Israel National Trail (My Experience & Answers to FAQs about the trail)
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Thru hike of the Israel National Trail from November 16 to December 23, 2018.
I talk about what I learned hiking the Israel National Trail / Shvil Israel.
See photos of the trip:
billyblohm
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Hi All,
As an Israeli I need to pinpoint you all to three important mistakes:
1) your weather was good because of the dates - if you will travel around April - Sep the south will be very hot and very dangerous.
2) As you mention during the winter the area of the dessert are also very dangerous because when there is a rain the valley become death trap - there is a unbelievable water stream that you can not run away from it. ruclips.net/video/DsiJnyCFpA4/видео.html
3) at the summer there are many scorpions and sneaks - sleep in a tent not on the floor.
Truth spoke! Be careful guys take care.
Billy, great video, thanks. Few comments: Hiking the desert is dangerous between May to September, it's extremely hot. July-August is hot and humid anywhere in the country. The preface to the guide and grocery store list are very useful. Better to download them from the INT forum: www.tapatalk.com/groups/israeltrail/ , while still at home. On 10.15.19 the INT has been diverted from Arad to the Dead Sea. It's a great area to hike. Thanks again Billy .
Why the trail doesn't start at Mt. Hermon? Simple: because that's in the Golan Heights, which have been annexed from Syria in the Six-day War of 1967 and this is still a disputed territory. The Israel National Trail also doesn't cross over into the West Bank, for the same reason. It's supposed to be a trail anyone can hike, without any political controversy.
And any viewers beware: you certainly shouldn't hike the desert portion in summer, it will be dangerously hot. In fact, I believe that some sections are closed off during summer.
I'm planing on finishing the int with the Golan heights trail. Is that possible as a tourist?
@@theterrestrialnomadpodcast4442 yes you will may not even notice it by any border. spring in Golan heights is so good.
Hey Billy, Thanks for the info. I may be doing a few hundred km of the trail in a few weeks and have a question. I'm planning to cowboy camp and was wondering if dew was much of an issue. I actually have the same sleep system that you do and am wondering how that worked out. (SOL Escape Bivvy + SOL Emergency.
Thanks
No
Don't hike it in summer!
Where in the world are you based Billy? Do you have other social media plattforms?