Doha Festival City is getting ready.
Doha Festival City (DHFC) — Qatar’s largest entertainment, retail and dining destination-will provide visitors free access to a 3km Outdoor Leisure Trail when it opens next month.
The trail, which surrounds the project, includes a running and walking path, as well as an adjacent Cycling Lane with technical trail features specifically designed for mountain bikes.
Trevor Hill, General Manager of Doha Festival City Mall, said, “We are proud to be in a position to reveal a glimpse of the exciting offering visitors will enjoy at our destination. Not only we are committed to be a premier leisure and entertainment destination, we fully support the Qatar Government in its drive to promote healthier lifestyles amongst the community, which is evident in our unique indoor and outdoor facilities.”
The Outdoor Leisure Trail caters for both running and cycling, and is designed with fun and fitness in mind. The mountain bike cycle track has a number of different route features and offers various surfaces with inbuilt gradients and obstacles to suit all abilities of mountain bikers and was designed by British company, Architrail. The running track also has exercise stations along the route, allowing both casual and more serious runners to exercise and enjoy the green spaces being created as part of the project.
The Mountain Bike Trail consists of 13 different Technical Trail Features (TTF) suitable for beginners and more advanced cyclists wishing to improve their mountain bike skills, with each TTF designed to simulate challenges one would encounter on a Mountain Bike Trail.
Features include Grade Reversals, Berms, a Pump Track, Wedges, a Rock Causeway, Drop Offs, Rock Gardens, Water Causeway, EcoPlastic boardwalk, Mist Tunnel, Rollers & Jerms, Rock Climbing, and a wrap up section to put all skills to the test.
Hill added, “Throughout the development and construction of Doha Festival City, the idea of creating a space for the whole community to come together was a significant part of everything we planned.”
