Jenin Atlas

topographical maps &

route descriptions
a work in progress - v1.0

Amenities
Accommodations: Hotel, hostel, guesthouse, homestay, or free trail angel room
Implies: Water, Bathrooms with showers, Shade, shelter
Bedouin tent accommodations: Guesthouse with sleeping arrangements in Bedouin-style tents, not buildings
Implies: Water, Bathrooms, Shade, shelter
Campsite: An area officially designated for camping, a commercial campsite, or a well-established, often-used wild
campsite. In some natural areas, camping is only permitted in designated sites in order to protect the environment
Implies: No services unless otherwise noted
Free unless otherwise noted
Recommended campsite: An area suitable for wild camping, but not typically used for it
Implies: No services unless otherwise noted
Drinking water: A reliable source of potable water
When appearing next to a spring, well, stream or other natural water source, the water still should be purified before
drinking. The symbol will only appear next to natural water sources that have water year-round
Restaurant: Any establishment selling prepared meals
Implies: Water, Bathrooms, Shade, shelter (possibly only for customers)
Grocery store: A store selling substantial foods and essentials (rather than simply snacks)
Implies: Water, Bathrooms, Shade, shelter (possibly only for customers)
Bus stop: A station or stop where public transit can be taken. May be a central bus station or a roadside stop

Bathrooms: Western-style toilets and sinks unless otherwise noted. Does not imply showers; does imply shelter
Picnic area: An area with picnic tables and other park amenities. May be a good camp spot, if noted
Implies: Shade
Gas station: A gas (petrol) station and its accompanying facilities
Implies: Water, Bathrooms, Shade, shelter, and a snack shop
Shade: A reliably shady spot to rest in. Only appears in stages where shade is otherwise nonexistent; sometimes
refers to the point at which a stage begins to have regular shade after having lacked it (see stage notes for details)
All Amenities: A large town or city generally has everything a hiker needs for resupply, and many shopping,
accommodation, and restaurant options; this is used to save space rather than showing all icons
Implies: Accommodations, Restaurants, Grocery Stores, Public Transportation, Bathrooms, Shade, Water, shelter

Natural Features
Spring: A natural water source emerging from the ground, or a pool. May have water only in season. Often
only visible as an area of heavy plant growth. Does not imply drinking water unless otherwise noted
Well or cistern: A man-made water source dug in the ground. May not have water; also appears to serve as a
landmark. Does not imply drinking water unless otherwise noted
Lookout: A natural or man-made viewpoint with a view in the specified direction
360-degree lookout: A lookout point in all directions; usually the summit of a hill, or a watchtower
Cave: A cave of any size; may be anything from a small nook in a cliff wall to a large cavern system
Implies: Shade and shelter (caves marked on maps are always large enough for people to fit into)
Waterfall: A wet or dry waterfall; dry ones run only seasonally or after rain. Does not imply drinking water

Trail Features and Warnings

Scrambling: A section of trail where rock scrambling (using hands) is required. Note that these are all non-technical;
no sections on the Abraham Path require the use of ropes or other climbing equipment
Ladders: A section of trail where the climbing of ladders, staples or ropes is necessary. Again, it is never necessary
to bring any special equipment on the Abraham Path; all ladders, ropes, and handholds are already installed
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Exposed trail: A section of trail that is narrow and exposed to a long drop on one or both sides; path may be
slippery or unstable as well. Use extreme caution when crossing.
While none of these sections are inherently dangerous, people with extreme fear of heights may find these
sections impossible to pass and may wish to plan not to hike these stages
General warning: When this symbol is present, a note beside it or in the walking notes will explain why caution or
extra attention is required on that trail section
Flash flood risk area: An area, normally in a narrow or deep wadi or canyon, where dangerous flash floods (large
walls of water moving extremely quickly) can occur.
It does not have to be raining for a flash flood to occur; rain upstream of a desert canyon can cause flash
flooding in the canyon. Always check local weather forecasts before hiking in flash flood risk areas

