Hiking the Holyland

Sunday, November 2nd: Join Hiking the Holyland and expert guide Ben Zaltzman for our 15.5 kilometer, 37th segment of the Israel Trail to Tel Socho and Park Britannia.

This is a really amazing stretch of trail is full of ancient ruins and rich beauty in the Jerusalem foothills. After hot coffee and an intro we’ll make our way along the the trail to the top of Tel Socho.  Along the way, we’ll pass by the countryside near Beit Shemesh as we hike along Emek HaEla.  We’ll stop for a lunch break, and hike through all of the different trails in Park Britannia, seeing how ancient ruins connect to organized nature trails. After that, we’ll continue along towards a magnificent lookout at Khirbet Tsura, where we will take in the beginning of the golden hours as we complete the 37th segment of the Israel Trail with wine and snacks!

This 15.5 kilometer trail is for fit hikers only.   Minibus transportation available from Savidor Station for an extra fee of 110-140 NIS.