2021-03-06 Kaftoun-Kfar-Helda Waterfall

If your trail has waterfalls, in Lebanon, I recommend that you do it late winter-early spring; the snow would be melting and the falls would be at their extreme strength.
This trail was to visit the famous Kfar-Helda waterfall.
The trail started from the sleepy village of Kadtoun where we took a dirt road that lead us to a man-made canal and water collection (from melted snow) reservoir to generate electricity. The trail followed the water canal through the villages of Majdil, Bsateen El Ossi, and Kfar-Helda. On the way there, we came across a man-made waterfall that serves as an outlet of the excess water from melting snow in order to prevent the bursting of the pipes that deliver water to the hydroelectric plant.
Kfar-Helda fall was on my list of the places to go and it was greater than I imagined it would be; the water was powerful and roaring. We had a chance to witness greatness from many point-of-views along the trail. The trail is a scenic trail that was recently rehabilitated and cleared by the villages municipality.
The trail has a camping site where there was a group of outdoor lovers were taking advantage of the weather and camping.
On the way back we stopped at the bank of Naher El Joz (The Walnut River) where we had our lunch break next to an old and beautiful abandoned water mill (there was many along the way). We, also, crossed many old bridges and, in some cases, hopping on rocks to go to the other side.
This trail is a family-friendly trail but a bit long (ranked it moderate because of its length).
The weather was an early spring weather with blue sky interspersed by white clouds.
The views were those of evergreen valleys with a snaking river and orchards of orange trees.

P.S. Be careful, there is a gate next to the water collection pond which is being locked by the hydroelectric plant due to theft of its equipment.