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Aintoura-Tarchich-Fouar Dara- Qattine Azar-Aintoura

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Trail stats

Distance
12.54 mi
Elevation gain
2,874 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
2,874 ft
Max elevation
5,826 ft
TrailRank 
59
Min elevation
3,931 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
5 hours 50 minutes
Time
8 hours 8 minutes
Coordinates
3571
Uploaded
May 3, 2021
Recorded
May 2021
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near Haï Beït Aazâr, Mont-Liban (Lebanon)

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Itinerary description

We started at Aintoura at the edge of the village. There is some sort of picnic place.
The hike starts on asphalt road (around 1.5km).
Then we followed a dirty road till a bridge that we crossed and we were on the other side of the mountain. We followed a narrow trail and then an ascending dirty road till we reached Tarchich.
In Tarchich, we cut through some fields, followed some asphalt/dirty roads till we reached the main road "Mrouj-Zahleh". We crossed it and followed again another dirty road for some km.
In this part, the hike is easy to follow even if there are many dirty roads in the region.
After some km, we left the dirty road and passed between two big rocks.
After passing the big rocks, we were seeing Fouar Dara and we head towards it (no real trail but easy to get there)
We visited each corner of this place.
Then we went up where we had our lunch break on the rocks overseeing the Fouar Dara.
For our way back, we did not want to follow the dirty road leading to the road "Mrouj-Zahleh", so we climbed the mountain behind the Fouar Dara and we walked on the other edge . No trail but not difficult to follow. Then we went down and crossed the road.
We followed a trail parallel to the main road and beneath the cliffs. We made a small mistake and at a certain point, we went lower then the level we were following.
We had to climb through the bushes to the upper level (it was not easy, try to avoid this mistake).
We followed this trail till Qattine Azar. We went to the other side of this place and continued in the same direction till we reached the asphalt. We made around 70 meters on the asphalt and then we took a dirty road and then asphalt roads to reach the starting point.
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Waypoints

PictographPicnic Altitude 4,183 ft
Photo ofStart of the hike

Start of the hike

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,051 ft
Photo ofCrosses on the cliff

Crosses on the cliff

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,060 ft
Photo ofView of the forest in the opposite side of the valley

View of the forest in the opposite side of the valley

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,065 ft
Photo ofWater station

Water station

There are drinkable water there

PictographRiver Altitude 3,965 ft
Photo ofRiver

River

PictographRiver Altitude 3,995 ft
Photo ofRiver

River

PictographBridge Altitude 3,973 ft
Photo ofBridge

Bridge

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,958 ft
Photo ofNice Rock formation

Nice Rock formation

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,181 ft
Photo ofWho wants to relax there ?

Who wants to relax there ?

PictographIntersection Altitude 5,309 ft
Photo ofMain road crossing

Main road crossing

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,540 ft
Photo ofSpring View

Spring View

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,647 ft
Photo ofNice Villa

Nice Villa

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,626 ft
Photo ofPassage between two rocks 1

Passage between two rocks 1

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,528 ft
Photo ofView after the passage between two rocks 2

View after the passage between two rocks 2

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,502 ft
Photo ofAnother photo from the two rocks from the other side

Another photo from the two rocks from the other side

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,286 ft
Photo ofFouar Dara 1

Fouar Dara 1

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,343 ft
Photo ofFaour Dara 2

Faour Dara 2

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,269 ft
Photo ofFaour Dara 3

Faour Dara 3

We took a small trail leading to an upper level - View from this level From this level, you have a view on the sinkhole

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,451 ft
Photo ofTrenches

Trenches

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,277 ft
Photo ofSpring colors

Spring colors

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,184 ft
Photo ofDescent leading to main road 'Mrouj-Zahleh'

Descent leading to main road 'Mrouj-Zahleh'

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,888 ft
Photo ofSpring Colors

Spring Colors

PictographIntersection Altitude 4,852 ft
Photo ofRoad crossing

Road crossing

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,603 ft
Photo ofWater Stream

Water Stream

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,658 ft
Photo ofTrail under the cliffs

Trail under the cliffs

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,710 ft
Photo ofQattine Azar 1

Qattine Azar 1

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,698 ft
Photo ofQattine Azar 2

Qattine Azar 2

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,719 ft
Photo ofQattine Azar 3

Qattine Azar 3

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,851 ft
Photo ofNice house overlooking the valley we had just crossed in the morning

Nice house overlooking the valley we had just crossed in the morning

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,747 ft
Photo ofNice View

Nice View

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,632 ft
Photo ofAintoura from above

Aintoura from above

PictographMonument Altitude 4,430 ft
Photo ofMemorial for genocide that took place in 1976 in Aintoura

Memorial for genocide that took place in 1976 in Aintoura

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,430 ft
Photo ofAintoura Water source

Aintoura Water source

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