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Tough 6 day hike across the Judean Desert

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Trail stats

Distance
72.41 mi
Elevation gain
10,991 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
13,133 ft
Max elevation
943 ft
TrailRank 
22
Min elevation
-807 ft
Trail type
One Way
Coordinates
4465
Uploaded
December 23, 2022
Recorded
December 2022
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near ‘Almon, West Bank (فلسطين)

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Itinerary description

Most days are long and tough, but a light day pack is sufficient if relying on sleeping and eating at the mentioned stops.
Day 1: Start from Ein Prat National Park, reachable via Almon. Walk down Wadi Kelt to Mitzpe Yeriho (night 1).
Day 2: Walk via Wadi Og to Almog (night 2).
Day 3: Walk via the desert plateau, then descend to Ovnat (night 3).
Day 4: Walk back up and cross the plateau to Metzokey Dragot (night 4).
Day 5: Walk Nahal Haritun gorge and across the plateau, then descend Ma'ale Yishay to Ein Gedi field school or ANA hostel (night 5).
Day 6: Walk up Nahal Arugot and Ma'ale Ha'isiim, then down Nahal Mishmar, to finish on the dead sea road.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 981 ft

Ein Prat National Park - start here (reached from Almon)

PictographWaypoint Altitude 527 ft

Mitzpe Yeriho - night 1

PictographWaypoint Altitude 505 ft

Wadi Kelt - day 1

PictographWaypoint Altitude 222 ft

Wadi Og - day 2

PictographWaypoint Altitude -880 ft

Almog - night 2

PictographWaypoint Altitude -1,066 ft

Ovnat - night 3

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8 ft

Metzokey Dragot - night 4

PictographWaypoint Altitude -77 ft

Nahal Darga and Haritun - day 5

PictographWaypoint Altitude 474 ft

Ma'ale Yishay

PictographWaypoint Altitude -1,184 ft

Ein Gedi - night 5

PictographWaypoint Altitude -121 ft

Ma'ale Ha-Isiim - day 6

PictographWaypoint Altitude -329 ft

Nahal Mishmar - day 6

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