Cultural Features
Ruins or archaeological site: Ruins of any age or size. Free admission (or non-maintained site) unless
otherwise noted
Church/Mosque or religious site: This may be either a significant site for one or more religions (tomb of a
famous figure; traditional site of a story or event; etc.) or simply one serving as a landmark
Point of interest: Generic symbol for relevant locations not covered by another symbol; see notes beside the
point for more information

Trail Indicators
Abraham Path route: Shows the route followed by the Abraham Path on a given stage
Other Abraham Path route: Shows Abraham Path routes other than the one that is the focus of a stage
map; includes previous and next stages, detours, spurs, etc.
City Walk routes: Shows City Walk routes, special spurs/alternates of the Abraham Path
Begin/End Stage: Mark the beginning and ending of a stage on stage maps
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Waypoints and Distance Indicators: Waypoints mark turn-by-turn directions and navigational
landmarks along a trail stage. There may be a distance markers, indicating cumulative distance from the
beginning of the stage. Even if no distance is attached, each waypoint has a corresponding entry in the
stages data book which does list its distance as well as a description of the location and directions

Other Geography
Roads: Beige are larger highways, up to expressways; white are smaller roads as well as city streets.
Labelled with road number if applicable
Roads marked this way are virtually always asphalt, but in some places with very few paved roads, a wide,
smooth, easily driveable dirt road may also be marked as a white road (e.g. Harran region)
Dirt road or 4x4 track: A wide, unpaved surface generally large enough to accommodate a jeep or 4x4
vehicle. Should be assumed not to be accessible by normal car unless otherwise noted. The distinction
between these and paths (below) is a gradual one, and some trails are on the borderline between both, or
change from one to the other over a distance
Footpath: A narrow, unpaved walking surface generally too small or too rough to be driven by a 4x4
vehicle. May be wide enough for two people to walk abreast, or a narrow, faint goat path. May be very
clear and easy to follow, or faint and more intermittent.
Wadi Name

Wadi or ditch: A wadi is an intermittent streambed which flows with water only in the wet season or
after rain. Many of them form very large canyons, and wadi can refer either to the broader canyon or to
the streambed in the bottom of it
Stream/River: Waterways that flow year-round, rather than seasonally. A stream is usually small enough to
cross easily by foot, while a river is larger. Canals appear the same as streams or rivers

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Contour Lines: Show the topography of a landscape; a line is drawn every 10m of elevation, and a thicker line
every 100m with a label showing its height. Lines closer together mean a steeper slope; further apart mean a
gradual one
Summit: A peak or local high point
Built-up area: A town, residential, commercial or industrial area
Forest: A densely wooded area
Border: Country boundaries

Abraham Path
Jenin region (Palestine)

The Abraham Path is a long-distance cultural walking route following the footsteps and memory of Abraham
across the Middle East. The Abraham Path celebrates the Abrahamic values of hospitality and kindness to
strangers, provides eco-nomic benefits to local communities along the route. For more practical planning information, including downloadable companion GPS tracks and waypoints, visit www.abrahampath.org.
This map series is part of an effort by local partners and the Abraham Path Initiative to produce the first allpath online guidebook, covering over 400 km of walking trail and Abrahamic memory and heritage across
the Middle East. We invite you to take part in this project by walking the path, visiting communities along the
way, and by providing comments and suggestions for improvement. These routes are still in development, and
map feedback is especially helpful for name corrections (towns, wadis, landmarks), areas which are difficult to
navigate, and updates on current path conditions (feedback@abrahampath.org).
Map data OpenStreetMap (and) contributors, CC-BY-SA
Databook & Diagrams Abraham Path Initiative
Disclaimer
This map may not be up to date with recent changes on the ground. By making this map available, the Abraham Path Initiative does
not assume any liability for use of the information provided or for its accuracy. All hiking and other outdoor activities have potential
hazards involving risk of injury or death. The wilderness in and of itself can be a dangerous place and there are areas in the Middle
East that can suddenly become subject to security instability.
By using this map for any use, you recognize this, assume all risks of property damage, personal injury and death, and agree to
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Find out more at www.abrahampath.org

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1: Rumana to Burqin

Distance: 17.8 km
Time: 4-7 hours
Challenge: moderate

(Jenin Region)
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Walking notes

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0.0

BEGIN STAGE at Rumana municipality. Go R on road outside,

toward a minaret, then turn R on the gravel road.

