Hiking

A decade after its destruction: The spectacular waterfall trail in the North reopens

Hikers will once again be able to enjoy a circular route overlooking Tanur Waterfall and the Hula Valley, and choose among three trails with varying levels of difficulty.

The trail collapsed after a stormy winter and is now ready for hikers. The Iyon Stream trail after renovation
WHAT MAKES Ein Haniya special is that the beauty here is not only natural. It is layered. The spring emerges from a short rock-cut tunnel and flows, as it has for centuries, along a reconstructed aqueduct that carries it over a low arch and spills it into a large stone pool.

Hiking in the Holy Land: Ein Haniya, an easy water outing outside Jerusalem

Bar Bahar, Aminadav Forest.

Aminadav Forest visitor center near Jerusalem reopens after major upgrade

Ein Yorke'am.

Not just in the North: The hidden pools and wet trails you need to know


Hiking the holy land at Israel's Ein Gedi reserve

In Ein Gedi, it's possible to get up close with Ibexes, the most iconic symbol of Israeli wildlife.

 An ibex at Israel's Ein Gedi reserve.

Israeli father found dead after family goes missing while hiking

The father seemingly suffered from dehydration after separating from the rest of the family during the hike.

 Nahal Yetev.

American dead hiker’s family won NIS 2.7 m., but did the Israeli court really dig in?

The court said it dismissed disputed aspects of the students’ narratives since there was no way to reconcile contradictions, they had clearly influenced each other, and because of inconsistencies.

MARK AND ELLEN NEWMAN with Ariel at his high-school graduation a few months before his death.

Hiking in the holy land: adding meaning to biblical produce

Living and hiking in Israel, biblical produce takes on a much larger meaning. biblical bounty adorns even the simplest outdoor landscape, bringing pictures of the past into a new light.

 BIBLICAL BOUNTY adorns even the simplest outdoor landscape.

Remains found in California mountains where actor Julian Sands went missing

Hikers in California have discovered human remains in the area of California where Hollywood actor Julian Sands disappeared earlier this year.

Actor Julian Sands

Solving biblical mysteries and hiking the holy land

It was only years later when I moved to Israel as an adult that I finally began to understand what biblical spelunking was all about.

 ONE OF the multitude of caves in the Judean Desert, from Nahal Darja to Qumran.

Hikers worldwide believe to see ghosts, find natural optical illusion

This natural phenomenon has had people seeking more answers to this visual effect.

 The brocken spectre natural phenomenon.

Agamon Hefer - Israel's forgotten lake

Many have heard of Agamon HaHula, but there is another lake in the Sharon region just south of Kibbutz Ein Hahoresh.

 Agamon Hefer.

Israel's hikes ranked among top nature walks worldwide

Israel's Ein Gedi hike ranked higher on Explore!'s list than Nepal's world-renowned Annapurna circuit.

A MAN STANDS beneath a waterfall at Nahal David in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve area, near the Dead Sea.

The allure of the milk thistle - opinion

Milk thistles, beautiful to look at, poisonous to eat.

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