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2020-06-18 Ehden Loop

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Distancia
17,83 km
Desnivel positivo
1.154 m
Dificultad técnica
Difícil
Desnivel negativo
1.154 m
Altitud máxima
2.432 m
TrailRank 
62
Altitud mínima
1.528 m
Tipo de ruta
Circular
Tiempo
7 horas 23 minutos
Coordenadas
2204
Fecha de subida
19 de junio de 2020
Fecha de realización
junio 2020
Sé el primero en aplaudir
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cerca de Basloûqît, Liban-Nord (Lebanon)

Vista 1234 veces, descargada 39 veces

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Descripción del itinerario

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.

Puntos de interés

IconoWaypoint Altitud 1.541 m
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Go Left

IconoWaypoint Altitud 1.603 m

Go Straight

IconoWaypoint Altitud 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.

IconoWaypoint Altitud 1.663 m

Go Left

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

IconoWaypoint Altitud 1.784 m
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Forest of the Famous

IconoWaypoint Altitud 1.946 m
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Ehden Cross

IconoWaypoint Altitud 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.

IconoWaypoint Altitud 2.411 m

Dar Kibar

IconoWaypoint Altitud 2.004 m
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Lizzab Country

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

IconoWaypoint Altitud 1.913 m
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Ehden Cedar Reserve

One of the most majestic cedar trees in Lebanon.

IconoWaypoint Altitud 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.

IconoWaypoint Altitud 1.579 m
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Naasa Spring

Naasa is Arabic for green grass used for sitting area.

IconoWaypoint Altitud 1.614 m
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Gate to the Reserve

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