0.3

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Turn L at the T, keeping the olive trees to L, and then stay R at the
Y, toward the tel

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At the foot of the hill, turn L to climb it, and find the best path to
the top

0.5

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Around the top of the tel, turn R to head S across the top (take a
meandering path to look for exposed antiquities)

0.3

8.8

Turn R onto a dirt road, then very soon, go L at the Y onto a

rougher 4x4 track

0.3

9.1

Stay straight S as the 4x4 becomes indistinct heading into an

orchard, then continues across the hillside past a low rubble wall.
Pass a well on R, keep downhill toward dirt roads in the valley

0.1

9.2

Turn L onto a wide rough 4x4 heading down, then L again with a
dirt road that the 4x4 joins

0.2

9.4

Turn R at the Y, staying on a dirt road

0.2

9.6

Turn R at the intersection, heading S on a dirt road

0.2

9.8

Just after the dirt road curves up R, turn L and bushwhack over a
rocky field downhill in the general direction of a paved road

0.1

9.9

Turn L on a dirt road, as another track heads R; then curve L

around the farm sheds

0.2

10.1

Turn L on a dirt road toward houses and a paved road, the edge of
al-Yamun village

0.1

10.2

Reach the junction of paved roads, and turn R, heading S

0.3

10.5

Turn L onto a dirt road at the two houses under construction. Aim
for the white walled building (a water facility) up the valley, visible
from here. Turn L to cross the valley and continue up toward the
building, without a path

0.8

11.3

Pass a white-walled water pumping facility on R; begin to head

uphill on the 4x4, passing a house near the top of the hill

0.8

12.1

At the T with an old well on R, turn L downhill onto the 4x4

0.8

12.9

Continue straight, entering the edge of the village of Yamun

0.1

13.0

Turn R onto the first dirt road; it soon curves uphill, leaving the
village

0.2

1.8

Turn R into an area surrounded by low stone/rubble walls, and find

a way down the hillside toward a 4x4 track lower down, then turn
L on it

0.2

2.0

Turn R as you reach a paved street and enter Taanek, then turn L
onto the road. Keep curving L w/ it on a slight downhill

0.1

2.1

After passing a cave filled with car seats on L, turn R at the intersection; continue straight on this road, leaving town

0.2

2.3

Turn L on the last road on the edge of town, past a mosque under
construction

0.2

2.5

Turn R uphill on another paved road, just before reaching an orange

house; road soon turns to gravel, then jogs R

0.5

3.0

The gravel road turns L to the orange and white tower; continue
straightahead on an overgrown 4x4 track. Stay straight in that
direction, as the track fades away

0.1

3.1

Reach a low stone wall. Cross a low point in it to L, then stay

straight across the next field, keeping another stone wall on R

0.1

3.2

Reach a 4x4 lined with low stone walls, and turn L on it

0.1

3.3

Turn R at the T on another 4x4 track lined with low stone walls

0.2

3.5

Cross another 4x4 and turn L to head S

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13.2

Pass houses on R, then at the Y, turn L uphill

0.1

3.8

Reach a paved road and go L briefly; after about 70 meters, turn R

onto a wide dirt road

0.8

13.3

Passing a house under construction on L, turn uphill R on a 4x4

track

0.1

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Turn L downhill, staying with the larger dirt road as another

continues R

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13.4

Continue uphill on the larger 4x4 track as a smaller one heads R

0.3

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As you reach a wadi bed lined with stone walls, turn R, then immediately L, acros the wadi, following another dirt road

0.2

13.7

Turn L off the dirt road onto a 4x4 track, then soon turn L on a 4x4
track, heading for a stone wall around a small building. Curve L to
continue around the walled enclosure

0.1

5.1

Turn R away from the dirt road, onto a more overgrown track
between stone walls, heading uphill

