As a dedicated traveler and a proud Jerusalemite, I’ve always had a special affinity for the magnificent vistas that this city has to offer. The mountains of Jerusalem, in particular, hold a special place in my heart, evoking cherished memories and a sense of tranquility. In this blog post, I invite you to join me
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The Aircraft Trail is a new circular hiking trail around the summit of Mount Eitanim. The name of the route is in memory of an IDF plane that crashed on the side of the mountain during the War of Independence (the nearby mountain is also named after the pilot – Mount Pilots, ‘Tayassim’ in Hebrew).
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Horashim Forest is a large green area located on a beautiful hill on the edge of Samaria, overlooking the Sharon region to the west and the 1967 border (“the green line”) to the east. The forest is scattered with several campsites and picnic locations and is very popular among mountain bikers thanks to the many
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A hike in the Israel National Trail will take you to a lot of wonderful places, countless fascinating experiences, difficulties, and victories – and amazing sections of green, water, and desert between different climatic zones along with Israel. But as they like to say – an experience is incomplete if there is no one to
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As Napoleon said: “an army marches on its stomach” – and while he referred to the importance of forces being well-provisioned, we can paraphrase and say “a hiker needs to eat well”. So after we have seen some trails to hike in Israel, it is time to learn how to make Poike (or “Poyke” )-
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Israel Trail Angels are one of the unique phenomena of the Israel National Trail, and in my opinion they are what give the trail it’s great charm. These are people who live in settlements along the Israel National Trail route, and choose to host and help the hikers along the trail’s route, in most cases
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The Abraham Path is an ambitious hiking trail that spans across the Middle East, offering a unique opportunity to explore diverse landscapes and cultures. In Israel, the Negev section of the Abraham Path winds through the Northern Negev, stretching from Beer Sheva to Masada at the Dead Sea, forming part of a larger trail network
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A topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation). According to Natural Resources Canada, These maps depict in detail ground relief (landforms and terrain), drainage (lakes and rivers), forest cover, administrative areas, populated areas, transportation routes and
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Ein Jilabun is a historic officers’ pool located on the Jilabun Stream. Getting there is simple and includes a light walking route of about 1.5 kilometers from the car park. The officers’ pools in the Golan Heights are another reminder of the Syrian regime that ruled the place until the 1967 Six-Day War. The Syrian
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The Golan Trail is a 120-kilometer long hiking trail in the Golan Heights. The trail was inaugurated in May 2007 after a five-month marking operation done by the Israeli Society for the Protection of Nature and an initiative of the Golan Tourism Association. The trail is about 120 kilometers long and extends from Mount Hermon
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