Israel National Trail
The purpose of this website is to create a reference for English speakers who wish to hike the Israel National Trail, but who speak little or no Hebrew.
It is developed in support of the people of Israel who help maintain the INT as a resource for their nation and for visitors, and for the Israel Trails Committee and their work in building and maintaining the trail.
This website is non-profit and is run by volunteers. We invite you to contribute information.
Left: photos taken while hiking the Israel National Trail.
Map of the Israel National Trail
The Israel National Trail, (Hebrew: שביל ישראל, Shvil Yisra'el) is a hiking trail that crosses Israel from south to north. Beginning at the Gulf of Aqaba in Eilat, it runs north to Dan, near the Lebanese border. The INT is approximately 1000 km (620 miles) long.
A target audience for this website is Appalachian Trail hikers from the United States and elsewhere, and other English-speaking hikers around the world.
Our plan is to create this resource and then turn it over to interested parties in Israel who share our desire to promote the INT among English speakers. We hope to stay true to the visions of Avraham Tamir, who hiked the Appalachian Trail and was inspired to create a national trail in Israel.
This website will be a work in progress through 2012, and will be cooperating with other INT-oriented websites. If you wish to contribute additional information please contact me.
The Israel National Trail runs from the deserts of the south to the green mountain ranges of the north.
All photos on this site, unless otherwise indicated, are by Richard Smith.
Contact me for permission to use photos on other sites, or for other information.
All photos were taken while hiking on the Israel National Trail.