0.2

13.8

A 4x4 track resumes, heading downhill and E, soon turning L

0.4

5.3

Soon after you pass a tall eucalyptus tree on R, turn L on a 4x4 lined
with boulders

0.2

14.2

Turn R onto a larger dirt road running level along the hillside; stay
with it for almost 1km

0.9

5.5

Turn R on a larger dirt road at the T; stay with it past several other
tracks leading away from it

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At the Y, turn L on a 4x4 lined with low stone walls

0.2

Turn R onto a faint path between stone walls, as the 4x4 track
continues, curving L heading downhill. Soon, the way is blocked off
by plant growth; continue downhill in the same direction toward
the valley bottom

6.2

Turn L downhill on another, similar 4x4

0.4

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Turn hard R to do a U-turn onto a 4x4 that curves SW between two

hills; continue with it as it narrows to a footpath

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Turn L on a 4x4 at the bottom of the valley; then turn R on the first
dirt road heading uphill. Youll follow this all the way into Burqin; it
becomes paved close to town

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At the top of the hill go R toward two houses; then turn R again as
you pass them

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Turn L on the street at the bottom of the hill. Just after the second
road heading uphill L, turn uphill R on the street, then R again at
the next intersection, for a U-turn

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At the Y, go up L with the wider 4x4 track; the footpath continues R

17.6

Turn L at the T onto another 4x4 track heading downhill

0.6

Pass the Burqin church on L and continue uphill, curving L and

staying on the same street past other small streets in town

0.2

7.6
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Reach a paved road and turn L. Then turn R uphill on the next dirt
road, soon passing two houses on L

0.3

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STAGE END - Curve R into the town square, usually full of yellow
taxi-vans.

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The dirt road ends at a small quarry; curve L around the hilltop,
going through a stone wall and then keeping a high terrace wall on
R. Keep heading S down from the hilltop

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2: Burqin to Araba

Distance: 14.7 km
Time: 3-5 hours
Challenge: easy

(Jenin - Region)
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Walking notes

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BEGIN STAGE - From the town square, go SW past

a store with a red awning saying Wataniya Mobile
and continue straight down that street

1.0

1.0

Continue straight past an intersection with greenhouses on R

1.8

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Pass a green-domed mosque on L; continue on the

street curving L downhill past it

0.7

8.8

Continue across the paved road, onto a 4x4 crossing

the wide valley ahead

1.1

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9.9

Turn R on a 4x4 as you reach the streambed, which

runs off to L

0.4

Stay straight past another intersection with more

greenhouses on R; a few houses are visible ahead

0.5

10.3

After about 400 meters, turn L, aiming for several

white greenhouse tents at the foot of the hill ahead

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At the Y, go R

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Turn L on the paved road

0.3

2.6

Cross the paved road; an old well, Beer Hassan, is

right by the intersection. Turn L on the paved road,
and soon turn up R into olive groves - at a small
vertical water pipe by the road. Head W then NW
up the hillside

0.4

11.2

Soon after passing a fenced building on L, at the

beginning of an olive grove, turn R and walk toward
the hills with the groves on L

0.3

11.5

Turn R on a 4x4 and head W

0.8

3.0

Begin following an old stone wall heading NW;

keep more or less level along the hillside, toward a
cement-walled house with a small red roof ahead

0.2

12.3

Turn L uphill on another 4x4

0.5

12.8

Stay straight past another 4x4 going L to a quarry

13.1

Reach a 4x4 track and turn R

0.1

3.3

Reach an intersection of dirt roads at a large quarried area and powerlines. Turn L on the dirt road,
keeping the quarry on R

0.5

Reach paved road and stay straight.

