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is important in Israel, with over 9,656 km (6,000 miles) of trails. In May 2015,

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, in cooperation with the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), announced plans to photograph the full length of the 1,100 km (683 mi)

Israel National Trail The Israel National Trail ( he, שביל ישראל, ''Shvil Yisra'el'') is a hiking path that was inaugurated in 1995. The trail crosses the entire country of Israel. Its northern end is at Dan, near the Lebanese border in the far north of the co ...

Trails

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Nahal Katlav Trail

Beginning in the Bar Giora area, the trail passes by a spring, a dry riverbed, the Bar Giora train station, and an abandoned Arab village. The trail loop takes approximately 4 hours to complete.

Burma Road The Burma Road () was a road linking Burma (now known as Myanmar) with southwest China. Its terminals were Kunming, Yunnan, and Lashio, Burma. It was built while Burma was a British colony to convey supplies to China during the Second Sino-J ...
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This trail passes through the Park Rabin pine forest and into the village of Beit Meir, where the trail splits from the

Burma Road The Burma Road () was a road linking Burma (now known as Myanmar) with southwest China. Its terminals were Kunming, Yunnan, and Lashio, Burma. It was built while Burma was a British colony to convey supplies to China during the Second Sino-J ...

and continues into the

Forest of the Martyrs Forest of the Martyrs ( he, יער הקדושים) (Ya'ar HaKdoshim) is a forest on the outskirts of West Jerusalem, Israel. It is on the western edge of the Jerusalem Forest near Beit Meir. It was planted as a memorial to those who died in the ...

. The trail loop takes approximately 3.5 hours to complete and offers a bike rental shop.

Nahal David Trail

Chad and Jessica enjoying a dip in Ein Gedi (2957424497)

The trail passes David's Waterfall, a canyon, the

Ein Gedi Ein Gedi ( he, עֵין גֶּדִי‎, ), also spelled En Gedi, meaning "spring of the kid", is an oasis, an archeological site and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves. Ein Gedi, a kib ...

spring, and the

Chalcolithic Temple of Ein Gedi The Chalcolithic Temple of Ein Gedi is a Ghassulian public building dating from about 3500 BCE. It lies on a scarp above the oasis of Ein Gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, within modern-day Israel. Archaeologist David Ussishkin has de ...

. This trail takes approximately 5 hours to complete and requires an entrance fee of approximately $5 USD.

Nahal Dragot Trail (a.k.a. Wadi Darga)

This trail traverses 50 meter- (164 ft-) high walls, dray waterfalls, and craters filled with water. This trail requires rope to complete.

Wadi Qelt Wadi Qelt ( ar, وادي القلط‎; Qelt is also spelled Qilt and Kelt, sometimes with the Arabic article, el- or al-), in Hebrew Nahal Prat ( he, נחל פרת), formerly Naḥal Faran (Pharan brook), is a valley, riverine gulch or strea ...
Trail

This trail leads through the

Wadi Qelt Wadi Qelt ( ar, وادي القلط‎; Qelt is also spelled Qilt and Kelt, sometimes with the Arabic article, el- or al-), in Hebrew Nahal Prat ( he, נחל פרת), formerly Naḥal Faran (Pharan brook), is a valley, riverine gulch or strea ...

area and passes Ein Prat and Nahal Qelt. The trail passes pools and picnic areas and forks toward either

Pisgat Ze'ev Pisgat Ze'ev ( he, פסגת זאב, lit. ''Ze'ev's Peak'') is an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem and the largest residential neighborhood in Jerusalem with a population of over 50,000. Pisgat Ze'ev was established by Israel as one of the ci ...

Jericho Jericho ( ; ar, أريحا ; he, יְרִיחוֹ ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank. It is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It is the administrative seat of the Jericho Gove ...

to the east. The eastern fork passes through a water-filled gorge. The trail ends at the St. George's Monastery. The eastern fork of the trail does not loop back to its start. The

Trail takes approximately 6 hours to complete. The trail has limited parking.

Nahal Og Trail

This trail leads through several white chalk canyons. Most of the trail is flat, but it does pass down several near-vertical cliffs via rungs drilled into the mountain's side. This trail does not loop, and experiences flash floods during rain. The trail takes approximately 3 hours to complete.

Amram’s Pillars/The Black Canyon Trail

Canyon walls in Maktesh Ramon (2961433124)

This trail begins at Amram's Pillars and leads up Mount Amir, where it forks in two toward either the

or through a canyon with copper mines. Both forks end near Black Canyon. The trail does not loop, and takes approximately 4 hours to complete.

Mount Zefachot Trail

This trail ascends Mount Zefachot, where there are several forks leading back down.

Nahal Amud Trail

Beginning from

Mount Meron Mount Meron ( he, הַר מֵירוֹן, ''Har Meron''; ar, جبل الجرمق, ''Jabal al-Jarmaq'') is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been decla ...

