2019-02-23 Rahwe Tannourine Snowshoeing
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 8.84 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,133 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 2,133 ft
- Max elevation
- 7,476 ft
- TrailRank
- 45
- Min elevation
- 5,696 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 6 hours 50 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1534
- Uploaded
- February 23, 2019
- Recorded
- February 2019
near El Ksâra, Liban-Nord (Lebanon)
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Itinerary description
This excursion took place in Tannourine the home of apple orchards and cedar trees.
This trip was very challenging for snowshoeing. The trail required us to move from a 1736 elevation to a 2115 elevation on a steep ascent and then descent a steep ramp from a 2271 elevation to a 1855 elevation. The trail was a mixed of frozen, wet, and powder snow. Due to a relatively warm weather, the bottom of the snow was melting which allowed for quite a few stretches of post-holing incidents.
The weather was cold with a sunny and clear skies in the afternoon hours and turned into foggy and cloudy skies in the early to late afternoon hours. It snowed during the last 3 km of the hike.
The views of snow covered mountains, and houses and apple orchards covered in deep snow was food for our soul.
I do recommend this trail for hardened outdoor nature lovers.
Disclaimer. Snowshoeing trails are not recommended as hiking trails. Paths in snow does not necessarily reflect safe hiking paths.
This trip was very challenging for snowshoeing. The trail required us to move from a 1736 elevation to a 2115 elevation on a steep ascent and then descent a steep ramp from a 2271 elevation to a 1855 elevation. The trail was a mixed of frozen, wet, and powder snow. Due to a relatively warm weather, the bottom of the snow was melting which allowed for quite a few stretches of post-holing incidents.
The weather was cold with a sunny and clear skies in the afternoon hours and turned into foggy and cloudy skies in the early to late afternoon hours. It snowed during the last 3 km of the hike.
The views of snow covered mountains, and houses and apple orchards covered in deep snow was food for our soul.
I do recommend this trail for hardened outdoor nature lovers.
Disclaimer. Snowshoeing trails are not recommended as hiking trails. Paths in snow does not necessarily reflect safe hiking paths.
Waypoints
Waypoint
7,079 ft
Rahwe Spring
This spring is the highest in this region and its water is used for drinking and summer irrigation.
Waypoint
7,444 ft
Start of Wadi (Valley) Hareesa
This is the beginning of a steep descent to Wadi (Hareesa) Hareesa. According to Locals, this is where the original Lady Hareesa was; and was moved to the coast above Jounieh because of wars.
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