"A wild ship singer suddenly comes from the armchair where I am sitting, torn, planning another journey for me" \Ali Mohr
So what does the journey look like?
We will go on a hiking trip starting at the cliffs of Rosh Hankara in the north and ending at Zikim Beach near the border of the Gaza Strip in the south.
The length of the path is about 240 km and it runs along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea of Israel:
Rosh HaNkara, Acziv, Old Acre, Bat Galim, Tel Shekmona in Haifa, Atlit Fort observation, Neve Yam, Tel Dor, Jesser a Zarka, Caesarea, Port of Tel Aviv, Gador Reserve, Netanya Promenade, Apollonia National Park, Herzliya, Shepkh Hayarkon, Tel Aviv Promenade, Port of Jaffa, Bat Yam, Rishon Lezion, the mouth of Nahal Sorek at Palmahim Beach, Tel Yavne-Yam, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Zikim Reserve.
For thousands of years there was a main road through the land of Israel called: the sea route.
She never passed directly on the coastline, but east of it.
Therefore, the sea path is a significant breakthrough that the ancients would surely have been happy to walk on...
We, in the 21st century in the State of Israel have an opportunity to walk in it.
We will divide the march into 4 sections:
Each section consists of three days of walking of about 20 km per day.
Along the path there are factories and security facilities that do not allow continuous walking on the beach
Therefore, when we reach them, we will take the detours that will bring us back to the beach (Mitvethim Beach).
The course of the journey (the first section, 3 days: from Rasha Hankara to Atlit)
Meet at the train station in Atlit, here we will leave the vehicles and go on the journey.
A shuttle will be waiting for us and take us to the beginning of the route.
Rosh Hankara - Acre (the old city)
We will start the march with an observation of the coastal strip from the northern border. We will pass through ancient Roman quarries, through Akhziv beach, Nahariya, Shebi Zion beach to Acre.
Route length: 21 km
Accommodation: Arabesque Hotel in the old city of Acre
Acre (the old city) - Bat Galim Haifa neighborhood
Along the shores of Acre, crossing the Naaman River and the Rafael Bypass, the beaches of Kiryat Yam and Kiryat Haim, here we will make a detour of an industrial area to Nahal Kishon, from here we will continue through the railway bypass and the port of Haifa to the lower city.
Route length: 21 km
Accommodation: Bat Galim seashell hotel
Bat Galim neighborhood in Haifa - Atlit refugee camp
Through the quiet beach and the Bat Galim promenade, to Shekmona beach and the Sea and Lakes Research Institute, we will walk along the promenade of the student beach and the southern coastal strip of Haifa all the way west of the coastal road until we reach the Atlit immigration camp and from there to the train station.
Track length: 22 km
lodging
The accommodations will be right "on our way":
first night
In the old city of Acre, at the Arabesque Hotel.
Monday night
At the Bat Galim Promenade in Haifa, at the Seashell Hotel.
Luggage and personal equipment
Arrive at the hotel in the morning of the first day of the march, and on the second day you will be dropped off at the next hotel.
On the last day, the luggage will reach the finish point.
meals
Breakfast:
Before leaving for the track, we will have breakfast at the hotel.
Lunch:
Packed sandwiches for the march + fruit.
Dinner:
Not included, there are restaurants and a large selection in both places.
What to bring?
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Swimwear for entering the water
- A change of clothes
- Personal water
- On the way to noon of the first day
Security and safety
- In my military and civilian training I am a medic, so he will be with me First aid kit during the entire trip.
- An off-road vehicle for evacuation will be available to call for all days of the trip.
- Along the entire route there is reception if necessary.
