Afternoon Fewbie Desert Drive - Apocalypse Now: Razeen to Ghost Roads - Abu Dhabi - 12 Jun 2026

[Ale Vallecchi]

We request every member that joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquettes
• Emergency details for all off roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and above (all levels)

Meeting time:  03:30 pm (departure time)

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/UhmWtVMdbCMf1oVQ9

Action Plan:  Fourth drive in this interesting and diverse region of Abu Dhabi's desert. We'll start from the general Razeen area, to proceed westward across a succession of technical areas and vast sabkhas, until we'll arrive at Abu Dhabi's "ghost roads", that is the remnants of a never started residential development, where only the tarmac roads and the road signs rise from the dunes that have reclaimed most of this area. A "post-apocalyptic" feeling that will make the drive as adventurous as possible, while crossing different terrains, dotted with unusual types of local vegetation. 

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face masks, rubber gloves, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 07:00 PM (at sunset)

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

RECOMMENDED OFF-ROAD GEAR:

• Tire deflator & Tire pressure gauge
• Compressor (MANDATORY)
• Walkie-talkie radio (MANDATORY)
• Off-road flag (MANDATORY)
• Shovel, Tow Rope & 2 Shackles
• First-aid kit
• Fire extinguisher.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• This drive is limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 12 PM.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
• RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list.
• Latecomers will be returned - Without any exceptions.
• Members without RSVP will be returned - Without any exceptions.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.
   

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

 

 

 

[Ale Vallecchi]

Dear Desertnauts.

Short briefing for tomorrow's weekend opening drive.

The meeting and deflation point will be posted in 10 minutes. Kindly reach it in time for a timely departure. The drive should be relatively quick, starting with a more complex technical area (mostly due to abundant vegetation), and will proceed with increasingly clean yet tight dunes, until we'll reach the Ghost Roads, around which there are some nice and clean dunes to look around.

The convoy order will be:

@Glenn W in Second Lead

@Lukas Wii at #3

@Steffi at #4

@Yerem Davtyan at #5

@_Piotr_ at #6 and 

@Giacomo in Sweep.

See you tomorrow for an interesting and fun beginning of the weekend.

 

[Ale Vallecchi]

[Yerem Davtyan]

Dear @Ale Vallecchi, apologies, seems i won't finish work early enough to make it. Have fun! 

[_Piotr_]

@Ale Vallecchi thank you organizing this interesting trip. It was great!

Thank you @Glenn W and @Giacomo for supporting this convoy. 
 

I have uploaded few photos and made a short movie from our trip. 
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZf1635oNHG/?igsh=ZTZ1Nm9nNDVpZTRm

Hope to see you all soon,
Piotr 

[Glenn W]

@Ale Vallecchi great drive out this afternoon, mix of some nice clean dunes, some tough areas with quite a bit of vegetation and some very large sabkhas. The surprise at the end of the drive was seeing the dunes with large amounts of water in between. Very surprising and very pleasant. 
 

@Giacomothanks for the sweep today, and great driving @_Piotr_ @Lukas Wii @Steffi