Routes

Bikepacking routes across Israel, each with a map, elevation profile and GPX download.

Length
Difficulty
Route type
66 routes
NorthCenterSouth Start Finish

South ☆ One-way
Discover Israel Trail / Race Nahariya → Eilat
1,156 km 15,750 m climbing 6+ days Hard
South ☆ One-way
Red2Dead Paran → Almog
532 km 7,910 m climbing 4–6 days Hard
North ☆ One-way
NonStop700 Mahanaim Junction → Eilat
707 km 8,157 m climbing 4–6 days Moderate
Center ☆ One-way
Bike-Fuking-Mania Netivot → Kiryat Motzkin
576 km 7,635 m climbing 4–6 days Moderate
North ☆ One-way
20 Peaks – Feel the Clouds Majdal Shams → Haifa
298 km 5,629 m climbing 4–6 days Hard
North ☆ One-way
P2Peaks Akko → Beit She'an
227 km 4,449 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
North ☆ One-way
P2Peaks v2 Beit She'an → Akko
217 km 3,969 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
South ☆ Loop
Wild Wild East Ne'ot HaKikar · Loop
169 km 2,552 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
North ☆ Loop
Galileo Shefer Forest · Loop
201 km 4,285 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
North ☆ One-way
Middle Earth Nahariya → Tel Aviv
278 km 4,094 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
North ☆ Loop
Around Kineret Katzrin · Loop
226 km 4,173 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
Center ☆ Loop
South And Back Latrun · Loop
294 km 3,365 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
North ☆ Loop
Milky Way Jish (Gush Halav) · Loop
261 km 4,150 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
South ☆ One-way
The Other Desert Nitzana → Ovda
187 km 2,434 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
The Bokerim Zofar · Loop
228 km 2,636 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
North ☆ Loop
The Climber Haifa · Loop
320 km 4,966 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
South ☆ One-way
Faran - Peres Paran → Arava Junction
235 km 2,896 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
Periphery My Love Arad · Loop
260 km 4,225 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
South ☆ One-way
Salt Lake Ashkelon → Neve Zohar
223 km 2,913 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
Ezuzu Crater Ezuz · Loop
163 km 1,719 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
Never Ending Circle Mitzpe Ramon · Loop
179 km 1,802 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
South ☆ One-way
Zofer – Eilat Tzofar → Eilat
170 km 1,966 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
North ☆ One-way
Smelling Ziv Rihaniya → Achziv
160 km 2,727 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
North ☆ One-way
Supreme Golan Haifa → Yagur
281 km 3,853 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
Center ☆ Loop
Jerusalem Post Latrun · Loop
100 km 1,844 m climbing 2 days Hard
North ☆ Loop
Meir Ariel Har Gahar campsite · Loop
115 km 1,628 m climbing 2 days Hard
North ☆ Loop
CarCamel Hof HaCarmel, Haifa · Loop
85 km 1,473 m climbing 2 days Hard
Center ☆ Loop
Starter Pack Kfar Saba · Loop
103 km 716 m climbing 2 days Easy
Center ☆ Loop
Strawberry Latrun · Loop
118 km 1,226 m climbing 2 days Moderate
Center ☆ Loop
Lachishim Kiryat Gat · Loop
99 km 1,035 m climbing 2 days Moderate
North ☆ Loop
The Knafe Kiryat Ata · Loop
109 km 1,511 m climbing 2 days Moderate
North ☆ Loop
To The Springs v3 Trek Mishmar HaEmek · Loop
131 km 1,412 m climbing 2 days Moderate
Center ☆ One-way
Yam El Yam Jerusalem → Tel Aviv
124 km 1,667 m climbing 2 days Moderate
North ☆ One-way
Smell The Ocean Rosh HaNikra → Zikim
239 km 1,433 m climbing 2 days Easy
North ☆ Loop
Jordan River Afula · Loop
96 km 1,973 m climbing 2 days Hard
North ☆ Loop
Up And Down Nahariya · Loop
128 km 2,630 m climbing 2 days Hard
North ☆ Loop
Mcdonals Golani Haifa · Loop
204 km 2,722 m climbing 2 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
Eastern Crater Mitzpe Ramon · Loop
103 km 1,341 m climbing 2 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
Chimichuri Hatzeva · Loop
160 km 2,400 m climbing 2 days Hard
South ☆ Loop
Shoke Da Da Da Lahav · Loop
171 km 1,586 m climbing 2 days Moderate
South ☆ One-way
Dead Sea Reborn Ma'ale Adumim → Neve Zohar
152 km 2,664 m climbing 2 days Hard
South ☆ Loop
Snooze To Ezuz Sde Boker · Loop
165 km 1,473 m climbing 2 days Easy
South ☆ Loop
Rimonag Han Be'erot · Loop
178 km 2,338 m climbing 2 days Moderate
North ☆ One-way
Mahanaim-Yanai Mahanaim → Beit Yanai
176 km 1,557 m climbing 2 days Easy
North ☆ Loop
Special C Trek Ein HaMifratz · Loop
124 km 1,399 m climbing 2 days Moderate
North ☆ Loop
Izrael with Z Trek Karkur · Loop
111 km 870 m climbing 2 days Easy
North ☆ Loop
Between Sea And Lake Dor Beach · Loop
211 km 2,578 m climbing 2 days Moderate
Center ☆ Loop
Ashdodiada Adullam · Loop
111 km 921 m climbing 2 days Easy
South ☆ Loop
Deserts Diamonds Yeruham · Loop
132 km 1,650 m climbing 2 days Moderate
North ☆ Loop
Carmelicious Trek Haifa · Loop
80 km 1,471 m climbing 2 days Hard
North ☆ Loop
Sea To Summit Atlit · Loop
109 km 1,873 m climbing 2 days Hard
South ☆ One-way
One Way Ticket Lehavim → Dead Sea
157 km 2,173 m climbing 2 days Moderate
North ☆ Loop
Duck Season Trek Mishmar HaEmek · Loop
105 km 1,539 m climbing 2 days Hard
South ☆ Loop
Thirsty Snake Midreshet Ben-Gurion · Loop
68 km 777 m climbing 2 days Easy
South ☆ Loop
No Loop for You Yeruham · Loop
85 km 1,106 m climbing 2 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
Adam and Eve Negev Highlands · Loop
91 km 1,596 m climbing 2 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
Havarim Hatira Negev Highlands · Loop
95 km 1,066 m climbing 2 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
Zik and Yoyo Sde Boker · Loop
96 km 1,207 m climbing 2 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
Braveheart Arad · Loop
111 km 2,497 m climbing 2 days Hard
North ☆ Loop
CrossLand Galilee Golan Katzrin · Loop
460 km 8,305 m climbing 4–6 days Hard
South ☆ Loop
CrossLand Dead Sea & Craters Arava · Loop
378 km 4,756 m climbing 6+ days Moderate
South ☆ One-way
Sluggers 400 Ashkelon → Tel Aviv
394 km 5,042 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
South ☆ One-way
On to the Desert Zofer → Eilat
199 km 2,029 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
South ☆ Loop
All for One Sapir · Loop
174 km 2,245 m climbing 3–4 days Moderate
North ☆ One-way
East to West Afula → Achziv beach
307 km 5,609 m climbing 3–4 days Hard
Center ☆ Loop
Jerusalem Pre Kfar Menachem · Loop
101 km 1,503 m climbing 2 days Hard
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Israeli companies that ride with us: they back our events, offer perks to community members and help bikepacking in Israel grow.

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Joe's No Flats Sealant and repairs

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Small World Satellite tracker rental

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Swift Optics Riding sunglasses

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