Jebel Fkirine West Face
- Randonnée
- Distance
- 5.4km
- Durée
- 6.5H
- Dénivelé
- 600M
Profil altimétrique
431-977 M / TUILES DE TERRAIN ÉCHANTILLONNÉES LE LONG DU TRACÉ
Photographies
Photos : Wikimedia Commons contributor (CC0), Astiosaurus (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Point de départ
- Voiture
- About 80 km, 1 h 15 from Tunis: El Fahs, the P3 toward Kairouan, right to Bent Saidane, then about 10 km south through the forest.
- Louage
- Louage from Tunis to El Fahs, then a taxi to Bent Saidane (verify locally).
À proximité
La randonnée
A long, mostly pathless climb from the forest south of Bent Saidane to the 983 m summit of Jebel Fkirine, on the great fault of the Tunisian Dorsale.
Jebel Fkirine rises south of El Fahs, in the line of the Zaghouan massif. From a house at the end of the forest track the route follows a trail up a valley for about 2 km, then leaves it and climbs straight for the ridge, out of the forest and onto rock, and along the crest to the summit. The top sits on the main fault of the Dorsale, with a vertical offset of nearly 3000 m between its two sides, and looks north to Zaghouan and south to Bargou and Serj. Near the summit is Bir Ennadour, a sinkhole about 50 m deep. The descent takes the northern slope through maquis to a spring and back to the track. Ammonites can be found near the village.
- Summit ridge on the Dorsale fault
- Views to Zaghouan, Bargou and Serj
- Bir Ennadour sinkhole
- Byzantine nymphaeum at Ain Jouggar on the way in
Météo et saison
- SAISON
- October to May
| Mois | Maximale moyenne | Minimale moyenne | Pluie |
|---|---|---|---|
| janvier | 13.8 C | 5.1 C | 27 mm |
| février | 14.3 C | 4.9 C | 38 mm |
| mars | 17 C | 6.9 C | 68 mm |
| avril | 21.3 C | 9.5 C | 44 mm |
| mai | 25.4 C | 12.4 C | 29 mm |
| juin | 30.8 C | 16.5 C | 11 mm |
| juillet | 34.5 C | 19.6 C | 4 mm |
| août | 33.9 C | 19.8 C | 17 mm |
| septembre | 29 C | 17.8 C | 41 mm |
| octobre | 24.2 C | 14.3 C | 47 mm |
| novembre | 18.7 C | 9.8 C | 36 mm |
| décembre | 14.7 C | 6.5 C | 32 mm |
Normales mensuelles 2011-2020 au point de départ, par Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Les mois teintés sont la saison annoncée pour cette randonnée.
Pratique
- Eau
- A spring near the village on the descent; carry enough for the climb.
- Guide
- recommended
- Dangers
- Off-trail rocky ground; Bir Ennadour sinkhole near the summit; long day.
- Tracé
- Ligne approximative le long des chemins cartographiés, entre des points vérifiés. Suivez un guide ou une trace GPS sur le terrain.
Partir avec un guide
Ces opérateurs et clubs organisent des randonnées guidées en Tunisie :
- WildyNessTunisian booking platform for guided hikes with local guides (Cap Blanc, Mides, Selja, Dahar, El Haouaria), several with GPS downloads.
- Association Tunisienne des RandonneursHiking association in Tunis that runs and writes up group hikes across the country.
- Mosaic North AfricaTour operator offering custom hiking trips, including the Chebika, Tamerza and Mides oases.
- Destination DaharPublishes the official topoguide (12 stages, 194 km) of the Grande Traversee du Dahar.
- Grand Sahara AventuresDjerba-based operator running Berber village and desert treks in the south.
- Destination TunisTunis-based guide publishing and leading day hikes around Tunis and Cap Bon.