Optional detour: turn R with the paved road to
reach the town park

0.3

3.2

13.5

Stay straight past the mosque on L

0.2

13.7

Stay straight, heading S, past the intersection

0.2

3.8

Just before the road bends uphill to R, turn down off

it and bushwhack W along hillside; then turn SW,
eventually aiming for a wide dirt road above the next
valley

0.8

13.9

At the next intersection (as street ahead becomes

smaller and winds between houses), turn L toward a
farm shed on L

0.2

4.6

Turn R on a wide dirt road, with the valley downhill

to L

0.4

14.1

Pass the Araba municipality on L, and turn R on the

street further into town, and curving L to stay with it

0.3

5.0

Go L on a 4x4 branching away from the wide dirt

road

0.5

14.4

Turn R, L, then R again into the old city to reach the

citadel

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5.5

As you crest the hill, pass a dirt driveway leading

to a house on L. Keep straight toward more houses
visible ahead

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6.2

At the T, turn L, continuing uphill along a set of

power lines

0.5

6.7

Turn L at the junction, keeping the houses and farm

shed on your R

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Turn L at the T with a grove of cypresses, now heading S

0.2

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Stay straight as the road becomes paved; begin passing more houses on L

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Distance: 9.5 km
Time: 2-3 hours
Challenge: easy

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Walking notes

+km

0.0

BEGIN STAGE: Abdel Hadi Palace; out of entrance,

turn L down the old city street

0.1

0.1

Pass another palace on R, Qasr Sheikh Hussein

Abdel Hadi. Continue down the same street

0.1

0.2

Turn L at the T, then turn R to continue following

the street; soon curve L again into a wider street

0.1

0.3

Reach a paved road (end of cobblestones) and turn

R. Stay R past the roundabout to go straight out of
town heading E. Stay level (not downhill)

0.3

0.6

Turn R downhill on another street

0.2

0.8

Turn L uphill on another street, passing a school

and mosque on R

0.1

0.9

Stay L at the Y, passing a small store on L

0.2

1.1

Stay uphill as the road turns to dirt, leaving the

town

1.9

Join with another 4x4, heading S with a stone wall

on R

0.7

6.7

Continue straight past a 4x4 heading L and begin to

climb uphill

0.3

7.0

Pass a house on R, reaching the outskirts of the

village

0.1

7.1

Reach the top of a hill, with more houses; head R

into town past views of Sanur Valley below on L

0.2

7.3

Reach a paved road at the edge of town; cross it and

find the best, safest way down the steep hill into the
valley below

0.2

7.5

Turn L on a dirt road in the valley

0.7

8.2

Turn R, joining the paved street into town. Then

stay R at the Y, going uphill

0.2

0.8

8.4

Turn L heading downhill and continue down to the

main road in the valey bottom at the edge of town

0.5

Continue down on the dirt road, curving past the

junkyard toward the highway. Here, you are crossing the route of the former Hejaz Railway.

0.2

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Turn R on the main road and continue down it for

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2.1

Cross Hwy. 60, and continue straight onto the paved

road on the other side

0.5

Reach a traffic circle at the edge of Sanur; STAGE

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2.6

Curve L with the road past a house on R

0.7

3.3

Turn R off the paved road as it begins to curve L,

heading across the valley bottom. Curve L to follow
along the streambed in the valley

0.3

3.6

Pass a well (Beer al-Ayn), and continue down the

valley, parallel to the wadi bed

0.4

4.0

Turn R on a dirt road heading uphill; the village

visible on L is Mirka

0.1

4.1

After around 100 meters, look for a 4x4 track

heading L into the olive orchards; if you see none,
turn L just before a wooden telephone pole. From
here, aim for the leftmost hilltop of a ridge to R of
where the village is. Pass long farm sheds about 200
meters away on R as you go

0.8

4.9

From the hilltop, head SE downhill toward the gap

in the hills, toward the large flat valley beyond. For
reference, there is a 4x4 track leading into the gap
from R, visible from hilltop. Before reaching the
gap, cut through an olive orchard to a 4x4 on the
other side of it

0.4

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Reach the edge of the orchard and turn R on a 4x4

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4: Sanur to Sebastia

Distance: 15.6 km
Time: 4-7 hours
Challenge: difficult

(Jenin Region)
Walking notes

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BEGIN STAGE - Start at the roundabout at the SE end of

Sanur. Head down the main road SW away from town.
Head for a steep 4x4 track switchbacking up the mountain
on L

0.6

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Turn L uphill on the 4x4 and follow it steeply uphill

0.6

1.2

Continue straight as the climb becomes less steep, and the

rough rocky 4x4 fades out to a faint path

0.3

1.5

Reach an open field; continue E with the track as it becomes fainter

0.2

1.7

As the path appears to fade out, turn R to follow it, climbing uphill more steeply

0.3

2.0

Reaching a level segment of the 4x4 track, it soon begins to

follow a stone terrace wall. Before this point, turn R uphill
away from it, and head toward the mountaintop that has
just appeared on R

0.7

2.7

Reach the remains of the shrine on top of Jebel Hureish.

