Caroline will be walking all the way from Qobayat (North) to Marjaayoun (South) in 17 days. That’s one heck of a trip!
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Caroline Brooks will be hiking the full length of the Lebanon Mountain Trail in just 17 days from Monday 24 September to Wednesday 10 October to raise money to support the AMAR International Charitable Foundation and Her Centre. The Lebanon Mountain Trail is the first long-distance hiking trail in Lebanon which extends from Al-Qbaiyat in the north to Marjaayoun in the south. It is a 440 km (275 mile) trail that passes through more than 75 towns and villages at altitudes ranging from 600 to 2,000 metres (2,000 – 6,500 feet) above sea level and usually takes 26 days to complete.
Caroline’s aim is to raise 20,000 pounds to be split equally between Amar Foundation and Her Centre. Amar Foundation is a charity working in medicine, health, education and basic need provision within refugee and other communities living under stress in Lebanon and Iraq. [Link]
Picture via GreenProphet
How can you help Caroline?
Caroline will be needing a suitable accommodation along her trip, so if you happen to know anyone who lives in any of the villages she will be passing by, or know of anyone / any guesthouses that might be willing to host Caroline for the evening, you can contact Rima Baasiri on 03 600 631.
Here’s the list of villages she will passing by:
23/09 Qbaiyat
24/09 Tashea
25/09 Qemmamine
26/09 Sir ed Danniyé
27/09 Ehden
28/09 Bcharre
29/09 Hasroun
30/09 Tannourine el Fawqa
01/10 Aqoura
02/10 Hrajel
03/10 Kfar Aaqab
04/10 Mtain
05/10 Ain Zhalta
06/10 Barouk
07/10 Jezzine
08/10 Kawkaba Bou Arab
09/10 Hasbaiya
Walk with Caroline
For those of you who wish to join Caroline on a particular journey, you can contact Farah Haddad in Lebanon on 03 116 275. Here’s the trek itinerary:
Monday – 24 Sept – Qbaiyat – Akkar el Atiqa – Tashea 20km (moderate to difficult)
Tuesday – 25 Sept – Tashea – Fnaydeq – Michmich – Qemmamine – 21km (moderate to difficult)
Wednesday – 26 Sept – Qemmamine – Kfar Bnine – Sir ed Danniye – 30km (moderate)
Thursday – 27 Sept – Sir ed Danniye – Ehden – 23km (difficult)
Friday – 28 Sept – Ehden – Wadi Qannoubine – Bcharre – 19km (moderate to difficult)
Saturday – 29 Sept – Bacharre – Hasroun – 19km (moderate to difficult)
Sunday – 30 Sept – Hasroun – Tannourine el Fawqa – 20.6km (difficult)
Monday – 1 Oct – Tannourine el Fawqa – Aqoura – 18.8km (moderate to difficult)
Tuesday – 2 Oct – Aqoura – Afqa – Lassa – Qahmez – Hrajel – 38km (moderate)
Wednesday – 3 Oct – Hrajel – Kfar Aaqab – 18.2km – (moderate to difficult)
Thursday – 4 Oct – Kfar Aqab – Baskinta – Mtain – 39km (moderate)
Friday – 5 Oct – Mtain – Falougha – Ain Zhalta – 40km (moderate)
Saturday – 6 Oct – Ain Zhalta – Barouk – 22km (moderate)
Sunday – 7 Oct – Barouk – Jezzine – 34km (moderate)
Monday – 8 Oct – Jezzine – Rachaiya – 39.5km (easy to moderate)
Tuesday – 9 Oct – Rachaiya – Hasbaiya – 24.5km (easy to moderate)
Wednesday – 10 Oct – Hasbaiya – Marjaayoun – 15.6km (easy to moderate)