January 2, 2026 Moderate Plus Level North Area 5 Duration Hamatoura Monastery to Mar Semaan Aitou with LOA Join us this Sunday for a lovely and diverse trail from Kousba to Aitou. Our trail starts at the Abou Ali River at an altitude of 291m. We will ascend to the Hamatoura monastery, which is at an altitude of 490m. This abbey is known as the “Guardian of the City”. It is built in […]
December 7, 2025 Moderate Plus Level Metn Area 5 Duration Baskinta – Zaarour (LMT Section 15) Hike with Lebanese Outdoor Adventures LOA Dear Lebanese Outdoor Adventurers, Join us this Sunday for a colorful and exciting trail from Baskinta to Zaarour (LMT section 15) Section 15 from the Lebanese Mountain Trail (LMT) begins in Baskinta, “Chakroub Area”, and ends in Zaarour by the artificial Lake. Our hike will start in Ech Chakhroûb – Baskinta, from there we will […]
October 26, 2025 Moderate Plus Level North Area 5 Duration Qadisha Valley – Wadi Qannoubine Hike with Lebanese Outdoor Adventures Join us this Sunday for a colorful trail in the Qadisha valley/Wadi Quannoubine HIKE DESCRIPTION: The Qadisha Valley (meaning the Holy Valley) is one of the most important early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Its monasteries, many of which are of a great age, stand in dramatic positions in a rugged landscape. It is […]
October 19, 2025 Moderate Plus Level North Area 5 Duration Ehden Forest & Highlands with Lebanese Outdoor Adventures – LOA Dear Lebanese Outdoor Adventurers, join us this Sunday for a unique & colorful trail in Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve and its highlands. DESCRIPTION: Horsh Ehden is a nature reserve located in North Lebanon. It contains a particularly diverse and beautiful remnant forest of Cedars of Lebanon, making the reserve a very important part of the […]
October 12, 2025 Moderate Plus Level Jbeil Area 5 Duration Ehmej forest to Laqlouq Hike with Lebanese Outdoor Adventures – LOA Join us this Sunday for a colorful trail from Ehmej forest to Laqlouq. HIKE DESCRIPTION: We will start our trail from Ehmej forest. Ehmej, meaning “the hidden place,” is renowned for its unspoiled forests, jagged peaks, wild orchards, and junipers. We will enjoy panoramic views of botanical beauties, the “Ezer Forest”, and green hills. The […]
September 14, 2025 Moderate Plus Level Jbeil Area 5 Duration Ehmej to Arz Jaj Hike with LOA Join us this Sunday for an exciting and diverse trail from Ehmej to Arz Jaj. HIKE DESCRIPTION: We will start our trail in Bkarta, at St George’s church, North of Ehmej. Ehmej, meaning” the hidden place,” is renowned for its unspoiled forests, cliffs, and valleys. We will enjoy panoramic views of spear-like rocks and spectacular […]
August 31, 2025 Advance Level North Area 6 Duration Mar Semaan / Kniset el Rab Hike with Lebanese Outdoor Adventures – LOA Dear Lebanese Outdoor Adventurers (LOA), Join us this Sunday for a challenging trail to the Kniset El Rab, Mar Semaan mountain in Tannourine Our adventure will start at the entrance to Tannourine village. We will take a footpath uphill to reach the peak of Mar Semaan mountain, at a height of 2372m, where the summit […]
August 9, 2025 Moderate Plus Level Keserwan Area 7 Duration Faraya to Sannine Sturgeon Supermoon Night Hike with LOA Join us this Saturday for a challenging Sunset & Sturgeon Supermoon Night Hike to Mt. Sannine. Mt. Sannine is Lebanon’s third-highest peak. Our walk will begin at “Warde” at 2000m, where we will take a footpath that will take us via “Jabal Deeb” and the trail of the seven crosses until we reach Sannine’s summit […]
June 8, 2025 Moderate Plus Level North Area 5 Duration Jabal Mar Elias (Ban – Hadchit – Blaouza) Hike with LOA Dear Lebanese Outdoor Adventurers (LOA), join us this Sunday for a unique hike in Jabal Mar Elias Hadchit. The Jabal Mar Elias Hadchit trail takes hikers through a historic site where Prophet Elias built his hermitage in a cave atop the mountain, once used by Canaanites and Phoenicians for its strategic views over the surrounding […]
June 1, 2025 Moderate Plus Level Chouf Area 5 Duration Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve Hike with LOA. Dear Lebanese Outdoor Adventurers (LOA), Join us this Sunday for a colorful hike in Barouk. HIKE DESCRIPTION: The largest of Lebanon’s nature reserves, Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve stretches from Dahr Al-Baidar in the north to Niha Mountain in the south. The reserve’s most famous attractions are its three magnificent cedar forests: Maasser Al-Shouf, Barouk, and […]