Chabrouh trekking and camping
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.83 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,982 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,982 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,454 ft
- TrailRank
-
71
5
- Min elevation
- 5,111 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 5 hours 7 minutes
- Time
- 19 hours 51 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3380
- Uploaded
- August 8, 2019
- Recorded
- August 2019
near Aïn Ourâj, Mont-Liban (Lebanon)
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Itinerary description
Summer's heat makes day hiking unpleasant. Night hikes and overnight campings are much more enjoyable at this time of the year. Instead of a full day hike, carry your camping stuff on your back and start late during the day to spend the night in the mountains. Sunset and sunrise will make your experience unforgettable. We parked our cars next to "Café Jalileh" close to Chabrouh dam and we started our trek carrying all what is needed in our backpacks (20 kg). We hiked to the left of the dam, then to the left of the lake. After the initial dam ascent, the trail was merely flat next to the lake. After reaching the north side of the lake, we started a steady ascent till the Geodesic point of Chabrouh (about 2 hours). The camp was set just below this point having a magnificent view of the lake, Faraya and Ouyoun el simane. The MSR Windburner is all what you need to cook there. A bottle of prosecco carried with ice was a good idea. A bivy bag is more than enough to spend the night. Beautiful sunrise at 5 am. We packed our lighter food-free backpacks and continued our trek following the trail to reach Faraya's Saint Charbel Statue and Church. We ended our trek around noon having a tasty lunch at "Café Jalileh" before going back home.
NB: There is a fountain at the beginning of second day where you can refill your bottles or camelbags.
NB: There is a fountain at the beginning of second day where you can refill your bottles or camelbags.
Waypoints
Waypoint
5,324 ft
Lake
Panorama
Intersection
Summit
Campsite
Fountain
Photo
Religious site
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What an experience! Lucky you get to do these wonderful hikes with your busy schedule doc!
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Beautiful hike and camp. Thank you so much for the coordinates. And the fountain was flowing surprisingly. We did this trail on 17 and 18th December 2019
Thanks again 🙌🏾
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Thank you for this hike. Its fun and gorgeous.
A bit on the longer side if you are doing it in one go, but doable.
Maybe park another car in Mar Charbel to avoid the steep descent on the paved road (not a fun one)
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Amazing trail!!! Thank you so much. very precise and enjoyable
in the beginning it started a little bit hard till the geodesic point than after the camp our journey began
i did it from two days with my friend 11 , 12th of october and it's fantastic.