The western Negev and the Besor

You leave Netivot along Nahal Bohu and Nahal Shuva, pass Be'er Antilia, a Byzantine well with a storage pool, and the Re'im campsite, and reach Be'eri and the Old Be'eri lookout. Then you ride along Nahal HaBsor and Nahal Asaf, past Tel Gamma and Be'er HaDkalim, to the HaBsor national park and Eshkol Park, with the old railway bridge.

Along the way

• km 11.7Be'er Antilia, a water point and a seating area
• km 15.2Re'im night campsite, 190 m off the route
• km 24.1Old Be'eri lookout
• km 30.8Nahal HaBsor
• km 68.9HaBsor night campsite, paid, 170 m off the route
• km 70.3The old railway bridge

Ofakim, Beit Kama and Gevaot Gad

Along Nahal Ofakim, past the Patish fortress and Ofakim, then north via Nahal Grar and Nahal Kama to Beit Kama, with fuel stations and food right by the route. After that you climb gradually, past Tel Milha and the Kelah caves, through the Gevaot Gad and East Lachish reserves, to almost 400 m.

Along the way

• km 92.8Patish fortress, 240 m off the route
• km 94.4Ofakim train station, 410 m off the route, if you need to bail out
• km 107.5Nahal Grar
• km 130The Kelah caves
• km 133.7Gevaot Gad nature reserve
• km 141.9East Lachish nature reserve

Beit Loya, Adullam and Srigim

Shfela hills and woodland: the Byzantine church at Beit Loya, with a large mosaic, Nahal Guvrin and the Adullam grove reserve, with burial caves and a columbarium. Mitzpe Mesua has water, and Li-On a shop and a café. Then on between Srigim forest, a bell cave with a columbarium and Haruvit forest, to the Srigim campsite.

Along the way

• km 147.7The Byzantine church at Beit Loya
• km 159Adullam grove nature reserve
• km 167.7Mitzpe Mesua, water and a picnic site
• km 182.4A bell cave and columbarium
• km 194.3Haruvit forest night campsite, 140 m off the route
• km 231.6Srigim night campsite

The Elah valley, Eshtaol and Latrun

The highest, twistiest part of the route. Past Tel Azekah and the David and Goliath lookout, the Sheikh es-Salihi shrine above the Elah valley, to Har Sokho, the route's highest point at about 430 m. Then down to Nahal Sorek and Nahal Kisalon, to Eshtaol and a string of campsites, past Neve Shalom and through Latrun, past Emmaus Nicopolis, and up again, almost 200 m, to the Cannons ridge.

Along the way

• km 247.7Tel Azekah and the David and Goliath lookout, 280 m off the route
• km 252.5Sheikh es-Salihi, a view over the Elah valley
• km 281.9HaZeitim Eshtaol night campsite
• km 284HaMirpeset night campsite and its wooden balcony lookout
• km 293Emmaus Nicopolis
• km 300.5The Cannons ridge and the Jordanian post

The Ayalon valley and the Yarkon springs

The Ayalon valley lookout and HaTmarim lake, then to the Valley of the Monks, Byzantine-era caves, and Ben Shemen forest. After that Horvat Tinshemet, with a mosaic and church remains, the Crusader fortress of Qula and the Roman mausoleum at Mazor. The descent of about 350 m ends in the Yarkon national park, by Tel Afek and the Yarkon springs.

Along the way

• km 308.6Ayalon valley lookout
• km 331.5The Valley of the Monks
• km 335.2Avraham Dubinsky night campsite, 150 m off the route
• km 350.8Horvat Tinshemet, a mosaic and church remains
• km 360.9The Mazor mausoleum
• km 371.6Yarkon springs night campsite, paid, 250 m off the route

The Sharon and the Hefer valley

The flat part of the route, below 80 m. Between Adanim, Neve Yamin and Sde Warburg, past Meshek HaOtzar and Nahal Poleg, to Netanya, with shops and fuel stations by the route. Then to Nahal Alexander, Italy Park and Tel Hefer, to Tel Kakun, with a well-preserved Mamluk fortress, and the Givat HaKalaniot reserve.

Along the way

• km 385.2Meshek HaOtzar, remains of a farm
• km 412.4Netanya train station, if you need to bail out
• km 422.1Italy Park night campsite
• km 427.9The Television grove, where Nahal Bahan meets Nahal Alexander
• km 433.2Tel Kakun and its lookout
• km 445.8Givat HaKalaniot reserve

Menashe springs and Beit She'arim

A string of springs on the Menashe Heights: Ein Mecholelim, an old flour mill, Ein Shelef and Mei Dmumit. Then the Nahal HaShofet reserve, with Ein Faror, the HaHaruvim campsite, Ein Hashrat and the Camels cave, and down to Nahal Kishon. After the Yokneam station you pass the Beit She'arim national park, with its burial caves, and climb to Kiryat Tivon.

Along the way

• km 467.9Ein Mecholelim
• km 470.5Ein Shelef and its stone pool
• km 478.7HaHaruvim campsite, Nahal HaShofet, with water
• km 479.4Ein Hashrat and the Camels cave
• km 488.1Yokneam–Kfar Yehoshua station
• km 491.7Beit She'arim and its burial caves

Tzippori and Haifa Bay

Along Nahal Zippori to Tzippori, with the tomb of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, via Har Hoshaya, the Resh Lakish lookout and the Solelim forest reserve, to HaMovil junction. Then through ancient Usha and the Ein Afek reserve, with pools, lookouts and a British guard post, and through the parks of Kiryat Motzkin to the train station.

Along the way

• km 514.3Tzippori forest night campsite, 190 m off the route
• km 519.4The tomb of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi in Tzippori
• km 532.3Resh Lakish lookout
• km 535.6The Bedouin Warrior monument
• km 569.7Ein Afek nature reserve
• km 576Kiryat Motzkin train station, the finish