The Lebanon Mountain Trail (LMT) is a long-distance hiking trail in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

. It extends from

Andaket Andaket, Aandqet, ( ar, عندقت) is a Maronite Christian village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. History In 1838, Eli Smith noted Andakid'' as a Maronite The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnorel ...

in north of Lebanon to

Marjayoun Marjayoun ( ar, مرج عيون: Lebanese pronunciation), also Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun (lit. "meadow of springs") and Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun, is a Lebanese town and an administrative district, the Marjeyoun District, in ...

in the south along a path that transects more than 75 towns and villages at

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s ranging from 570 to 2,011 meters (about 1,870-6,598 feet) above sea level.

Background

ECODIT, a company providing environmental and development consulting services, implemented the LMT project with grant funding from the United States, under a two-year (2005-2007) Cooperative Agreement with

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Lebanon. As part of the LMT project, ECODIT helped establish the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association to "ensure the long-term sustainability of the trail". The following partners helped implement various activities under the LMT project: Subcontractors: : ECODIT Liban sarl : The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) : University Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK) Resource Groups :

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(ATC) :

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(USFS) : Club des Vieux Sentiers (CVS) Partners : About 50 municipalities : Government Agencies (Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Environment, Directorate of Geographic Affairs, Directorate General of Urban Planning, Litani River Authority) : Lebanese Scout Organizations : Tour Operators (Biladi, Cyclamen, Esprit Nomade, Lebanon Roots, Liban Trek, Lebanon Roots, Vamos Todos, Blue Carrot Adventure Club, Club Des Vieux Sentiers, Friends of Nature With No Boundaries, Gravity Trek, Ibex Ecotourism, La Réserve Afqa, Lebanese Adventure, The Club of Hidden Roads of Lebanon, Responsible Mobilities) :

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s (Ansar El Bi’a Sir Ed Dinniyeh, Friends of Bcharre Cedar Committee, Environment Council of Qobaiyat, SOIL Hasbaya, Friends of Tannourine Cedar Forest, Friends of Horsh Ehden, Wadi Al Zouhour Qmamine, Friends of Green Environment Association Al Barouk, Al Shouf Cedar Society, Al Beit Al Loubnani Lal Bi’a (Kfarhim), Al Khraibi Club, The Cultural and Social League of Niha, Social Development NGO Boqaatat Kanaan, Active Club Kfardebian, Social Cultural and Sporting Club of Aqoura)

Sections

The LMT is divided into 27 sections, each of which is 9–24 km long and can be hiked in one day: Section 0:

–Qobaiyat # Qobaiyat-Tachea # Tachea–Qemmamine # Qemmamine–Kfar Bnine # Kfar Bnine–Sir

Dinniyeh Danniyeh (known also as Addinniyeh, Al Dinniyeh, Al Danniyeh, ar, الضنية) is a region located in Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. The region lies east of Tripoli, extends north as far as Akkar District, south t ...

# Sir Ed Dinnieh–

Ehden Ehden ( ar, إِهْدِن, Syriac-Aramaic: ܐܗܕ ܢ ) is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as ...

# Ehden–Qannoubine # Qannoubine–

Bsharri Bsharri ( ar, بشرّي ''Bšarrī''; syr, ܒܫܪܝ; also Romanized ''Becharre'', ''Bcharre'', ''Bsharre'', (''Bcharre El Arez بشرّي الارز'') is a town at an altitude of about to . It is located in the Bsharri District of the Nort ...

# Bsharri–

Hasroun Hasroun (also Hasrun or Hasroon, Arabic: حصرون ) is a village located in the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, overlooking the southern branch of this valley, the Qannoubine Vall ...

# Hasroun–

Tannourine Tannourine ( ar, تنورين, also Tannoureen, Tannorine) is a Lebanese town located in the Batroun District, part of the Governorate of North Lebanon, 80 km from the capital Beirut. Tannourine is formed by a cluster of mountain settlements l ...

# Tannourine El Faouqa–Aaqoura # Aaqoura–

Afqa Afqa ( ar, افقا; also spelled ''Afka'') is a village and municipality located in the Byblos District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, northeast of Beirut in Lebanon. It has an average elevation of 1,200 meters above sea level and a total la ...

# Afqa–Hrajel # Hrajel–Kfar Aaqab # Kfar Aaqab–

Baskinta Baskinta ( ar, بسكنتا) is a Lebanon, Lebanese village situated at an altitude ranging from 1250 metres above sea level and climbs up to approximately 1800 meters of height at Qanat Bakish, making it one of the highest villages of Lebanon. It ...

# Baskinta–Mtain # Mtain–Falougha # Falougha–Aain Zhalta # Aain Zhalta–

Barouk Barouk ( ar, باروك) is a village in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Barouk is located 52 kilometers southeast of Beirut. Its average elevation is 1000 to 1200 meters above sea level and its total land area consists ...

# Barouk–Maasser # Maasser– Niha # Niha–

Jezzine Jezzine ( ''Jizzīn'') is a town in Lebanon, located from Sidon and south of Beirut. It is the capital of Jezzine District. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests (like the Bkassine Pine Forest), and at an average altitude of 950 m (3 ...

# Jezzine-Aaytanit # Aaytanit-Kawkaba Bou Aarab # Kawkaba Bou Aarab–

Rashaya Rashaya, Rachaya, Rashaiya, Rashayya or Rachaiya ( ar, راشيا), also known as Rashaya al-Wadi or Rachaya el-Wadi (and variations), is a town of the Rashaya District in the west of the Jnoub Government of Lebanon. It is situated at around abov ...

# Rachaya–

Hasbaya Hasbeya or Hasbeiya ( ar, حاصبيا) is a town in Lebanon, situated at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani. In 1911, the population was about 5000. Hasbaya is the capital of the Wadi ...

# Hasbaya–

Lodging

Lodging is available in many of the villages along the trail. Several

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s operate in villages that are at the ends of the trail sections. The LMT Association maintains a list of available lodging along the trail on its website (see

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below).

Local guides

LMT Association encourages hikers to hire local guides when hiking the trail. The local guides know the trails and can add local color to the hike. The association's web site lists the local guides.

External links

Lebanon Mountain Trail AssociationUSAID document
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