The Footprints Nature Club would like to invite you to another amazing hiking trip in this amazing Spring Season on Sunday 2 April 2017, to walk on a very new trail in a very special region:

Hiking New Trail to Qornet El-Mzaar in Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve

Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve (JMBR) is located in Kesrouan District, Lebanon, on the shoulders of the western slopes of Mount Lebanon Chain, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea to the West. For more info about the Reserve, please visit the website http://www.jabalmoussa.org.

We have done several trips before to Jabal Moussa, but this time we will walk on a very new trail to reach the highest summit in the Reserve, Qornet El-Mzaar.

The hike will be of a Medium Level (7/10, around 8.5 KMs, 4 to 5 hours).

We will start our hike at Baydar el-shawk/Qehmez entrance (1400m). A moderate uphill hike reaching Bir el Masbek, an old water cistern found carved in the karstic rocks. Another uphill detour from Bir el Masbek towards Qornet el Mzar (1600m), the highest summit of Jabal Moussa that shelters ruins of a Roman temple and amazing 360⁰ view on the diverse landscapes surrounding Jabal Moussa; a true mix of nature and culture.

An easy downhill hike towards the Cross of Yahchouch that was erected by Yahchouch youths on the summit of Jabal Moussa, overlooking the historical Adonis Valley, and the toward the Byut/Old Houses loop.

After the houses and cistern visit, we will walk downhill until we reach Emperor Hadrian's Inscriptions, and hike downhill to Mchati entrance (next to St Elias church), which is the second entrance of the reserve and where the bus shall meet you back.

The entrance fees to the Reserve are 8,000 LBP per person.

ندعوكم لمشاركتنا هذا الأحد 2 نيسان 2017 للمشي على درب جديد في المنطقة الرائعة في قضاء كسروان:

مشي في الطبيعة الى قرنة المزار في محمية جبل موسى

الدرب الذي سنسير عليه هذا الأحد هو درب جديد كلياً سنصل من خلاله الى أعلى قمة في المحمية، قمة المزار...

مستوى الرحلة هو مستوى متوسط، حوالي 8.5 كلم ووقت حوالي 4 الى 5 ساعات.

رسم الدخول الى المحمية هو 8.000 ليرة لبنانية...