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SPRING HIKES 2024

12-04-2024 to 05-05-2024
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SPRING HIKES 2024

Spring Hikes 2024 will feature a series of 3 hikes on the LMT:
- Hike 1: April 12 (afternoon) till April 14 (afternoon)
- Hike 2: April 19 (afternoon) till April 21(afternoon)
- Hike 3: April 26 (afternoon) till May 5 (afternoon)

 

The event will be jointly operated by the LMTA and Lebanese Adventure. Specific sections of the LMT will be hiked.

 

Hike 1

Day Date Sec.
#
From To Dist. (km) Difficulty Level

Accommodation
1 Fri, April 12   Transfer from Baabda El Khreibe         El Khreibe
2 Sat, April 13 19 Maaser el Chouf El Barouk 9.5 Difficult 704 521 El Barouk
3 Sun, April 14 18 El Barouk Ain Zhalta 15.5 Difficult 681 544  

 

 

Hike 2

Day Date

Sec.
#

From To Dist. (km) Difficulty Level Accomodation
1 Fri, April 19   Transfer from Baabda Falougha         Falougha
2 Sat, April 20 16 Falougha El Mtain 13 challenging 574 972 El Mtain
3 Sun, April 21 15 El Mtain Baskinta 16.5 difficult 1178 642  

 

 

Hike 3

Day Date Sec.
#
From To Dist. (km) Difficulty Level Accomodation
1 Fri, April 26   Transfer
from Baabda
Faraya         Faraya
2 Sat, April 27 12 Faraya Afqa 17 challenging 330 609 Majd El Aaqoura
3 Sun, April 28 11 Afqa El
Aaqoura
21.8 difficult 912 590 Majd El Aaqoura
4 Mon, April 29 ST El
Aaqoura
Douma 23 very difficult 800 1406 Douma
5 Tue, April 30 ST Douma Bchaaleh - Douma 13 difficult 858 858 Douma
6 Wed, May 1 ST Douma Tannourine el Faouqa 12 difficult 983 663 Tannourine
7 Thu, May 2 9 Tannourine el Faouqa Bazaoun 20 very difficult 1189 1200 Bazaoun
8 Fri, May 3 8 Bazaoun  Bcharreh 22.7 difficult 938 955 Bcharreh
9 Sat, May 4 7 Bcharreh - Ouadi Houlat Qozhaya 13.2 difficult 771 1156 Qozhaya
10 Sun, May 5 6 Qozhaya Horsh Ehden 9.5 difficult 929 407  

 

 

Options for Participation

  1. Hike 1
    Full Weekend (Friday to Sunday)
  2. Hike 2
    Full Weekend (Friday to Sunday)
  3. Hike 3
    Weekdays (Monday to Thursday): a minimum of 1 night/1 day
    Weekends (Friday to Sunday): a minimum of 2 nights/2 days
  4. Walk the entire 3 hikes

Standalone day hikes are not accepted!

 

Each hiker needs to fill in a separate registration request, as the system does not accept group registrations.

 

 

Fees in USD per Day

Resident Lebanese International (Foreigners & Lebanese Expats)
$110 $130

 

 

Click Here to Visit our Practical Guidelines Page and Learn About:

  • Booking Schedules & Deadlines
  • Payment, Discounts and Cancellation Terms
  • Waiting List
  • Bus Transfers
  • Where you will sleep and how is your transportation arranged
  • What gear and equipment you need to bring with you
  • LMTA zero waste policy

 

Have Questions?

Click Here to check our FAQs page or send us an email to info@lebanontrail.org

Itinerary

Hike 1: Days 1 & 2 (Section 19, Maaser el Chouf to El Barouk & Section 18, El Barouk to Ain Zhalta)

Bus Transfer from LMTA Office to El Khreibe on Friday & back to LMTA offices in Baabda on Sunday

12-04-2024

Overnight in El Khreibe on Friday & in El Barouk on Saturday

12-04-2024

Hike on Saturday on Section 19, Maaser el Chouf to El Barouk & on Sunday on Section 18, El Barouk to Ain Zhalta

13-04-2024

Availability: 2
Price for Lebanese: $220.00
Price for Non-Lebanese: $260.00
Hike
Accommodation
Transportation

Hike 2: Days 1 & 2 (Section 16, Falougha to El Mtain & Section 15, El Mtain to Baskinta)

Bus Transfer from LMTA Office to Falougha on Friday & back to LMTA offices in Baabda on Sunday

19-04-2024

Overnight in Soha Village on Friday & in El Mtain on Saturday

19-04-2024

Hike on Saturday on Section 16, Falougha to El Mtain & on Sunday on Section 15, El Mtain to Baskinta

