Trips in January
Sunday 4/1
Shaharut to Sasgon valley
Trail Length: 26 km
Route Description: Eshron Pool, Timna Cliffs, Sasgon Valley
Difficulty Level: Challenging (for experienced hikers)
Night Camp: Sasgon Valley
Eilat mountains
Monday 5/1
Sasgon valley to Bee’r Ora
Trail Length: 16 km
Route Description: Sasgon Hill, Timna Park, Be’er Ora
Difficulty Level: Medium
Night Camp: Be’er Ora
Eilat mountains
Tuesday 6/1
Bee’r Ora camp to shhorer
Trail Length: 17 km
Route Description: Mount Ora, Reham Pools, Amram Pillars, Mount Amir, Shchoret
Difficulty Level: Medium
Night Camp: Shchoret
Eilat mountains
Wednesday 7/1
Shhoret to Yehoram mountain
Trail Length: 12 km
Route Description: Shchoret Canyon, Mount Solomon, Ein Netafim, Mount Yehoram
Difficulty Level: Medium
Night Camp: Mount Yehoram
Eilat mountains
Thursday 8/1
Yehoram mountain to Eilat!
Trail Length: 13 km
Route Description: Gesheron Stream, Yehoshafat Lookout, Gesheron Cliffs, Mount Tzfachot (Four Countries Viewpoint), Red Sea – Eilat!
Difficulty Level: Medium
Night Camp: No camping on this day
Eilat mountains
Trips in February
Monday 23/2
Eilat to Mt. Yehoram
Departure is at 9:00 AM, meeting at the start of the trail near the Eilat Field School.
On the first day, each participant should bring food and drinking water.
Trail length: 14.8 km
Route details: Mount Tzfachot- viewpoint overlooking four countries (Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia).
From there, we’ll continue to Gesharon Cliffs, Gesharon Ladders, Mount Yoash, and Mount Yehoram.
Difficulty level: Medium+
Night Camp: Mount Yehoram
Eilat mountains
Tuesday 24/2
Yehoram to Shhoret
Trail length: 12.5 km
Route details: Mount Yehoram, Ein Netafim, Netafim Stream, walk through the Shchoret Canyon leading to the night camp.
Difficulty level: Medium
Night Camp: Shchoret
Eilat mountains
Wednesday 25/2
Shhoret to Bee’r -Ora
Trail length: 18 km
Route details: Mount Amir, Ma’ale Amram, Raham Stream, a viewpoint over Atek Stream, and Be’er Ora.
Difficulty level: Medium+
Night Camp: Be’er Ora
Eilat mountains
Thursday 26/2
Bee’r Ora to Timna
Trail length: 16.4 km
Route details: Timna Park, Mount Timna, Timna Hill.
Difficulty level: Medium
Night Camp: On this day, we return home at the end of the path
Eilat mountains
Trips in March
Sunday 1/3
Timna to Bee’r Milhan
Trail length: 12 km
Route details: Sasgon Hill, Mount Michmoret, Timna Cliffs, Metek Well, Milhan Well.
Difficulty level: Easy
Night Camp: Bee'r Milhan
Eilat mountains
Monday 2/3
Bee’r Milhan to Shaharut
Trail length: 16 km
Route details: Timna Cliffs, hiking through the landscapes of Mount Argaman and Mount Yotvata, Shaharut, and the Nomads Campsite.
Difficulty level: Medium
Night Camp: Shaharut
Eilat mountains
Teusday 3/3
Shaharut to Tzehor faran- Purim
Trail length: 20 km
Route details: Tiger Temple, Kisui Sands, Neot Smadar Inn.
Note: On this day, we’ll organize a 30 km shuttle from Neot Smadar Inn to the entrance of Tzehor-Faran Streams.
This section of the Israel Trail passes near a highway and military training zones.
Difficulty level: Medium+
Night Camp: Tzehor Faran Streams Junction
Arava desert
Wendsday 4/3
Tzehor Faran to Barak
Trail length: 24 km
Route details: Faran Stream, Vardit Stream, and Barak Stream canyons with ladders and narrow passages.
Difficulty level: for experienced hikers
Night Camp: Barak Stream
Arava desert
Thursday 5/3
Barak to Tzukim
Trail length: 19 km
Route details:Tzofar Ascent, Ashosh Stream, Ashosh Ascent, turning east onto the green trail toward Tzokim.
Difficulty level: medium.
Night Camp: On this day, we do not stay overnight at the campsite.
Arava desert
Sunday 8/3
Sapir to Gev- Holit
Trail length: 20 km
Route details: Ma’ale Karkeshet, Ashboren Pools, Sedakim, Tzvira Stream, Mount Yahav.
We’ll descend into the Nekarot Stream and continue walking until reaching Gev Holit Night Camp.
Difficulty level: Medium
Night Camp: Gev Holit.
