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Israel: Golan Heights, Mount Hermon and Druze villages - 5 day BnB to BnB

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David.Tuval
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Trail stats

Distance
55.28 mi
Elevation gain
5,945 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
6,854 ft
Max elevation
3,833 ft
TrailRank 
12
Min elevation
408 ft
Trail type
One Way
Coordinates
405
Uploaded
October 4, 2019
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near Deir Qurūḥ, Northern District (Israel)

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Itinerary description

This multi-day hike assumes sleeping in zimmers, mostly following the "Golan Trail", along some of the best scenery in Israel, totaling about 85 km in 5 days. Cost is in the vicinity of 1,000 NIS per couple per night (700 room, 100 breakfast and 200 dinner) to a total of about 5,000 NIS per couple per trek.
Recommended March-May and September-November. Arrival: Fly to Tel Aviv (TLV) and take a train or bus to Afula or Jerusalem. From Afula take bus 151 (5 daily) or take bus 966 from Jerusalem (4 daily). More info: https://bus.gov.il/?language=en#/linenumber/

Day 1: Gamla to Keshet via Rujum-Al-Hiri pre-historic site (17km +600m)
Day 2: Keshet to Ein Zivan via Bashanit range (20km +300m)
Day 3: Ein Zivan to Bukata via Avital and Bental hills (17km +500 -300m)
Day 4: Bukata to Ein Kinye or Majdal Shams via Har Odem and Birkat Ram (15km -400m or 17km +100)
Day 5: Ein Kinye or Majdal Shams to She'ar Yashuv (12km -600m or 15km -1000m)

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,313 ft

Gamla reservation - starting point and parking

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,826 ft

Yonatan

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,692 ft

Rujum al-hiri pre-historic archaeological site

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,306 ft

Keshet

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,195 ft

Aloney Habashan

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,165 ft

Ein Zivan

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,228 ft

Merom Golan

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,449 ft

El Rom

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,547 ft

Odem

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,579 ft

Bukata

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,212 ft

Masade

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,743 ft

Majdal Shams

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,223 ft

Neve Ativ

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,613 ft

Nimrod

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,540 ft

Ein Qiniye

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,502 ft

Nimrod crusaders fortress

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,009 ft

Snir

PictographWaypoint Altitude 454 ft

She'ar Yishuv

PictographWaypoint Altitude 427 ft

Banias reservation gate and end of trek

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