Mujib Siq
Key information: Mujib Siq 
- The truly thrilling Mujib Siq is a short wet slot canyon between high, sheer, beautiful, scoured sandstone walls where the vast Wadi Mujib debouches into the Dead Sea.
- Not to be missed if in Jordan, but beware of flash floods at certain times of year.
Walkopedia rating
- Walkopedia rating84
- Beauty32
- Natural interest18
- Human interest0
- Charisma34
- Negative points0
- Total rating84
Vital Statistics
- Length: Variable
- Maximum Altitude: N/A
- Level of Difficulty: Variable
WALK SUMMARY
The Mujib Siq, the outstanding slot canyon where the vast Wadi Mujib gorge debouches into the Dead Sea, is a thrilling (but very wet) walk.
The full Monty is a serious canyon and takes you downstream, abseiling over the 20m waterfall, but most people slosh their way upstream (rarely more than knee deep) from the canyon entrance by the Dead Sea Highway to the falls, a round trip of around 2 km or an hour. This involves some easy wet scrambling, and you should expect to be soaked but ecstatic.
The falls themselves are spectacular, but it is the fantastically narrow, sheer, water-scoured sandstone walls which are the heroes of the occasion.
If going upstream, this is unlikely to be practical before May.
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Safety and problems: All walks have inherent risks and potential problems, and many of the walks featured on this website involve significant risks, dangers and problems. Problems of any sort can arise on any walk. This website does not purport to identify any (or all) actual or potential risks, dangers and problems that may relate to any particular walk.
Any person who is considering undertaking this walk should do careful research and make their own assessment of the risks, dangers and possible problems involved. They should also go to “Important information” for further important information.
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Wadi Mujib Nature Reserve
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Petra, Al Deir (Monastery) Circuit
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Petra, Little Petra to Petra
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Petra, Royal Tombs and Wadi al Mudhlim
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Petra, The High Place
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Wadi Rum, Around Jebel Rum
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Wadi Rum, Barrah Canyon
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Wadi Rum, Lawrence's Spring
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Wadi Rum, Wadi Rum
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Wadi Rum, Wadi Siq Makhras and Siq Um Ishrin
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MAGAZINE
Walking with Trees: the Kumano Kōdō Kōhechi - Stephen Barber's account and photos of one of Japan's great pilgrimage trails. March 2021
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