Sid al Nogra

 

Sid al Nogra is a seasonal waterfall, a very dramatic sight, especially when there is water flowing in it. Usually there is a little in the granite pools at the top, fed by underground streams collecting water from a huge area. Located half-day’s walk from the town of St. Katherine, it’s a fairly demanding trek to reach Sid al Nogra, usually combined with a climb to Jebel Banat. You could either start from the settlements of Abu Seila, Sheikh Awad or Abu Zeituna. 

Around Sid al Nogra
  • Sid al Nogra: seasonal water fall with granite pools at the top, draining the big Wadi Freah area via Wadi Nogra to Wadi Gharba.
  • Wadi Freah: a wide open wadi, or more like a plain or a huge basin, it is in the mountains above the settlement of Abu Seila.
  • Wadi Saray: the direct route from Wadi Freah to Wadi Nogra.
  • Wadi Abu Zeituna: a long wadi starting above the settlement of Abu Zeituna, which is on the main St. Katherine road, it runs towards the Wadi Freah area before connecting to Wadi Nogra.
  • Wadi Gharba: the wadi below the waterfall of Sida Nogra, with several cascades and smaller seasonal waterfalls. It connects to Al-Karm Ecolodge and the settlement of Sheikh Awad.

Hike info and map: Trek 7


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Approaching from Wadi Gharba, waterfall bottom, waterfall top, Wadi al Nogra. (July 2007)




































Approaching from Wadi Gharba, waterfall bottom, high pass, waterfall top, Wadi al Nogra. (October 2007)


























More photos coming.

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