Road block between Medina & Yanbu | Warning

January 20th, 2024 by our.overland.adventures

Crazy engineering to put a tarmac road on this steep of an incline. Road officially closed but roadblocks can be passed by cars and motorbikes. 90% of the steep part is tarmac, some very uneven off road, but very manageable with 4x4.

We drove uphill from Yambu to Medinah, which is easier than the other way around I think.

Definitely not suitable for 2wd or big rigs.

December 26th, 2023 by Gert Jan ter Haar

We descended the road with our (heavy) 4x4 Land Rover Defender camper. It is very steep, and we needed to descend in 1st gear low for about the first 4km. Most of the road is paved, and a little stretch is gravel and stones. Take it slow!

March 9th, 2023 by adventurehaks.com

Nice scenic drive, the broken road adds to the remote feel of the mountains. Easily possible with off road capable motorcycle or 4x4.

January 24th, 2023 by anoukoepfer

This road between Medina and Yanbu seems to be permanently blocked due to floods flooding the street at some parts. It’s only a short part. We saw two cars coming up
and asked whether the road is accessible. The
answer was “yes with 4x4 very manageable”.
The barrier looks old and we didnt see any
cunstruction going on, the project seems
abandoned… 4x4 was needed at some points. Going downhill the blocked road
took us only 10 minutes. So it's fine.