Continue S on a 4x4 track

2.1

4.8

Just after passing a steep gully on R, turn L up away from

the larger 4x4 to a smaller, fainter one heading up the
hillside. The area of the turn has several cairns

0.2

5.0

Stay straight on the 4x4, crossing another 4x4

0.2

5.2

Stay straight on the 4x4, passing a functioning well on R

(Beer Abu al-Rasheed)

0.3

5.5

Continue on the 4x4, faint now, past ruins of a stone

structure on R

0.5

6.0

At a level area filled with rubble heaps (remains of builings

and walls) the 4x4 track fades out. Stay straight, heading
SSW, across some of the heaps

0.2

6.2

After passing the area with rubble heaps, soon find a very
faint, rough footpath; turn R downhill to follow it. Path is
lined with cairns and stone walls

0.1

6.3

Continue as the path becomes a 4x4, switchbacking down

the hill steeply. Be careful of the slippery surface

0.7

7.0

Turn R on the paved road toward the village. Then, immediately after passing the first house, turn L uphill on a dirt
road right next to it. The dirt road soon becomes 4x4 lined
with rock walls. Your goal is to keep uphill in the small
wadi til you hit a larger dirt road ahead/above; stay in same
direction as the track fades away

0.4

7.4

Climb the low terrace wall to the wide gravel road, and
turn R uphill toward the school

0.3

7.7

Continue past the school and turn L, staying next to the

school, and curving around it. Continue with this dirt road
as it becomes a rougher 4x4. This track heads around the
mountain and then uphill along the same ditch/valley bottom you followed before

0.7

8.4

Cross the ditch draining the wadi; its now on R. The 4x4
fades to become fainter as it continues up into the orchards

0.3

8.7

The track fades out into a plowed orchard. Continue

straight uphill in the same direction

0.1

8.8

As you continue, the plowed orchard ends at a ledge of soil.

Continue uphill on the same heading from the orchard to
your R, across the ditch. Continue straight uphill

0.2

9.0

At the top of the ridge, reach the 4x4 track with several
forks in the area. Turn L downhill, aiming to cross the
valley ahead

0.2

9.2

After curving down around the valley, go up, curving L

up and around the mountainside, as the 4x4 fades into a
footpath. As you round the hillside, a mountain comes into
view ahead.

0.3

9.5

Leave the footpath to head L up the remains of the terraces,

toward the saddle. Find the best way to the peak on R; as
you near the top, look for the stone structure at the summit.

0.6

10.1

From the ruins of the shrine (Maqam Bayzeed), head W

across the hilltop without a path to follow

0.2

10.3

As you near the edge of the hilltop, turn L down toward the
saddle between this hilltop and the terrace-covered one to S

0.2

10.5

As you get to the saddle, Turn R and head down the wadi
toward the small group of almond trees. Stay downhill
with this wadi, following footpaths, as it curves L

0.6

11.1

Follow a footpath along a stone wall to R; at R below is the

ditch/wadi bed

0.2

11.3

Drop down from following the stone wall, which ends, to

folow a 4x4 heading the same direction (downstream)

0.4

11.7

Where the 4x4 crosses the wadi bed, do not go straight with
it; instead go L of there, following a footpath just above the
ditch on L

0.1

11.8

Cross a dirt road, passing a low cement structure on L and

stay along the ledge just above the ditch on L. Make your
way through the orchards next to or parallel to the wadi
bed

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12.2

Stay along the wadi bed past a faint 4x4 heading R

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12.7

As you come in sight of the houses of Beit Imrin on L,

and in earshot of a road, turn R away from the wadi bed
and head downhill toward the road. Pass a house with an
animal shed on L as you approach the road

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Reach asphalt road, and go L to where a 4x4 forms a Y with

it. Take the 4x4, the R option of the Y

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Stay straight onto a dirt road, crossing another dirt road.

