Israel National Trail
Israel National Trail (Hebrew: שביל ישראל, Shvil Yisra'el) is a hiking trail for hikers and backpackers that crosses the whole of Israel,[1] from Kibbutz Dan in the far north of Israel to Eilat at the southernmost tip of Israel on the Red Sea, with a total length of 1,040 km (650 mi).[2][3] The trail was opened in 1995.
The trail is marked with three stripes (white, blue, and orange), and takes an average of 45–60 days to complete.[4]
The best hiking seasons are either from mid-February to mid-May or from September to December. The summer months (mid-May to the end of August) are considered too hot. Winter is less popular due to rain, low temperatures and, in the southern sections of the trail, potential flash floods.
Israel National Trail Media
Israel National Trail - Modiin to Neve Shalom
Sand Mountains of the Negev in southern Israel
Hiking the Israel National Trail along the coast of the Mediterranean between Netanya a Herzliya in the center of Israel
Eastern part of Dishon Stream
Elijah's Chair on Mount Meron
Mount Karbolet - on the collapsed southern rim of HaMakhtesh HaGadol
Saharonim mountain - on the perimeter of Makhtesh Ramon
References
- ↑ Israel National TrailSociety for the Protection of Nature in Israel. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ National Geographic names Israel National Trail as one of world's best, Haaretz
- ↑ Google Street View cameras to bring Israel National Trail alive, Jerusalem Post
- ↑ Porcupines, Emperors, and the New Middle East, Eretz Magazine
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Israel National Trail |
- Hiking the Israel National Trail - English language resources
- The trail in Google maps
- Shvil Israel at SPNI Israel National Trail at the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel website (Hebrew)
- Israel National Trail Archived 2018-02-20 at the Wayback Machine - Maps, Guids & Stories.