, this trail parallels the

and passes pools and ancient flour mills. This trail is a

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with an entry fee, and takes approximately 5 hours to complete.

Upper Nahal Yehudiah Trail

This trail passes a deserted Syrian village and a cattle-grazing field. The trail then leads down two cliffs via rungs and ladders drilled into the rock. The trail requires swimming through water before looping back. The trail takes approximately 5 hours to complete.

Jerusalem Trail The Jerusalem Trail, ( he, שביל ירושלים, ''Shvil Yerushalaim'') is a hiking path that extends the Israel National Trail into Jerusalem. Overview The trail, opened to the public in 2006, is almost a complete circuit. It can be extende ...

This trail connects the

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. The trail passes several of Jerusalem's landmarks, including the Old City, the Mount of Olives, the Kidron Valley, and others. This trail loops and is 42 km (26 mi) long and takes approximately two days to complete.

Jesus Trail The Jesus Trail ( he, שביל ישו, ''Sh'víl Yeshú'') is a hiking and pilgrimage route in the Galilee region of Israel that traces the route Jesus may have walked, connecting many sites from his life and ministry. The main part of the tra ...

This trail begins in Nazareth and passes tourist sites related to the life and ministry of

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, including

Tzippori Tzippori () is a moshav in northern Israel, in the Lower Galilee. The moshav is within the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. The moshav is located at the site of the ancient settlement of Sepphoris, after which it was named. H ...

, the

Sea of Galilee The Sea of Galilee ( he, יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, ar, بحيرة طبريا), also called Lake Tiberias, Kinneret or Kinnereth, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest ...

, the

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, and several other sites. The trail is a 60 km (40 mi) long and takes approximately 4 days to complete.

Israel National Trail The Israel National Trail ( he, שביל ישראל, ''Shvil Yisra'el'') is a hiking path that was inaugurated in 1995. The trail crosses the entire country of Israel. Its northern end is at Dan, near the Lebanese border in the far north of the co ...

This trail passes through the entire country of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, beginning at

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and ending at

Eilat Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan ...

. The trail is 960 km (596 miles) long and takes approximately 60 days to complete.

Sea to Sea Trail

This trail leads from the

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to the

. It passes through Abirim, Mount Meron, Ein Koves, and other tourist sites. The trail is 80 km (50 mi) long and takes approximately 4 days to complete.

Awards and recognition

The

was included in the

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feature "World's Best Hikes: Epic Trails".

References

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Trails

Nahal Katlav Trail

Burma Road The Burma Road () was a road linking Burma (now known as Myanmar) with southwest China. Its terminals were Kunming, Yunnan, and Lashio, Burma. It was built while Burma was a British colony to convey supplies to China during the Second Sino-J ... Trail

Nahal David Trail

Nahal Dragot Trail (a.k.a. Wadi Darga)

Wadi Qelt Wadi Qelt ( ar, وادي القلط‎; Qelt is also spelled Qilt and Kelt, sometimes with the Arabic article, el- or al-), in Hebrew Nahal Prat ( he, נחל פרת), formerly Naḥal Faran (Pharan brook), is a valley, riverine gulch or strea ... Trail

Nahal Og Trail

Amram’s Pillars/The Black Canyon Trail

Mount Zefachot Trail

Nahal Amud Trail

Upper Nahal Yehudiah Trail

Jerusalem Trail The Jerusalem Trail, ( he, שביל ירושלים, ''Shvil Yerushalaim'') is a hiking path that extends the Israel National Trail into Jerusalem. Overview The trail, opened to the public in 2006, is almost a complete circuit. It can be extende ...

Jesus Trail The Jesus Trail ( he, שביל ישו, ''Sh'víl Yeshú'') is a hiking and pilgrimage route in the Galilee region of Israel that traces the route Jesus may have walked, connecting many sites from his life and ministry. The main part of the tra ...

Israel National Trail The Israel National Trail ( he, שביל ישראל, ''Shvil Yisra'el'') is a hiking path that was inaugurated in 1995. The trail crosses the entire country of Israel. Its northern end is at Dan, near the Lebanese border in the far north of the co ...

Sea to Sea Trail

Awards and recognition

See also

References

Burma Road The Burma Road () was a road linking Burma (now known as Myanmar) with southwest China. Its terminals were Kunming, Yunnan, and Lashio, Burma. It was built while Burma was a British colony to convey supplies to China during the Second Sino-J ...
Trail

Wadi Qelt Wadi Qelt ( ar, وادي القلط‎; Qelt is also spelled Qilt and Kelt, sometimes with the Arabic article, el- or al-), in Hebrew Nahal Prat ( he, נחל פרת), formerly Naḥal Faran (Pharan brook), is a valley, riverine gulch or strea ...
Trail