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The Bentael Nature Reserve Trail Map covers nearly all of the existing pine forest. Some highlights during your hike are St. John’s Rock-Cut Hermitage and the river. At the Bentael entrance, visitors can obtain brochures and receive all the assistance they require. In addition, signs with information and directions are posted throughout the reserve. ≈∏Y ∫ƒ°ü◊G QGhõdG ™«£à°ùj πYÉàæH ájôb ‘ A á«ªëŸG πNóe ≈∏Y .ÉÑjô≤Jk áªFÉ≤dG áHÉ¨dG πc á«©«Ñ£dG πYÉàæH á«ª á£jôN »£¨J .äGOÉ°TQEGh äÉeƒ∏©e øª°†àJ áHÉ¨dG AÉëfCG πc ‘ äÉàa’ â≤∏Y áaÉ°VE’ÉH É¡fhójôj IóYÉ°ùe …CG »≤∏Jh ájOÉ°TQEG äÉÑ«àc Forest and Hermitage Routes: Trails #1 and #2 Forest and River Routes: Trails #3, #4, and #5 1 2 h 1 ºbQ äGô‡ :á°ùÑëŸGh áHÉ¨dG äÉbôW 2 5h 4 ,3 ºbQ äGô‡ :ô¡ædGh áHÉ¨dG äÉbôW 1- Route: Entrance A-Hermitage-C (ﬁrst part of Trail #1) (1 ºbQ ôªŸG øe ∫hC’G º°ù≤dG)C-á°ùÑëŸG-A πNóŸG :≥jôW -1 To hike to the river and to see the lower part of the reserve, visitors have two options: :øjQÉ«N ∑Éæg á«ªëŸG øe »∏Ø°ùdG º°ù≤dG ájDhQh ô¡ædG ¤EG ∫ƒ°Uƒ∏d ﺍﳌﺴﺎﻓﺔ: ٥٥٠ﻡ Length: 550m TRAIL #3 3 ôªŸG ﻣﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ: ٣٠ ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺔ (ﺩ) Average time: 30min 1 ﺍﳌﺴﺎﻓﺔ: ٣٢٠ﻡ Easy π¡°S Length: 320m ﻣﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ:٤٠ ﺩ Average time: 40min 3 From C, visitors have two options: either continue to the second entrance of the reserve (B) Medium-Hard IQƒYƒdG §°Sƒàe or take Trail #2 to reach the Carob Tree. ∫ƒ°Uƒ∏d 2 ºbQ ôªŸG ∑ƒ∏°S hCG ,B á«ªëª∏d ÊÉãdG πNóŸG ¤EG ∫ƒ°Uƒ∏d 1 ºbQ ôªŸG á©HÉàe ÉeEG ,øjQÉ«N ∑Éæg ,C á£≤ædG ¤EG ∂dƒ°Uh óæY .ÜhôÿG Iôé°T ¤EG TRAIL #4 4 ôªŸG ﺍﳌﺴﺎﻓﺔ: ١٠٠ﻡ Route: C-Entrance B (second part of Trail #1) Length: 100m 2- ﻣﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ:٣٠ ﺩ ºbQ ôªŸG øe ÊÉãdG º°ù≤dG) B πNóŸG-C :≥jôW -2 4 Average time: 30min 1) Hard ôYh ﺍﳌﺴﺎﻓﺔ: ١٫٢ ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ (ﻛﻢ) Length: 1.2km ﻣﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ: ١ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ (ﺱ) ﻭ ٣٠ ﺩ Average time: 1 hour 30min 1 Medium-Hard IQƒYƒdG §°Sƒàe From Trail #3 and #4, visitors can take Trail #5 and walk near the river. ô¡ædG øe Üô≤dÉH »°ûŸGh 5 ºbQ ôªŸG ∑ƒ∏°S øµÁ ,4h 3 øjôªŸG øe 3- Route: C-Carob Tree (Trail #2) (2 ºbQ ôªŸG) ÜhôÿG Iôé°T-C :≥jôW -3 TRAIL #5 5 ôªŸG ﺍﳌﺴﺎﻓﺔ: ٥٠٠ﻡ Length: 500m ﻣﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ: ٤٥ ﺩ TRAIL #2 2 ôªŸG 5 Average time: 45min Easy π¡°S ﺍﳌﺴﺎﻓﺔ: ١٫٢ ﻛﻢ Length: 580m 2 ﻣﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ: ٣٠ ﺩ Average time: 45min Medium IQƒYƒdG §°Sƒàe Bentael Reserve is also accessible through Entrance B, where visitors can follow the same trails. .É¡°ùØf äGôªŸG ∂∏°Sh B πNóŸG øe á«ªëŸGq ¤EG É°†jCGk ∫ƒNódG øµÁ

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LEBANON'S NATURE RESERVES BENTAEL Private Road á°UÉN ≥jôW ¿ÉæÑd ‘ á«©«Ñ£dG äÉ«ªëŸG πYÉàæH á«ªëŸG ¤EG π°üJ ∞«c PALM ISLANDS b √OEÉH GQhôek ÉjÉæYq √ÉŒÉH Ébô°Tk É¡æeh ,¢ù∏HGôW ÜƒæL (GÎeƒ∏«ck 47 ‹GƒM) π«ÑL ¤EG ’Éª°Tk á©jô°ùdG á«∏MÉ°ùdG ≥jô£dG ∂∏°SCG :ähÒH øe ÉbÓ£fGk Tripoli (äGÎeƒ∏«c 7 – 5) á≤«bO 15 ‹GƒM πYÉàæH ¤EG π«ÑL øe á∏MôdG ¥ô¨à°ùJ .(π«ÑL øe äGÎeƒ∏«c 2 ‹GƒM áaÉ°ùe ≈∏Y) Zgharta Enfeh Balamand

b Chikka Sebaʼal .IQhÉéŸG ¿Óë°ûe ‘ ÊÉãdGh ,πYÉàæH ‘ ∫hC’G :á«ªëª∏d ¿ÓNóe ∑Éæg Kousba EHDEN Amioun Tourza Becharre Musailha The Cedars Batroun Hadet Hasroun Labweh DRIVING DIRECTIONS Ras Baalbeck b TANNOURINE From Beirut, take the highway north to Jbeil, which is approximately 47km south of Tripoli. Upon Deir el Ahmar reaching Jbeil, take the highway east to Bentael. You will pass by Edde (about 2km from Jbeil). It Yammoune takes about 15 minutes (5-7km) to reach Bentael from Jbeil. BENTAEL Qasr el-Banat Edde Nahle Jbail Iaat Hadath b There are two entrances to the reserve. One of the entrances is located in the village of Bentael and Baalbeck Jounieh

the other is located in the village of Mechehlène, which is next to Bentael. Hosn Niha Qsarnaba Niha Temnine Bikfaya Khonchara Nebi Ham Fourzol Sarain Dhour Shoueir BEIRUT Broumana Dora Zahle Rayak Beit Mery Shtaura Baabda Hamana Sofar Tanail Kfar Zabad Aley Dahr el-Baidar Bhamdoun Ain el-Bayda Anjar Majdel Anjar Deir el-Qamar Dakwe Qasr el-Wadi Meshref Beiteddine Mdoukha Moukhtara Helwa AL-SHOUFBakka Yanta Khirbet el-Knisse Qaraoun Deir el Lake Aachayer Houash Kfarqouq Eshmoun Hfoufa Sidon Temple Jezzine Nebi Safa Aiha Libbaya Aqbeh Ain Harsha

Marjayoun LEBANON'S NATURE RESERVES Hebbariye TYRE Beaufort BENTAEL COAST Castle

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