Deir mar Antonios Qoz7ayya - Blawza loop
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Autore
Statistiche del percorso
- Distanza
- 13,59 km
- Dislivello positivo
- 607 m
- Difficoltà tecnica
- Difficile
- Dislivello negativo
- 607 m
- Altitudine massima
- 1.290 m
- TrailRank
-
55
4,3
- Altitudine minima
- 729 m
- Tipo di percorso
- Anello
- Coordinate
- 474
- Caricato
- 16 maggio 2011
- Registrato
- maggio 2011
vicino a Aaïntoûrîne, Liban-Nord (Lebanon)
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One of the most beautiful hiking trips in Lebanon!
Drive to Amioun then Ser3il. After ser3il turn right where the monastery is indicated (Saint Antonios Qozhayya). Park the car at the monastery.
The gpx track file is cleaned up so you can download it and follow it easily.
We walked the loop starting from the monastery anti-clockwize: First in the Mar Sarkis valley, then to the small village of Fraidis then up the Qannoubine valley to the Churches of Sayyidat Qannoubine then Saint Marina. Then up to Blawza (that bit was hard!) then across the fields to Haw'a then down to the monastery (on an asphalted but pleasant road).
Total lenght is about 14 Km, which took us around 6h30 at a leasurely pace.
Enjoy!
Drive to Amioun then Ser3il. After ser3il turn right where the monastery is indicated (Saint Antonios Qozhayya). Park the car at the monastery.
The gpx track file is cleaned up so you can download it and follow it easily.
We walked the loop starting from the monastery anti-clockwize: First in the Mar Sarkis valley, then to the small village of Fraidis then up the Qannoubine valley to the Churches of Sayyidat Qannoubine then Saint Marina. Then up to Blawza (that bit was hard!) then across the fields to Haw'a then down to the monastery (on an asphalted but pleasant road).
Total lenght is about 14 Km, which took us around 6h30 at a leasurely pace.
Enjoy!
Waypoint
Waypoint
1.215 m
7aw'a - church
7aw'a - eglise
Waypoint
1.258 m
blawza track
ras at tal3a-blawza
Waypoint
816 m
crossing the water pipe
over the water pipe
Waypoint
740 m
Fraidis
Fradis
Waypoint
940 m
mar Antonios Qoz7aya monastery
Deir mar Antonios - Qoz7aya
Waypoint
988 m
Saint Marina Church
Eglise Sainte Marina
Waypoint
955 m
Saydit Qannoubin monastery
Saydit Annoubin
Waypoint
991 m
Turn to mar Antonios Qozhayya monastery
mafra' Deir mar Antonios Qozhayya
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Thank you for the trail, we did it last week, it was fun...hope to see you soon and hike together.
Jean Stephan
Hi Marc,
Does this track pass by the hermitage of the colombian priest?
No it does not.
The hermitage is below the village of 7aw'a. On the downhill way from 7aw'a to the church of Sayyidat Qannoubine.
If you want to visit the holy man -though he does not like to be disturbed :-) you could change the loop described a little bit: when you arrive a St Marina church, take the direction indicated "7awqa" instead of walking immediately uphill to Blawza.
The hermitage is on your way to 7aw'a, almost at the end (you have to bifurcate left at an indicated point), about 100m (in altitude) below the Church of 7aw'a.
Enjoy!
father Dario Escobar always welcomes visitors. he doesn't mind @ all talking to them.
the path between St marina Grotto and Hawqa Hermitage takes 30-40 min .
Hi Marc, marioshka,
Thank you for the track and the advices... I did it starting from the monastery of Qozhaya, but after Saydet Qannoubine, instead of going to Blawza I took the path to 7aw2a, passing by the hermitage of father Dario Escobar. At this point I was lucky to meet a local who was bringing him some things, so we got to meet the hermit and talk a bit.
The same local proposed to give me a ride on the asphalted road that goes back to Qozhaya, which I gladly accepted :)
One more thing: your track shows around 616 m (2024 feet) uphill, while mine shows a 1355 m uphill!!! any idea which is right?
Hi Samir
I hope you liked the track. you did not share your impressions.
I think that 616m is more reasonable than 1355m. i do not know why your GPS device did not get it right. Did you calibrate it before you started walking?
or maybe because you met Fr Escobar ... and this spiritually elevated monk increased the altitude on your GPS :-)
Hi Marc,
Yes, the track was actually great, thanks a lot for posting it!
The path was very clear for most of the time. the only places tricky or when one might deviate are the connection before Fradis, and then on the way to Qannoubine before joining the closed water channel
All in all it was really enjoyable with great landscapes and visits :)
Add to it the Escobar effect on GPS :)
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Prévoir un départ tôt le matin (9h maximum) et compter 6h de marche sans les pauses.
Itinéraire effectué le 13 mai 2017. Merveilleux ! Quelques photos postées ici : https://www.facebook.com/benoit.berger1/media_set?set=a.10155248579313433.1073741839.642938432&type=3&pnref=story. Merci pour l'itinéraire. Ce n'est pas la première fois que je viens dans la vallée de Qadicha, mais cet itinéraire est vraiment fantastique !!! En faisant une bonne pause à Qannoubine, on peut programmer la descente de Hawqa vers Mar Antonios Qozhaya en fin de journée, soleil déclinant sur l'horizon et la mer au loin ! Féérique !!!
Merci Abou Cyril pour votre commentaire si positif ! Ça m'a fait tres plaisir !
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Amazing trail. We started from Fradis and did it anti-clockwise. Thank you Marc!
Merci Rami ! God bless!
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Followed the trail today, still valid with slight modifications :)