EVENTS

NonStop 700

A relay race from Mahanaim to Eilat: 707 km, 14 segments, a team of friends, and the clock doesn’t stop until the Ink Flag.

29.10.2026 · 10:00Mahanaim junction7 days to go
Sluggers 400 NonStop 700 Longest Day HLC – Holyland Challenge P2P Special QuickSilver
707 km
14 segments
38–63 km per segment
4 / 6 / 8 riders per team
HOW IT WORKS

A relay race. 700 km. No stopping.

You ride as a team of 4, 6 or 8. The course from Mahanaim to Eilat is split into 14 segments, and at any moment at least one pair from your team is on the trail. While one pair rides, the rest drive to the handover point, eat, prep the bikes and try to sleep. Day and night blur together, the landscapes keep changing, and the clock doesn’t stop until the Ink Flag.

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Odd-segment pair Even-segment pair NonStop 350 finish at Tel Arad

Build a team

Four, six or eight friends. The team splits into pairs, and each pair rides together.

One pair on the trail

At any moment at least two riders are on the course, one of them carrying the tracker.

The rest in the car

The resting pair drives to the handover point, eats, preps the bikes and sleeps. Run it well and you get 1.5–2 hours of sleep between segments.

Hand over, keep going

At the end of the segment the whole team takes a photo, the rested pair heads out and the other pair gets in the car. Repeat, all the way to Eilat.

CATEGORIES

Choose your team size

4

Team of 4

The classic: two pairs and one car. Simple logistics, lots of riding, little sleep.

6

Team of 6

Three pairs and more rest between segments. Usually needs two cars.

8

Team of 8

Four pairs and the most rest. A great way to try the race for the first time without fearing the distance.

New in 2026 350

NonStop 350

Half the course: Mahanaim to Tel Arad, 7 segments, finishing on Friday. For a first taste, for riders who need to be home on Friday, and for anyone who prefers it a little less brutal.

Race map

Follow the riders along the route during the event. The map doesn’t update by itself: to see the latest positions, tap the refresh button on the map.

A team of riders in the desert during NonStop700
THE ROUTE

The whole country, one segment at a time

About 700 km, most of them fast, fun and on beautiful trails: into the hilly Jordan valley from Mahanaim and down to the Sea of Galilee, the climbs of Eilabun and the singletrack that follows, the forests of Ramot Menashe and a fast stretch past the villages of the Sharon.

Then the landscape changes: the Haruvit and Yatir forests, the singletrack of Arad and Neve Zohar, the Yahel–Ketura singletrack, and finally a fast straight from Yotvata to the Ink Flag in Eilat. Every segment has its own character: one with more climbing, another long and flat, and there will always be an argument about who worked harder.

The 14 segments

Every segment with its distance and climbing, from the 2026 GPX files (in the Drive folder). In a team of four, the pair that starts rides the odd segments (340 km, 4,078 m of climbing) and the other pair the even ones (365 km, 3,930 m). The 350 course is the first seven segments, to Tel Arad: 368 km and 4,659 m of climbing.

  1. 1
    Mahanaim → Kalanit 48 km · 621 m climbing

    From Mahanaim junction down into the hilly Jordan valley to meet the Sea of Galilee, the segment’s low point, then west and up to Kalanit.

  2. 2
    Kalanit → Kfar Yehoshua 53 km · 704 m climbing

    The climbs of Eilabun and the singletrack that follows, across the Lower Galilee to Kfar Yehoshua in the Jezreel Valley.

  3. 3
    Kfar Yehoshua → Ometz (Kakun fortress) 55 km · 460 m climbing

    From the Jezreel Valley through the HaZorea area and Ramot Menashe, then west to the Kakun fortress national park near Ometz.

  4. 4
    Ometz → Kfar Truman 63 km · 585 m climbing

    The longest segment: the fast stretch past the villages of the Sharon, based on the QuickSilver route, to Kfar Truman.

  5. 5
    Kfar Truman → Haruvit forest 45 km · 399 m climbing

    A fairly flat segment heading south out of the center, to the Haruvit forest.

  6. 6
    Haruvit forest → Lahav 54 km · 862 m climbing

    From the lowlands into the hills of the northern Negev, to Kibbutz Lahav. Finishing here in the morning? There’s a coffee cart at the kibbutz entrance.

  7. 7
    Lahav → Tel Arad 50 km · 1,028 m climbing

    The segment with the most climbing: the Yatir forest, on a section completely reworked for 2026, to Tel Arad. NonStop 350 riders finish here.

  8. 8
    Tel Arad → Arad–Neve Zohar singletrack 38 km · 593 m climbing

    From Tel Arad onto the Arad–Neve Zohar singletrack. The handover is mid-singletrack, at a large gravel parking area right by the road.

  9. 9
    Arad–Neve Zohar singletrack → Neve Zohar 45 km · 545 m climbing

    More singletrack, then down to the Dead Sea, the lowest point of the whole course, to Neve Zohar.

  10. 10
    Neve Zohar → Idan 57 km · 605 m climbing

    South from Neve Zohar on the new line of the Israel Bike Trail, to Idan.

  11. 11
    Idan → Paran 59 km · 465 m climbing

    Fast, easy tracks to Sapir, then through the Arava to Paran.

  12. 12
    Paran → Yahel 48 km · 334 m climbing

    Further south through the Arava, to Yahel.

  13. 13
    Yahel → Yotvata 38 km · 560 m climbing

    The Yahel–Ketura singletrack: about 29 km of singletrack, then 4x4 tracks to Yotvata.

