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Footprints hiking in Arz Jaj – Ehmej Trail

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12, June 2022

Mount Lebanon

The Footprints Nature Club would like to invite you this Sunday 12 June 2022 to walk on an amazing trail that will take us to Ehmej region to walk on a new trail:

Hiking in Cedars of Jaj (Arz Jaj) - Ehmej Trail #8

Start this loop at Saint George church of Bkarta, Ehmej.
Starting at the church, a footpath goes up to Ain Bkarta, a captured water spring, and continues uphill North towards the pass above.

You are now near the first snow pit of our way, “Houwet al-Biyada”, where snow remains late until summer and shepherds melt it for their goats (A worthwile detour of 200m).

Zigzagging among rocks and sinkholes, we pass two other snow holes, “Houwet al-Morh” and “Houwet al-Manchara” before we reach the “Cedars of Jaj”. Old and majestic, they hide under their branches a small chapel, that an arabic inscription dates to the 1860s. It’s dedicated to the resurrection. Like other groves, the place is known as “Arz ar-Rabb” i.e. Cedars of God.

For the average hiker, the return route is simply backwards or to the nearby asphalted road to the village of Jaj.

Fit hikers can go more uphill east among needle-like stones along a canyon to reach the largest and most spectacular sinkhole of the whole range. Looking inside the pit from above, an incredible view awaits you. Spear-like rocks, more like an army, spring up from the low ground some 60m deep and snow is there hiding from the rays of the sun.
Time is now for the way back. Ups and downs again among oaks and junipers to cross southwards the steep slopes until “Jisr Ibrahim” where it meets T02. Turning west, we follow it via the “Mdaqer” until our starting point.

The level of the hike will be Medium to Hard Level (Around 12 KMs) with some difficulties.

رحلتنا لهذا الأحد 12 حزيران 2022، ستكون على درب رائع سيأخذنا إلى أجمل المناطق اللبنانية للمشي في الطبيعة في قضاء جبيل، وخصوصاً في هذا الطقس الربيعي الرائع،

مشي في الطبيعة في أرز جاج - إهمج

الدرب سيبدأ من منطقة إهمج ونتوجه صعوداً باتجاه أرز جاج. مناظر رائعة بانتظارنا خصوصاً للهوات الطبيعية الموجودة في المنطقة.

الرحلة ستكون بمستوى متوسط الى صعب (حوالي 12 كلم).

For more details, please check the event on our website: www.footprintsclub.com

For Reservations
Call or send us SMS or WHATSAPP message with the names of all the participants on the number 03-876112

You can also send us email with all the names and phone number to: hiking@footprintsclub.com

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