2019-08-17 Mtayn Sunnine to Oyoun Seeman Sunset Hike
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 10.11 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,388 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,536 ft
- Max elevation
- 8,376 ft
- TrailRank
- 43
- Min elevation
- 6,218 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 6 hours 39 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1483
- Uploaded
- August 18, 2019
- Recorded
- August 2019
near Aïn ed Dâra, Mont-Liban (Lebanon)
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Itinerary description
Mount Sunnine is a mountain in the Mount Lebanon range. Its highest point is 2,628 m (8,622 feet) above sea level. Mount Sunnine, which has a base of limestone, is the source of many mountain springs.
Our trail will started from the foot of Sunnine in the Mtayn town limits from 1650. The trail went on a dirt road all the way up to mount Sunnine cross in time to watch the breathtaking view of Bekaa, Mediterranean, and the sunset with its many shades of orange color at 2457 meters ASL altitude. After witnessing the sunset and taking in the scenery of the ponds of Kfardebian we took a mostly downhill dirt road to Ouyoun El Seeman and onto the bus.
The weather was warm at the start of the hike but once you get to the top, the wind is brutal and you are recommended to have the proper clothing (base layer, fleece, and a vest or a windbreaker)
Only recommended for fit hikers
Our trail will started from the foot of Sunnine in the Mtayn town limits from 1650. The trail went on a dirt road all the way up to mount Sunnine cross in time to watch the breathtaking view of Bekaa, Mediterranean, and the sunset with its many shades of orange color at 2457 meters ASL altitude. After witnessing the sunset and taking in the scenery of the ponds of Kfardebian we took a mostly downhill dirt road to Ouyoun El Seeman and onto the bus.
The weather was warm at the start of the hike but once you get to the top, the wind is brutal and you are recommended to have the proper clothing (base layer, fleece, and a vest or a windbreaker)
Only recommended for fit hikers
Waypoints
Waypoint
7,144 ft
View of Zahle and Mid Bekaa
From this point you can see Zahle and the Mid-Bekaa district.
Waypoint
7,528 ft
Forzol Road
If you take right here, you will end up in Forzol in Bekaa Valley.
Waypoint
8,367 ft
Sunnine Cross
Christian towns have this tradition of setting up crosses at the highest point in their town limits, The Sunnine cross is one of them. This area was a military post during Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war. You can still see some bunkers standing.
Waypoint
7,469 ft
Mzar Ski Lifts
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