KM 0–70 | From the Mediterranean to the mountains ↓ Download GPX for leg 1 · MTB

Discover starts at sea level, a stone's throw from the Mediterranean. The first kilometres are flat and friendly, and that's exactly the trap.

The coast falls away quickly and the route heads up into the Western and Upper Galilee: rocky tracks, oak forest, steep wadis and one long climb after another.

Your legs are fresh, and you'll need every bit of that. By kilometre 70 you've already climbed almost 2,000 metres.

KM 70–150 | Upper Galilee → Northern Golan ↓ Download GPX for leg 2 · MTB

One of the hardest climbing sections of the whole race. The route pushes north through the Upper Galilee, then swings east and climbs onto the high plateau of the northern Golan.

For the first time you pass 1,000 metres. The air cools, the ground turns open and exposed, and the climbs get longer.

More than 4,000 metres of climbing in the first 150 km. Discover doesn’t wait for the desert to show its teeth.

KM 150–230 | From the high country toward the Sea of Galilee ↓ Download GPX for leg 3 · MTB

After the high north, the race changes character. The route runs south across the Golan plateau, with wide-open views and a long, gradual drop toward the Sea of Galilee.

After so many hours of climbing, this feels fast. Enjoy it, but hold back: the finish is still almost a thousand kilometres away.

KM 230–300 | The Jordan Valley ↓ Download GPX for leg 4 · MTB

Suddenly you’re in another world. The green highlands give way to the warm Jordan Valley, 215 metres below sea level.

Don’t mistake it for a downhill transfer. These 70 km hide roughly 1,600 metres of climbing, and they’re much harder than the map suggests.

KM 300–485 | North-central Israel → Modi’in ↓ Download GPX for leg 5 · MTB

One of the longest transitions of the race. The big northern climbs fade and the route turns fast and rolling as it crosses central Israel toward Modi’in.

On the profile it looks easy, and in an ultra that’s the danger. The kilometres pile up, fatigue creeps in, and eating, drinking and looking after the bike matter as much as your climbing legs.

The fast riders cover ground here. For everyone else, this is where the race becomes a test of patience.

KM 485–610 | Modi’in → Jerusalem → Judean Hills ↓ Download GPX for leg 6 · MTB

Then the road tilts up again. From the lowlands Discover climbs into the Judean Hills and reaches Jerusalem at around km 540.

Your legs aren’t fresh any more, and small climbs start to feel big. Reaching Jerusalem doesn’t end it: the route keeps climbing through the hills before it finally turns south.

KM 610–745 | Southern Israel → Arad ↓ Download GPX for leg 7 · MTB

About 2,400 metres of climbing in just 135 km: one of the hardest sections of Discover 2027.

The green disappears, the spaces grow wider and the villages grow further apart. By Arad there’s no doubt: you’re riding in the desert now, and Discover has a new personality.

KM 745–890 | Arad → Dimona → Sde Boker → Mitzpe Ramon ↓ Download GPX for leg 8 · MTB

This is the Negev. The route strings together some of Israel’s most dramatic desert landscapes on its way to Mitzpe Ramon.

Distance works differently here. A place that looks close can be hours away. Shade becomes precious and water becomes strategy.

At around 890 km you reach Mitzpe Ramon, over 800 metres up, on the rim of the crater. One of the most spectacular moments of the journey, and the race is still far from over.

KM 890–995 | Mitzpe Ramon → Southern Negev ↓ Download GPX for leg 9 · MTB

From the high desert, the route drops toward the low desert over about 100 km. On paper that sounds easy. After 900 km, nothing is easy.

Pace, water and focus become critical, because long descents hide how tired you really are. The landscape grows ever more remote. Eilat starts to feel possible, but it’s still a long way off.

KM 995–1,156 | Arava → Timna → Eilat ↓ Download GPX for leg 10 · MTB

The route turns south into the vast open spaces of the Arava. By now you’re not only racing the distance: you’re racing sleep, heat, wind, mechanicals and your own decisions.

Around km 1,110 you pass Timna. From there, only one direction is left: south. The mountains close in, the kilometres count down, and after more than 1,150 km you roll into Eilat and the Red Sea.