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2020-06-18 Ehden Loop

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Statistiques du parcours

Distance
17,83 km
Dénivelé positif
1 154 m
Difficulté technique
Difficile
Dénivelé négatif
1 154 m
Altitude maxi
2 432 m
TrailRank 
62
Altitude mini
1 528 m
Type d'itinéraire
En boucle
Durée
7 heures 23 minutes
Coordonnées
2204
Publié
19 juin 2020
Enregistré
juin 2020
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près de Basloûqît, Liban-Nord (Lebanon)

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Description de l'itinéraire

A perfect day to do Ehden.
The weather was a highland spring weather with clear skies with dispersed clouds and temperature in the uppper teens to lower twenties. The spring season turned an already green area greener.
The hike started from the gate of the Ehden Cedar Reserve where we climbed a moderate slope hill into the Blue Cliff (Al Sheer El azraq which is made of greyish-bkueish stones) the trail was in the middle of a a pine, oak, cedar, and Cupressus tree to name a few. Ehden was vertically below us with its red-roof houses. The Blue Cliff lead us to the Nabhay hill where the forest of the famous is located. Forest of the famous is a newly established Cedar forest sponsored by local, regional, and global musicians; it is part of the efforts of Ehden to repopulate its mountains with cedar trees.
From Nabhay we took a steeper uphill climb leading us to the Ehden Highlands (Al Jurd in Arabic). It is a barren rocky hills that has its own beauty and mystique; it compliments the forests around. After a short lunch break in the highlands we continued on a rocky trail and entered the Ehden Cedar Forest reserve where we enjoyed a wonderful walk among cedar trees ranging from few years to thousand of years old with each tree has its own story to tell. In the process we encountered a few fallen trees due to the high wind storm Lebanon encountered a early 2020.
The hike was beautiful and recommended for advanced hikers.
I an ranking this hike as difficult bcause of the highland section of this hike.

Waypoints

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 541 m
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Go Left

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 603 m

Go Straight

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 644 m
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The Blue Cliff

Cliff overlooking Ehden. Named the blue cliff because it is formed of grey-blueish rocks.

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 663 m

Go Left

The beginning of the steep climb to Nabhay and the Forest of the Famous.

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 784 m
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Forest of the Famous

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 946 m
Photo deEhden Cross

Ehden Cross

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 2 395 m
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Rock Tiles

the top of the highland at 2420 ASL. The rocks are chiseled by snow into a mosaic of mono color that fits perfectly with its surroundings.

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 2 411 m

Dar Kibar

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 2 004 m
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Lizzab Country

Lizzab is a tree local to Lebanese territiry and lives at 1700 ASL.

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 913 m
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Ehden Cedar Reserve

One of the most majestic cedar trees in Lebanon.

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 735 m
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Jafia

Jafia is Arabic for empty square. Jafia is a square inside the cedar reserve with no trees in it.

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 579 m
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Naasa Spring

Naasa is Arabic for green grass used for sitting area.

PictogrammeWaypoint Altitude 1 614 m
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Gate to the Reserve

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