NEW PHOENICIAN TRAIL – Trail of our ancestors!!! “طريق بصا”
NEW PHOENICIAN TRAIL – Trail of our ancestors!!! “طريق بصا”
This new 🚶 hike in Hardine is so diversified. You get to walk along the ⛰ mountain cliff 🔭 overlooking the villages 🧺 of Kfour El Arbe – Tannourine el Tahta – Beit Chlela, and have the chance to 👓 see the caves of St Hardin. You will 🥾walk in bare areas. It’s so 🌿 beautiful.
Trail crossing ⛺️ campsite Dale Corazon –L.E., 14 KM
📌 HIKE LOCATION : Hardin-Kfour El Arbe-Tannourine-Beit Chlela
=============== 1250 -750 meters above sea level, 43 km from Batroun.
⏳ WHEN : Sunday, April 19, 2026
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🕢 ENCOUNTER PLACE : Mar Maroun Church Parking, Dora @ 7:30 AM
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Driving directions to Mar Maroun https://dalecorazon.com/contact/
Or Martyrs Square at Al-Nahar Bldg., Beirut Downtown @ 7:10 AM
💰 FEES:
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25 $ including 🚌 transport (comfortable air-conditioned Pullman), professional guides, coffee, 5 minutes of warming up, stretching, and pictures.
Children 18 years old and younger will have a discount of 10%. (23$/person)
Every 3 coupons can be exchanged for a free hiking trip.
Optional transportation by your own 🚗 vehicles 15 $/person
📜 DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT:
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The word “Hardine” is of Syriac origin, meaning 👻 fear or fright. Some researchers argue that the name stems from the words “haret” (alley) and 🕊️ “deen” (religion), owing to the numerous places of worship (approximately 30 💒 churches and monasteries) in the village.
In addition, the 💒 headquarters of the Maronite Patriarchate was located in Hardine before it was moved to Wadi Qannoubine.
The town was originally named “Kfour Al-Arabi,” in reference of being the residence of many 🏺 old generations. The name was then modified according to the accent of the local population to Kfour Al-Arabi. Others consider the town’s name to be derived from its Al-Arabi “Carriage” shape.
Roman 🪙 monetary pieces engraved with the head of the 🏛 Emperor Constantine were found in the town, in addition to a 🏺 historical fountain, an old Byzantine church, and sarcophagi and ⚱️old cemeteries on the mountainside.
We will get the chance to 🚶 walk the valley in Tannourine and Beit Chlela along the riverbank of Nahr 💦 El Jawz with the Green trees on a road dated back to the🏛 Roman Empire, where we can take a lot of unforgettable 📷 pictures.
🌿🥾 HIKING LEVEL. 1 to 3 for easy, 4 to 6 for intermediate, 7 to 9 for strenuous
There will be divided into three levels
🏅 Level 2 (Distance of 3 km – 1Hrs approx. at a slow pace)
it’s only 👓 visiting the amazing landmarks.
🥇 Our hiking for level 4: it’s downhill, an easy and beautiful trail of just 8 KM. From the 💒 old caves of St. Hardin, we will continue along a trail leading to old mills, then to the 💦 river. We will also be able to 🔭 see rare views particular to this altitude terrain. The stunning ⛰ mountainous landscape, with🌳 oak and 🫒 olive forests seemingly defying gravity and growing on extremely vertical slopes, is 🌫️ impressive; the scenery is great.
Then we will continue from the village of Kfour El Arabi and head towards the 💧 river bank until we reach the bridges and mills of Tannourine Tahta village at Tahoun Bassa. Then by 🚌 bus will join level 2.
Our 🍞 lunch will be under 🌳oak trees near the riverbank.
🥈 Level 6 (14 Km approx.) will continue at Darb El Naher to Kfarhelda village, crossing the amazing 💦 waterfalls, and old mills, discovering cave churches and taking a lot of 📷 pictures.
🎒 WHAT TO TAKE:
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Healthy snacks that will boost up your energy such as dried fruits, lunch, water, cap, sunglasses and sunscreen. Wear comfortable walking shoes (A professional brand is recommended) and don’t forget to get a light jacket. DC members get a 20% discount on sports equipment in Sports 4 Ever branches.
==There will be a breakfast stop along the way==
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