Faraya to Kfardebian: LMT section 13
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 8.46 mi
- Elevation gain
- 781 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,772 ft
- Max elevation
- 5,234 ft
- TrailRank
- 63
- Min elevation
- 4,035 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 3 hours 17 minutes
- Time
- 5 hours 37 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2399
- Uploaded
- August 24, 2020
- Recorded
- August 2020
near Aïn Barq, Mont-Liban (Lebanon)
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Itinerary description
This trail is not a loop. It starts at Ordre de Malte (near Chabrouh Dam) and end in Mar Ephrem church in Kfardebian. We therefore parked one car near the church (to get back to the starting point at the end of the hike) and carpooled to Ordre de Malte where we started our hike.
We followed the LMT signs (section 13) all along the way, with little modifications especially at the end, where we took the asphalt road to discover the little passages of the village.
This trail goes by the Nabaa el Aasal spring and the water pipe which crosses over the stream from the Nabaa el Laban spring. When you arrive at the top of the “Jisr el Hajar” of Kfardebian (natural bridge), the trail continues towards a hill lake and joins a concrete water canal to reach the Faqra ruins and temple. The water canal can be slippery, be careful when walking on its borders.
From there, a footpath runs towards a dirt road which passes by a quarry before reaching an umbrella pine forest.
Follow a the path downhill towards the orchards by the stream, passing a concrete bridge. Continue over another bridge onto the main paved road which leads you to some orchards beside the stream. Cross it by a ruined watermill and start climbing towards Kfardebian village.
You can either continue towards section 14 or finish next to the Mar Ephrem church in the village by using the connecting trail.
Remember not to follow blindly the signs and the map. Use your common sense and find your safest path!
Beautiful trail with varied landscapes and sceneries. Always keep our Lebanon clean! Enjoy hikers!
We followed the LMT signs (section 13) all along the way, with little modifications especially at the end, where we took the asphalt road to discover the little passages of the village.
This trail goes by the Nabaa el Aasal spring and the water pipe which crosses over the stream from the Nabaa el Laban spring. When you arrive at the top of the “Jisr el Hajar” of Kfardebian (natural bridge), the trail continues towards a hill lake and joins a concrete water canal to reach the Faqra ruins and temple. The water canal can be slippery, be careful when walking on its borders.
From there, a footpath runs towards a dirt road which passes by a quarry before reaching an umbrella pine forest.
Follow a the path downhill towards the orchards by the stream, passing a concrete bridge. Continue over another bridge onto the main paved road which leads you to some orchards beside the stream. Cross it by a ruined watermill and start climbing towards Kfardebian village.
You can either continue towards section 14 or finish next to the Mar Ephrem church in the village by using the connecting trail.
Remember not to follow blindly the signs and the map. Use your common sense and find your safest path!
Beautiful trail with varied landscapes and sceneries. Always keep our Lebanon clean! Enjoy hikers!
Waypoints
Car park
5,174 ft
Waypoint
Photo
Tree
Bridge
Lake
Archaeological site
Information point
Panorama
River
Wilderness hut
Religious site
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