20-04-2024

Availability: 0
Price for Lebanese: $220.00
Price for Non-Lebanese: $260.00
Hike
Accommodation
Transportation

Hike 3: Days 1 & 2 (Section 12, Faraya to Afqa & Section 11, Afqa to El Aaqoura)

Bus Transfer from LMTA Office to Faraya on Friday & back to LMTA offices in Baabda on Sunday

26-04-2024

Overnight in Faraya on Friday & in Guita Guesthouse on Saturday

26-04-2024

Hike on Saturday on Section 12, Faraya to Afqa & on Sunday on Section 11, Afqa to El Aaqoura

27-04-2024

Availability: 0
Price for Lebanese: $220.00
Price for Non-Lebanese: $260.00
Hike
Accommodation
Transportation

Hike 3: Day 3 (ST, El Aaqoura to Douma)

Overnight in Convent

28-04-2024

Hike the next day in ST, El Aaqoura to Douma

29-04-2024

Availability: 9
Price for Lebanese: $110.00
Price for Non-Lebanese: $130.00
Hike
Accommodation
Transportation

Hike 3: Day 4 (ST, Douma to Bchaaleh-Douma)

Overnight in Club Douma

29-04-2024

Hike the next day on ST, Douma to Bchaaleh-Douma

30-04-2024

Availability: 10
Price for Lebanese: $110.00
Price for Non-Lebanese: $130.00
Hike
Accommodation
Transportation

Hike 3: Day 5 (ST, Douma to Tannourine el Faouqa)

Overnight in Club Douma

30-04-2024

Hike the next day on ST, Douma to Tannourine el Faouqa

01-05-2024

Availability: 10
Price for Lebanese: $110.00
Price for Non-Lebanese: $130.00
Hike
Accommodation
Transportation

Hike 3: Day 6 (Section 9, Tannourine el Faouqa to Bazaoun)

Overnight in Houb Convent

01-05-2024

Hike the next day on Section 9, Tannourine el Faouqa to Bazaoun

02-05-2024

Availability: 8
Price for Lebanese: $110.00
Price for Non-Lebanese: $130.00
Hike
Accommodation
Transportation

Hike 3: Day 7 (Section 8, Bazaoun to Bcharreh)

Overnight in Hotel Karam

02-05-2024

Hike the next day on Section 8, Bazaoun to Bcharreh

03-05-2024

Availability: 7
Price for Lebanese: $110.00
Price for Non-Lebanese: $130.00
Hike
Accommodation
Transportation

Hike 3: Days 8 & 9 (Section 7, Bcharreh-Ouadi Houlat to Qozhaya & Section 6, Qozhaya to Horsh Ehden)

Bus Transfer from LMTA Office to Becharre on Friday & back to LMTA offices in Baabda on Sunday

03-05-2024

Overnight in Becharre on Friday & in Oasis Qozhaya on Saturday

03-05-2024

Hike on Saturday on Section 7, Becharre-Ouadi Houlat to Qozhaya & on Sunday on Section 6, Qozhaya to Horsh Ehden

04-05-2024

Availability: 0
Price for Lebanese: $220.00
Price for Non-Lebanese: $260.00
Hike
Accommodation
Transportation

Testimonials

Monique Bassila Zaarour (2022 Thru-Hiker and current ambassador for Quebec - Canada)

"Every Lebanese should hike the Lebanon Mountain Trail, at least once in her/his lifetime. What you experience on these mountains is something very unique to Lebanon."

Nadine Weber (2022 Thru-Hiker & Former President of the LMTA)

"It's a very simple equation. We wake up, we have breakfast, we hike for about 7 to 10 hours, we arrive to the guesthouse in the other village, we have dinner and we sleep. An then the next day, we repeat. So it's really a very simple equation but what we go through during the journey is pretty different."

Tala Farran (2022 Thru-Hiker)

"It's really sad to say, but when i finished the hike, the only thing I remember is the last step when I saw people waiting and I just wanted to do a U-turn and get back. As much as i love my life and my family, I just was so scared to finish this hike that I was on."

Said Hamad Malaeb (2022 Thru-Hiker)

"It is a unique experience. Lebanon is such a beautiful country and I urge everyone to hike the LMT. What I just experienced has probably given me 20 extra years of life. I am so proud of the result I've accomplished."

Kevin Boueiri (2018 Thru-Hiker)

"We know what Lebanon looks like on a map, but it's very different when you actually walk it from one step to the next. You start connecting memories from one place to the next. And so now when I'm on the coast and I look up to the Shouf or some other section of mountains, I have memories that connect me to those places, friendships that I've formed on the trail that connect me to those places."