Israel National Trail
| Israel National Trail | |
|---|---|
Route of Israel National Trail as of 2019 | |
| Length | 1,025 kilometres (636.9 mi) |
| Location | Israel |
| Established | 1995 |
| Trailheads | North: Dan, South: Eilat |
| Use | Hiking |
| Season | Autumn, winter, spring; with caution only for northern parts, for summer because of extreme heat, and also for winter in the Negev because of potential flash floods |
| Months | November to May |
| Website | www |
The Israel National Trail (Hebrew: שביל ישראל, Shvil Yisra'el) is a hiking trail that crosses the entire length of Israel, with its northern end at Kibbutz Dan in the far north of the country, extending to Eilat at the southernmost tip of Israel on the Red Sea, with a total length of 1,040 km (650 mi). The trail was inaugurated in 1995.
The trail is marked with three stripes (white, blue, and orange), and takes an average of 45–60 days to complete.
The Israel National Trail has been listed in National Geographic's 20 most "epic trails." It is described as a trail that "delves into the grand scale of biblical landscapes as well as the everyday lives of the modern Israeli."
Since January 2016, the Israel National Trail can be explored on Google Street View. Israel National Trail on Google Street View.
The best hiking seasons are either from mid-February to mid-May or from September to December. The summer months (mid-May to the end of August) are considered too hot. Winter is less popular due to rain, low temperatures and, in the southern sections of the trail, potential flash floods.