2020-05-31 Aammiq - Barouk - Ain Zhalta - Aammiq Loop
Fotos de la ruta
Autor
Estadísticas de la ruta
- Distancia
- 26,54 km
- Desnivel positivo
- 1.180 m
- Dificultad técnica
- Difícil
- Desnivel negativo
- 1.180 m
- Altitud máxima
- 1.894 m
- TrailRank
- 47
- Altitud mínima
- 872 m
- Tipo de ruta
- Circular
- Tiempo
- 8 horas 47 minutos
- Coordenadas
- 2101
- Fecha de subida
- 1 de junio de 2020
- Fecha de realización
- mayo 2020
cerca de El Qasr, Béqaa (Lebanon)
Vista 533 veces, descargada 11 veces
Fotos de la ruta
Descripción del itinerario
The first real hike this spring because of the lock-down due to Corona virus! All hikers used their own cars to get to the start point.
This hike was supposed to be a 17 km but snowballed to a 27.7 km and did not complete its objective, for we did not visit the marshland of Aammiq.
The hike started near the Aammiq marshland reserve and went uphill through a steady constant slope passing through the Sit Shaawani shrine (lady Shaawani shrine of religious significance to the Druze sect in Lebanon) and through a mixed cedar-pine forest walking on a dirt road leading up to the Barouk Cedar reserve; This ection of the trail is an 8+ km uphill. From the Barouk reserve we went rightward through another a 4+ km uphill slope and a 4+ km of a straight walk (no elevation 😊) to reach the Ain Zhalta Cedar reserve. The trail then went through an 11 km downhill through a cow path road to reach our cars.
The trail scenery was a wonderful mix of marshlands, green pasture, pine and cedar forests, old oak trees (some are 1000s year old), and a variety of high contrast spring colors. The weather was breezy pleasant with temperature in the lower twenties and a clear sunny sky.
I rank this hike as advanced because of its length.
I intend to do it again in order to visit the marshlands.
This hike was supposed to be a 17 km but snowballed to a 27.7 km and did not complete its objective, for we did not visit the marshland of Aammiq.
The hike started near the Aammiq marshland reserve and went uphill through a steady constant slope passing through the Sit Shaawani shrine (lady Shaawani shrine of religious significance to the Druze sect in Lebanon) and through a mixed cedar-pine forest walking on a dirt road leading up to the Barouk Cedar reserve; This ection of the trail is an 8+ km uphill. From the Barouk reserve we went rightward through another a 4+ km uphill slope and a 4+ km of a straight walk (no elevation 😊) to reach the Ain Zhalta Cedar reserve. The trail then went through an 11 km downhill through a cow path road to reach our cars.
The trail scenery was a wonderful mix of marshlands, green pasture, pine and cedar forests, old oak trees (some are 1000s year old), and a variety of high contrast spring colors. The weather was breezy pleasant with temperature in the lower twenties and a clear sunny sky.
I rank this hike as advanced because of its length.
I intend to do it again in order to visit the marshlands.
Puntos de interés
Waypoint
965 m
BHG Yoga
We ran into the Brummana Hiking Group practicing Yoga in the pine forest of the reserve.
Waypoint
1.015 m
Skaff Residence Road
The Skaffs own a huge section of the mountain; it was gifted to them by the French government, I am told by locals, during the French mandate over Lebanon (1918 - 1945)
Waypoint
1.203 m
Ain Tein
Ain Tein (the two springs) is a spring with running eaters throughout the year. It seems the reserve are taking good care of it.
Waypoint
1.681 m
Barouk Cedar Reserve
Waypoint
1.700 m
Second Break
I forgot my handmade cedar stick behind here :(
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