Arava desert
Monday 9/3
Gev-Holit to Gvanim
Trail length: 18 km
Route details: Holit Pools, Geled pools, Ma’ok Stream, Haririm Cliffs, Nekarot stream, Mount Saharonim, and Gevanim Stream.
Difficulty level: Medium
Night Camp: Gevanim Stream
Arava desert
Teusday 10/3
Gvanim to Mitzpe Ramon
Trail length: 20.5 km
Route details: Gevanim Stream, Ammonite Wall, Shen Ramon, walk through the Ramon Crater, finishing with the climb up to Mitzpe Ramon.
Difficulty level: Medium
Night Camp: Mitzpe Ramon
Negev Highlands
Wensday 11/3
Mitzpe Ramon to Hava stream
Length: 30 km
Details: Mitzpe Ramon, walking with a view of the crater, Gav Sedeki, Nahal Hava, Gavi Hava.
Please note that it is possible to shorten the walking day to 26 km and walk on a jeep road.
An updated map can be found on the page with links to all trail maps.
Difficulty level: Advanced hikers
Night camp: Nahal Hava.
Craters
Thursday 12/3
Hava Stream to Mishtahim
Length: 19.5 km
Details: Beautiful hike overlooking the Tzin Valley, Upper Ein Akev, White Plains, Serpentines.
Difficulty level: Medium.
Night camp: On this day, we will not stay at the campsite; a shuttle (at an extra cost) will be provided to Midreshet Sde Boker.
Craters
Sunday 15/3
Ein Akev to Mador stream
Length: 17 km
Details: Ein Akev, Hod Akev, Hike in the Tzin Valley, Nahal Mador
Difficulty level: Medium
Night camp: Mador steam
Craters
Monday 16/3
Mador stream to oron
Length: 18.6 km
Details: Afran stream, Gavi Afran, Hakerbolet (The Crater Edge Ridge), Oron Factories
Difficulty level: Advanced hikers
Night camp: Oron Factories.
A challenging day of hiking, it's recommended to start early
Craters
Teusday 17/3
Oron to Mishor Yamin
Length: 14.5 km
Details:The Small crater, Ein Yorkeam, the Great Crater (HaMakhtesh HaGadol), turning northwest onto the green trail to the Mishor Yamin campsite.
Difficulty level: Medium
Night camp: Mishor Yamin.
Craters
Wendsday 18/3
Mishor Yamin to Shaa’r Ashmedai
Length: 19 km
Details: heading south on the green trail until joining the Israel National Trail, then trekking north through the Great Crater, Ma'ale Akrabim (Scorpions Pass), the top of Ma'ale Ali, the Small Crater, and Ashmadai Gate.
Difficulty level: Medium
Night camp: Shaar Ashmedai.
Craters
Thursday 19/3
Big crater to Tamar stream
Length: 17.8 km
Details: Ha'Makhtesh Ha'Katan (The Small Crater), Rosh Ma'aleh Hatzeva (Hatzeva Ascent Head), Nahal Mazar, Mitzpe Oretz (Oretz Lookout), Nahal Tamar.
Difficulty level: Medium
Night camp: On this day, we do not stay overnight at the campsite.
Judean Desert
Sunday 22/3
Tamar stream to Amiaz plain
Length: 24.7 km
Details: Gvi Press (Press Pools), Mitzpe Tzurim (Tzurim Lookout), Ma'ale Tzurim (Tzurim Ascent), Nahal Ashalim, Mishor Amiaz (Amiaz Plain)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Night camp: Mishor Amiaz (Amiaz Plain)
Dead Sea
Monday 23/3
Amiaz plain to Neve Zohar
Length: 11 km
Details: Nahal Pratzim, Me'arat HaKemach (Flour Cave), Khanion Lot (Lot Parking/Campground), Neve Zohar.
Difficulty level: Easy
Night camp: Neve Zohar beach Dead sea.
Dead Sea
Teusday 24/3
Neve Zohar to Massada
Length: 15 km
Details: Tayelet Yam HaMelach (Dead Sea Promenade), Nahal Rachaf, Masada.
Difficulty level: Easy- Medium.
Night camp: Masada.
Dead Sea
Wensday 25/3
Massada to Kfar Ha Nokedim
Length: 14 km
Details: Nahal Inaba, Gev Inaba (Inaba Pool), Nahal Gorni, Berekat Tzfira (Tzfira Pool), Kfar Hanokdim (Nokdim Village)
Difficulty level: Easy
Night camp: Kfar Hanokdim (Nokdim Village).
Judean desrt
Thursday 26/3
Ha Nokdim to Arad
Length: 18 km
Details: Nahal Rachaf, Nahal Dumiya, Shvil HaBorot (The Cistern Trail/Pits Trail), Arad, Park Akad
Difficulty level: Moderate
Night camp: Arad