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Rami Rachkidi

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Distance: 8.06 mi
Elevation gain: 1,706 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 1,706 ft
Max elevation: 6,257 ft
TrailRank: 57
Min elevation: 5,660 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: 4 hours 12 minutes
Time: 6 hours 7 minutes
Coordinates: 2396
Uploaded: May 31, 2020
Recorded: May 2020

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near El Mnaïtra, Mont-Liban (Lebanon)

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Second day of our Afqa highlands weekend. Starting from the same point (33 North shepherds house) and going north in the direction of Yammouneh highlands. After a moderate climb of 80 m, we reached a point overlooking a beautiful green valley (Wadi el Dabbour). Don't be tempted to go there because there are still mines from the leabanese war times. Instead, go to the right and walk towards a geodesic point where you can have some nice photos. The trail then turns to the south with some hills on the way. This area is a terrain for lebanese army trainings and you will find some spots of burned old tires. The sceneries are different from first day: no juniper trees but a wide plateau overlooking the Bekaa valley and anti-lebanon mountain chain. After crossing Afqa-Hadath Baalbak road, we continued the loop till the starting point.