  14. 14
    Yotvata → Eilat 52 km · 247 m climbing

    The fastest and flattest segment: from Yotvata straight to Eilat. From the eastern entrance of the promenade the whole team may ride together to the Ink Flag.

RULES

Race rules

Every team is self-reliant

The team runs as a unit that depends only on itself. Everyone on the team rides: no support driver.

At least two on the course

When a team heads out on a segment, at least two riders go, and one of them carries the tracker.

Satellite tracker

One device per team, always with the riding pair, switched on and sending a position every 5–10 minutes, so everyone can follow the map live.

Hand over only at handover points

No swaps in the middle of a segment. A pair may ride several segments in a row, and the handover is always at the end of a segment.

A photo at every handover

At every handover the whole team takes a photo together and posts it to the Telegram group in real time. Proof, and an amazing album at the end.

Ride the whole course

Where the incoming and outgoing pairs share a short stretch, both pairs ride it.

Mechanicals

The car crew may come to help, but no swapping. The pair returns to where it stopped and finishes the segment.

Help only with mechanicals

You may help other teams, but only with a technical problem.

And the most important rule: be good to your friends on the other teams. A word of encouragement to a tired team works wonders, for you too.

From the trail

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FROM THE VETERANS

How to reach Eilat

Eilat is the goal

Every team’s first goal is the Ink Flag. Your position comes second. When you tell people you rode from Mahanaim to Eilat, nobody will ask where you finished.

Don’t go too hard

Ride at a comfortable pace and keep moving. Too fast and you burn yourself or your partner. Too fast without burning out, and the other pair doesn’t get to rest.

50–50

After many times on the course, the most recommended split is one segment per pair, in turns.

Fast handovers

Be ready on time, a quick photo, and go. Five wasted minutes per handover, times 13 handovers, is more than an hour.

Use the time in the car

Eat and drink on the drive to the handover, and prep the bike as soon as you finish, not right before you head out. That’s another 20 minutes of rest.

Look after the other pair

Always keep water and something tasty in the car, wake them on time, not too early and not too late, and say a word of encouragement before they leave.

Navigate as two

If both riders have a GPS: one carries the full route and navigates, the other the segment file and calls out how far to the handover.

HISTORY

Since 2013

NonStop700 was dreamed up by two riders from the community, inspired by the “Har LaEmek” relay run. Since 2022 it has been run by the bikepacking community, and every year the course gets better thanks to riders who go out to check it and send fixes.

  1. 2013

    The first one: one team of four plus one more rider, and two trackers.

  2. 2016

    7 teams of four, 28 riders, from Mahanaim to Eilat without stopping.

  3. 2017

    A solo category opened, and 80 riders lined up: 16 teams of four and 15 soloists.

  4. 2020

    Teams of six and eight were added so more riders could take part. 16 teams finished, the most since 2017.

  5. 2022

    A big course refresh and new live tracking by Small World. 24 teams started, 15 finished.

  6. 2025

    The toughest edition yet: hard weather and a 730 km course. 7 teams reached Eilat, and the cup stayed with the Lions of Tzena.

  7. 2026

    The course is back to 700 km, with the Yahel–Ketura singletrack and a fast finish from Yotvata straight to Eilat. And a new category is born: NonStop 350.

JOIN

Five steps to the start line

  1. 01 Build a team

    Find 3, 5 or 7 friends and sign up in the teams sheet. Looking for partners? Ask in the group.

    Teams sheet
  2. 02 Book a tracker

    From Small World. On the device page scroll all the way right to the event name, so the device is linked to your team on the map.

    Book a tracker
  3. 03 Register on the map

    Register your team name to appear on the race map. Booking a device alone isn’t enough.

    Map registration
  4. 04 Join the group

    All updates, questions and partner searches happen in the event’s Telegram group.

    Telegram group
  5. 05 Download the route

    GPX files for the full course and each segment, plus the handover table with Waze links.

    Route files

FAQ

Do I need to be a competitive rider?

No. Any team of four can ride at its own pace and try to reach Eilat. You don’t have to ride fast; quite the opposite, it gives the other pair more rest. And even if you don’t finish, reaching Arad or the cliffs is already a lot.

Can I ride solo or as a pair?

There’s no such category. NonStop700 is about the team, the handovers and meeting the other teams at the stops.

Can we bring a support driver?

No. Everyone on the team rides, and the pairs rely only on each other.

May a pair ride two segments in a row?

Yes. The handover is always at the end of a segment, and the whole team takes a photo at every handover.

What is NonStop 350?

A new category for 2026: Mahanaim to Tel Arad, 7 segments, finishing on Friday. Same rules, half the distance.

What if it rains?

The race starts anyway. Almost the whole course is rideable after rain, and if a mud stretch jams the bikes, teams post an update and ride a short alternative.

PARTNERS ON THIS JOURNEY

The partners behind the community

Israeli companies that ride with us: they back our events, offer perks to community members and help bikepacking in Israel grow.

CTC · Trek Israel Trek importer in Israel

Trek's store network in Israel. Community members get 20% off bikepacking gear, and branches rent out gear for your first trip.

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Joe's No Flats Sealant and repairs

An Israeli maker of sealant, lubes and repair kits. They built a full bikepacking repair kit with us: everything you need so a flat never ends your ride.

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Small World Satellite tracker rental

Rents out satellite trackers and communicators. In the desert and in areas with no signal, your family can follow your location, and in an emergency you can call for help.

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TwoNav GPS navigation

The only devices that display Shvilnet maps perfectly, with a big screen and the Land planning app. Site visitors get special deals.

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Swift Optics Riding sunglasses

An Israeli company making quality glasses at fair prices. Protection from sun, dust and wind over long days on the trail, and 20% off for the community.

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