Pass two huge plants with spiky leaves on L

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13.6

Stay R at the Y with a 4x4 heading L into the olive groves;

stay straight on the dirt road until you reach a paved road

1.0

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Turn L onto the paved road; begin heading uphill toward

town

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Stay straight uphill past a street heading R

0.3

15.5

Turn R at the T, uphill toward the Municipal Park at Sebastias central square

0.1

15.6

Reach the central square in front of the park. STAGE END

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Distance: 10.1 km
Time: 2-3 hours
Challenge: easy

(Jenin Region)
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Walking notes

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0.0

BEGIN STAGE - Start at Sebastias central square

and town park. From the park gate, head past the
entrance to the medieval church/mosque on L. Then
turn L onto a narrow residential street, with the
church/mosque still on L

0.1

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Keep straight past a pit full of ruins on R; stay on this

street as it goes downhill, curving L, then R

0.1

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Reach a main street (wide enough for cars), and turn

R downhill

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0.3

At the junction where the main road curves R out

of town and there are signs pointing back to the Old
City and Archaeological Site, take the next street L
from the main road, passing a minimarket on L and
then a mosque on R

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Continue past a school and a small store on R, as the

houses on L end and give way to olive orchards

1.0

4.9

Reach Zawata Spring, which is surrounded by a

cement structure. Stay R and go up steps past where
the spring emerges, then go R with the asphalt road
that begins there.

0.1

5.0

Stay up L at the Y, heading into the village

0.2

5.2

Stay straight as another street joins from downhill

to R

0.1

5.3

At the junction, stay up L, then R, and stay straight

on that street as it continues all the way into Nablus

1.2

6.5

Stay straight, curving L, as you join the main road of

Nablus

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6.7

At the roundabout, turn L up away from the main

street, past a mural of palm trees and passing a street
sign for Abd Elazeez el Babteen

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Keep R uphill at the intersection past another street

heading L

0.1

Continue straight as paved road turns to gravel and

you pass the last houses of town

0.3

7.1

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Stay up L past a 4x4 going R, and over a streambed

crossing the track

0.4

At the T at the top of the climb, turn L on the street

past 5 Stars barber shop, and stay straight on this
street until you rejoin the busy main street

8.0

Turn L onto the main street

0.1

1.7

Reach a paved road, entering the village of al-Naqura. A pipe coming from a spring may be running
at the junction. Turn R on the paved road, then
immediately L, heading steeply uphill on another
paved road

0.5

8.1

Turn R, crossing the main road, at Sweetaj furniture store on R. Head past it, leaving the main road

0.1

8.2

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2.2

Stay straight, leaving the village, as the road turns to

dirt and the climb becomes less steep

0.4

Turn L on the next street at the T, and walk along the

sidewalk with the main street in the valley bottom
below to L

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2.6

Continue straight uphill as the road gets rougher,

becoming a 4x4, and pass another 4x4 heading L

0.3

Stay straight past a long mural on R, then pass a park

on L

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2.9

Stay straight up past a 4x4 going uphill to R (to a

farm)

0.2

As you continue passing the park, the street curves

up R to a T; turn L onto the street lined with shade
trees. Stay straight on this street until stage end

3.1

Reach the top of the hill and stay straight on the

rough 4x4 toward Nablus, which has just come into
view

0.2

10.1

Reach a large traffic circle with a fountain in its center; on R is the Old City. STAGE END.

END

3.3

Continue downhill onto a dirt road curving in from

L

0.7

4.0

Go R on a paved road heading downhill

0.2

4.2

Reach the perpendicular paved road and cross it,

jogging L to continue on a dirt road in the direction
of the city

0.2

4.4

Stay straight as you enter the village of Zawata and

the road becomes paved

0.3

4.7

At the junction at the bottom of the hill, turn L and

follow the 4x4 past garages on L

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