Invested single 27 km long • Passes through springs and views of the lowlands • Watch selected excerpts from the amusement park for riders
The Gush Etzion single, 27 km long, includes no less than four springs, and runs along varying terrain routes. This is a specially invested single, which was renovated about a year ago and further upgraded following the recent snows, and includes quite a few points worth lingering on, including green vineyards and amazing views Due to the high altitude of the area (900 meters and more, the weather is good even in the summer months. It should be taken into account that this is a single with sharp descents and climbs, so you have to be of medium-high level to ride it.
Photo: Hanan Greenwood
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The riding really begins in the well.
There is a locked gate at the entrance, call the Efrat call center at * 5436 and within a few seconds it will be opened to you from a distance.
The ride starts at Nof Karamim down Nahal HaPirim and then turns west and ascends a dirt path towards Road 60. Currently, due to road works, it is possible to turn left near the road, go down and turn right into the tunnel and from there to the old Road 60, or turn right on the road Until the turn to Neve Daniel.
(If you have the power to bypass, ascend to the end of Neve Daniel and watch the entire center of the country from the lookout point of the millennium).
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Near the road leading to Neve Daniel, about a third of the ascent, turn slightly left and after a short descent, turn left onto the Avot Derech HaAvot.
At the Ibn Hamil lookout, you can go down to a tiny single or continue straight until you turn right and immediately right into Nahal Naamanim.
Follow the markings (red sign with a cyclist on it) and attack Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim.
There you will also pass the first spring - Ein Tzurim.
Photo: Danny Ilan
Cross the wooden stream and descend along the spur north to the Ein Abu Kalab spring.
This spur is referred to by local riders as an "amusement park" and for good reason.
Give up gas and enjoy every moment.
From there you will continue on the single west to the Land of the Moose in Nahal Oranim and after crossing Road 367 you will pass through the cave of Dovek and from there straight to Ein Sajma.
The single continues with a slightly technical and fun ride to the Jumjum ruin and from there up the steep slope to Ein Levana.
Make a stop there because you have a piece on it to go up.
You will reach Ein Havila, near the old Yitzhak beacons and on towards Kibbutz Kfar Etzion.
After riding a short dirt road, you will reach the lonely oak, one of the most famous icons in Gush Etzion.
Turn east to the Derech HaAvot and at the mikveh tahara turn right towards Emet HaBiar - and you are done.
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