myths used to say that the hottest water spring in Oman, is in Rustaq region called Al Kasfah spring.
last few years it was proved that the hottest is within the circle of capital city of Oman
walking along the spring irrigation system
overview
Old myths used to say that the hottest water spring in Oman, is in Rustaq region called Al Kasfah spring till last few years it was proved that the hottest is within the circle of capital city of Oman. its locate in Muscat governant at the village of Al Hamam, its only around 20 mnts from the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. the village is a great escap from the rushing cars in town, its so calm and farms with varous trees, more specificaly is palm trees. here you can enjoy watching the falaj irrigation system followed by hikking on a easy and fun loop trail within the village, where the trail will take you past farms, water irrigation system, old mud houses and through the alleys of falaj and to the hottest spring in Oman called ayn Al Hammam ( Al Hammam spring ) .
There is two stories regarding this hot spring, one it was from the past day and i haven’t lived it while the second I have seen it on video which went viral during last four years. lets beggin with the lighter story, it was said via the word of elders that a camel fell into the well and was fully cooked due to the heat while the second one say there was two guys from a friendly country were challing that the other to jump and that he will give him money if he did that, unfortunatly the guy jumped without testing the water heat and immeditely he was heated till they had to call an ambulance to take him. the guy was admited at the ICU room due to the extrem burn.
The level of the spring have lowered, which it have involved to use pimps to pump it to the water irrigation path, at beggining they use the normal pumps but it could handle the heat which lead to melting of internal pump. i have attached the modern metal pump that they are using it
I have tailored for you bellow the GPX file of the hike loop around the village all the way to the hot spring, check it out bellow and dont forget to share with us on instagram your experience … looking forward for collaboration
Hike details
Distance : 4.5 km ( loop )
Duration : 2 hours
Difficulty : easy & family friendly
Gallery
some clicks from the loop hike within Ayn Al Hammam
Location
Gathering point is at Falaj Al Sham cold store, where at this point one could grab water bottle and some snacks for the hike.
followed by moving to the next location, which is the parking space and getting ready for the AL Hamam hottest spring hike loop .
Here you would find the GPX file of the hottest spring hike loop.
Best time to visit
i would recommend that best timing for the hike is before sunset by two hours as the atmospher at Hamam village is so calm and welcoming, at the same time there is no issue doing it during morning nor afternoon… the best timing is eevening for me, in case you had to do it earlier, i would like to hear your feedback as well.
Difficulty level
its easy and family friendly, it also required to walk along the irrigation system which in small part its exposed on a cliff but there is anough room to balance. its a 2.5 km loop wich can be done easily with in two hours with many stops to wander.
How to get there
A saloon car can easily acces the place with no doubt, road condition is supeeer smooth.
Notes
Its recommended to wear a covered clothes as a respect of locals
ther is no annoying flies
stay calm and dont shout while walking around the farm and houses
ask for permition if you would like to take a portrait of any local
What to bring
Essentials
1 litter per person
light snacks
Offline map
fully charged phone battery
carry your ID just in case of emergency
Clothing
light weight breathable clothes
trail shoes or Hikking shoes
sunglasses
cap or hat
& the most important is a sun-cream
