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2023-06-10 Shabrouh Rock & Dam: The Extended Loop

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Trail stats

Hossza
19,61 km
Szintemelkedés
816 m
Nehézségi szint
Nehéz
lefelé
816 m
Max elevation
1 945 m
TrailRank 
56
Min elevation
1 548 m
Trail type
Loop
Idõ
6 óra 54 perc
Koordináták
1646
Uploaded
2023. június 12.
Recorded
június 2023
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közel Aïn Ourâj, Mont-Liban (Libanon)

Megtekintve 231 alkalommal, letöltve 4 alkalommal

Trail photos

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Itinerary description

Lebanon's Highlands are beautiful all year round; the rock formation make up for the lack of woods.
Just to introduce the elephant in the room, this is a difficult hike. It is a difficult hike because it is long and because it is mostly a rocky trail.
Whatever you pay in sweat, you make up for it in beautiful landscape and scenery.
The hike started from the bottom of the Shabrouh dam and moved left toward Hrajel (The first 5+ km were on pavement). After Hrajel, the hike started to take shape, the trail started a steady climb passing by rock formations that was shaped by thousands of years of snow, rain, and sun. Some of these rocks had familiar shapes and we named them based on these shapes: snake, turtle, etc.
The sky was blue clear with dispersed white clouds and the breeze made it a cool one.
After the quarry, we started our downhill towards the Shabrouh lake and the taupe color started to mingle with the jaded green color of the lake.
The objective of this hike was to break a sweat (which we DID) and to reach the famous Shabrouh rock. Getting to the rock proved a bit challenging but we made it and there we had our lunch break where, no picture, could describe the view.
After the rock we descended on a steep switchback to reach the banks of the lake - my fellow hikers enjoyed a dip in the cold water of Shabrouh and half an hour later we reached our cars and called it a day.

Waypoints

PiktogramÉjszakázás Magasság 1 590 m
FényképOld Style Resort Homes FényképOld Style Resort Homes

Old Style Resort Homes

I was happy to see this sustainable architecture; the roof of the houses are used to raise veggies.

PiktogramIntersection Magasság 1 561 m

Go Right

PiktogramIntersection Magasság 1 565 m

Go Left

PiktogramPanoráma Magasság 1 706 m
FényképJabal (Mount) Mousa FényképJabal (Mount) Mousa FényképJabal (Mount) Mousa

Jabal (Mount) Mousa

PiktogramPanoráma Magasság 1 675 m
FényképSnake Head FényképSnake Head FényképSnake Head

Snake Head

Rock formations over thousands of years chiseled by snow, water, and sun made the rocks look like different shapes.

PiktogramFa Magasság 1 672 m
FényképTree Rock

Tree Rock

One of the few trees (oak) encountered on this trail. It is protected by the rocks surrounding it.

PiktogramPanoráma Magasság 1 690 m
FényképRock Plates FényképRock Plates

Rock Plates

PiktogramPanoráma Magasság 1 738 m
FényképCoffee Break FényképCoffee Break FényképCoffee Break

Coffee Break

My fellow hikers decided to have their coffee break in the shade of the Turtle (we named it) rock.

PiktogramPanoráma Magasság 1 818 m
FényképOasis FényképOasis

Oasis

once in a while we came across a sinkhole rich with lush greens. Such a treat in the middle of rocky terrain.

PiktogramVallási helyszín Magasság 1 868 m
FényképCross FényképCross

Cross

Christian towns have grown the habit of putting up a cross on the highest hills surrounding the villages.

Piktogram Magasság 1 875 m
FényképShabrouh Peek-A-Boo FényképShabrouh Peek-A-Boo FényképShabrouh Peek-A-Boo

Shabrouh Peek-A-Boo

The first sighting of the Shabrouh lake from. We had visual contact a few hundred meters before the summit of the trail.

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 1 855 m
FényképQuarry Site FényképQuarry Site FényképQuarry Site

Quarry Site

You see this all over Lebanon; "citizens" take advantage of the government impenitence to punish them and start destroying nature. The quarry is the summit of this trail.

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 1 944 m
FényképGIS

GIS

A GIS mark placed by the Lebanese army to be used as reference point for border demarcation.

PiktogramPanoráma Magasság 1 896 m
FényképPOV I

POV I

PiktogramPanoráma Magasság 1 877 m
FényképPOV II

POV II

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 1 763 m
FényképFissure FényképFissure

Fissure

PiktogramPanoráma Magasság 1 732 m
FényképPOV III

POV III

PiktogramWaypoint Magasság 1 743 m
FényképShabrouh Famous Rock FényképShabrouh Famous Rock

Shabrouh Famous Rock

Piktogram Magasság 1 625 m
FényképShabrouh Lake Banks FényképShabrouh Lake Banks

Shabrouh Lake Banks

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