August 12th, 2007 by Torstein Schiøtz Worren
Get transport to Bayt ‘Adhaqa, about 45 minutes west of Thilla on a mostly newly asphalted road.
From the main souq in Bayt ‘Adhaqah, walk upwards and through the black rock pass blasted through the mountain.
Find a way to climb the cliff on the left side of the road after the pass and find the path that winds along the right side of the mountain.
Keep walking for an hour or so and you will eventually find an abandoned stone hut and a gate just after it. If you come to a point where it looks like the path goes down to the road below again, backtrack 20 metres and find the stone steps going up to the hut.
Keep walking again for another half hour or so until the terrain flattens out. At that point there should be a path up towards the left that will eventually lead to the watch tower on the at the top. We went straight instead and ended up at a water reservoir where we walked along the terraced fields and eventually found a hidden path going up the cliff on the left to the village.
It’s also possible to go back through the village and up to the highest peak behind it. There is supposed to be a cave or something on the way up. The villagers are really friendly!
To get back to Bayt Adhaqah, head back along the plateau towards the lone school building to the left of the village and the top behind it.
When you get to a few houses on the right side of the road, take the path on the left going between some fields.
Keep following the path down, winding below the ruins of a fort and the left side of the valley widening out.
When you get to a village, head down the opening in the valley to the left and head down through the ruined wall with a gate and straight on down to Bayt ‘Adhaqa from there.
Total time: 6 hours.
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