Hiking in Lebanon

Lebanon has an extremely varied mountainous terrain, making it an ideal place to go hiking. The most frequented hiking sites are:

Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve in Zghorta, North Lebanon

Al-Chouf Cedar Reserve, Lebanon’s largest natural reserve, which comprises six cedar forests, stretching over 50,000 hectares in the Mount Lebanon range. Outdoor activities in the reserve include mainly hiking and trekking. In addition to the reserve’s important plant-life, it is also an important habitat for local and migrating birds. You can spend the night in a hotel located in the center of the nearby village, Maaser Al-Chouf, known for its rural landscape and traditional stone houses with red-tiled roofs.

Wadi Qadisha in Bcharré which is further off from Beirut. This site is classified as an international heritage sire and is considered a holy site for Lebanese Christians. You can spend the night in the ancient village of Bcharre, hometown of Gibran Khalil Gibran, the Lebanese poet and painter.
Other places include Aakkar in the North, the Adonis valle—the site of a fabled Greek myth involving Adonis and Aphrodite (the goddess of love), Faraya (Kfar Debyan), and many others.