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Kfar Saba · Loop

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Distance 103 km

Total climbing 716 m

Highest point 81 m

Lowest point -5 m

Days 2 days

Difficulty Easy

Recommended months Oct–Jan

The perfect first bikepacking trip: a flat, easy loop from Kfar Saba with plenty of water and food stops on the way.

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Elevation profile

79 m -4 m

0 km 21 km 41 km 62 km 82 km 103 km

Route story · Starter Pack

Sharon, streams and sea. One loop.

103 km that start in Kfar Saba park, wind between the Sharon villages, reach the sea at Hadera and follow the coast south to Netanya and Nahal Poleg. Almost no climbing, with water and food at nearly every turn. The perfect first bikepacking trip.

Loop · Kfar Saba2 daysOct–JanEasy

103km

716m climbing

23.8km, longest stretch without fuel

12fuel stations within 200 m

22water taps along the way

4night campsites near the route

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The route at a glance

Fuel stationGrocery or supermarketWater tapNight campsite

01km ⁦0–35⁩

Between the villages

You leave Kfar Saba park quietly, and within a few kilometres the city is behind you. Then comes a string of villages: Sde Warburg, Ein Vered, Yanuv, Tnuvot, Burgata and Haniel, with fields in between and small pergolas for a shady stop. In winter, look in on the Ein Sarid winter pond, and near the end of the section the Water Buffalo Spring by HaOgen is waiting.

Along the way

km 7Pergola and lookout near Sde Warburg
km 15.4Ein Sarid winter pond, holds water only in winter
km 17.4Kadima Forest night campsite, 340 m off the route
km 33.3Water Buffalo Spring, HaOgen

Resupply · km 12.9
Paz fuel station and the Ein Vered grocery, 40 m off the route

02km ⁦35–50⁩

Nahal Alexander and Hadera

You cross Nahal Alexander by Tel Hefer and pass the picnic spots on its bank. From there the route heads north through Hibbat Zion to Hadera, the first real town on the loop. It is the best place to fill your bags before the sea: fuel, supermarkets and cafés, all right by the route.

Along the way

km 35.6Italy Park night campsite, 110 m off the route
km 36.2Tel Hefer, an archaeological site
km 39.3Founders Park, Hibbat Zion
km 45.7Hadera West train station, if you need to bail out

Resupply · km 44.2
Fuel, Menta and Shufersal Deal in Hadera. Rami Levy at km 48.3

03km ⁦50–60⁩

To the sea

Nahal Hadera leads west, and the chimneys of the Orot Rabin power station, visible for miles, keep growing. Then the sea. Hadera's shore is a nature reserve and a national park, with Tel Gador, an ancient mound, right at the water's edge. From here on the sea never leaves you.

Along the way

km 50.1Water pumping history museum
km 50.6Lookout over the Orot Rabin power stations
km 52.7Nahal Hadera park, water taps
km 57.2Tel Gador, inside the Gador beach reserve
km 60Michmoret beach night campsite

Resupply · km 60
A restaurant on the beach at Michmoret

04km ⁦60–80⁩

The coastline

Twenty kilometres south with the sea on your right the whole way. Michmoret and the mouth of Nahal Alexander, Beit Yanai beach and the Bitan Aharon reserve, then the Netanya promenade on top of the cliffs, with water taps every few hundred metres and a café at almost every step. Past the city come the Dora winter pond and Iris Park, where the purple irises bloom in February and March.

Along the way

km 61.4Mouth of Nahal Alexander, Michmoret
km 62.3Beit Yanai beach
km 66.1Bitan Aharon nature reserve
km 70.6Netanya promenade, km 71–77
km 78.5Iris Park and the Dora winter pond

Resupply · km 72.9
PAUSE and Star supermarkets, both open 24/7, and a fuel station at km 75

05km ⁦80–103⁩

Poleg, and the way home

Poleg beach and the Nahal Poleg reserve are the last green stretch by the sea. Through Sha'ar Poleg, a gap in the sandstone ridge, the route turns east to the Poleg pond and Tel Yitzhak. Then come quiet kilometres past Dror Hill, Sde Warburg and Tzofit, back to the park in Kfar Saba where you started.

Along the way

km 80.5Poleg beach and the Nahal Poleg reserve
km 82.6Sha'ar Poleg
km 83.4Poleg pond
km 90Dror Hill

Resupply · km 86.5
Delek and a 24/7 Dor Alon at Tel Yitzhak, and two more stations by km 92

Where to sleep

To split it over two days, Hadera Forest (km 45) or Michmoret beach (km 60) sit right at the halfway point.

Straight-line distanceDistances from the route are straight-line distances, not riding distances. Before you set out, check on a map that a trail or road actually reaches the place.

km 17.3Free

חניון לילה יער קדימה 340 m off the route

km 35.6Free

חניון לילה פארק איטליה 110 m off the route

km 44.5Halfway

חניון לילה ייער חדרה 550 m off the route · Free

km 59.9Halfway

חניון לילה חוף מכמורת 140 m off the route · Free

Where to refuel

Fuel stations, groceries and food within 200 m of the route. Fuel stations usually have water, toilets and a convenience store.

Straight-line distanceDistances from the route are straight-line distances, not riding distances. Before you set out, check on a map that a trail or road actually reaches the place.

km 0.9

Grocery

km 2.7

Tzofit Grocery Store

km 4.6

Grocery

km ⁦12.9–13.6⁩

Paz, Ein Vered supermarket

km 21.4

A café or restaurant

km 23.5

Fuel station

km 24.8

A café or restaurant

km 26.4

A café or restaurant

km 34.624/7

Dor Alon 2 cafés and restaurants

km 37

Minimarket

km 38.6

Fuel station

km 39.7

Grocery

km ⁦44.1–44.3⁩

Delek, Fuel station, Menta +1 4 cafés and restaurants

km 48.3

Rami Levi

km 55.3

A café or restaurant

km 59.9

A café or restaurant

km 66.5

A café or restaurant

km ⁦67.9–68.5⁩

Fuel station, Grocery A café or restaurant

km 70.6

A café or restaurant

km ⁦72–73⁩24/7

PAUSE Supermarket 24/7 14 cafés and restaurants

km ⁦73.1–73.9⁩

Grocery 5 cafés and restaurants

km ⁦74.6–74.7⁩24/7

Delek, Star A café or restaurant

km 76.5

A café or restaurant

km 77.9

Grocery

km 80.8

A café or restaurant

km ⁦86.5–86.6⁩24/7

Delek, Dor Alon A café or restaurant

km 89.6

3 cafés and restaurants

km ⁦90.7–91.6⁩

Delek, Sadash, Grocery

km ⁦99.3–100⁩

Tsofit Junction, Grocery A café or restaurant

km 102.7

A café or restaurant

Distances along the route are calculated from the GPX file; the distance of each place from the route is a straight-line distance. Night campsites come from the site's campsite map, other places from OpenStreetMap. Not checked on the ground: confirm before you go.

Distance, climbing and recommended months come from the routes table. Highest and lowest points are calculated from the GPX file, and difficulty is an estimate based on climbing per kilometre.