abraham path-jenin atlas v1.0

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Jenin Atlas

topographical maps &route descriptions

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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 notedRecommended 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-roundRestaurant: 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 notedImplies: ShadeGas 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

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 notedWell 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

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

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

Amenities

Natural Features

Trail Features and Warnings


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Ruins or archaeological site: Ruins of any age or size. Free admission (or non-maintained site) unless

otherwise noted

Point of interest: Generic symbol for relevant locations not covered by another symbol; see notes beside the

point for more information

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

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

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

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 4x4vehicle. 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 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

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

Border: Country boundaries

Summit: A peak or local high point

Built-up area: A town, residential, commercial or industrial area

Forest: A densely wooded area

Cultural Features

Trail Indicators

Other Geography

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Te Abraham Path is a long-distance cultural walking route ollowing the ootsteps and memory o Abrahamacross the Middle East. Te Abraham Path celebrates the Abrahamic values o hospitality and kindness tostrangers, provides eco-nomic benefits to local communities along the route. For more practical planning in-ormation, including downloadable companion GPS tracks and waypoints, visit www.abrahampath.org.

Tis map series is part o an effort by local partners and the Abraham Path Initiative to produce the first all-path online guidebook, covering over 400 km o walking trail and Abrahamic memory and heritage acrossthe Middle East. We invite you to take part in this project by walking the path, visiting communities along theway, and by providing comments and suggestions or improvement. Tese routes are still in development, andmap eedback is especially helpul or name corrections (towns, wadis, landmarks), areas which are difficult tonavigate, and updates on current path conditions ([email protected]).

Map data OpenStreetMap (and) contributors, CC-BY-SA

Databook & Diagrams Abraham Path Initiative

Disclaimer

Tis map may not be up to date with recent changes on the ground. By making this map available, the Abraham Path Initiative doesnot assume any liability or use o the inormation provided or or its accuracy. All hiking and other outdoor activities have potentialhazards involving risk o injury or death. Te wilderness in and o itsel can be a dangerous place and there are areas in the MiddleEast that can suddenly become subject to security instability.

By using this map or any use, you recognize this, assume all risks o property damage, personal injury and death, and agree tohold the Abraham Path Initiative, its Board Directors, its staff, its partners, its contributors and authors harmless rom any liability

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1: Rumana to Burqin(Jenin Region)

Distance: 17.8 kmTime: 4-7 hours

Challenge: moderate

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0.0 BEGIN SAGE at Rumana municipality. Go R on road outside,toward a minaret, then turn R on the gravel road.

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0.3 urn L at the , keeping the olive trees to L, and then stay R at the

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1.0 At the oot o the hill, turn L to climb it, and find the best path tothe top

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1.5 Around the top o the tel, turn R to head S across the top (take ameandering path to look or exposed antiquities)

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1.8 urn R into an area surrounded by low stone/rubble walls, and finda way down the hillside toward a 4x4 track lower down, then turnL on it

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2.0 urn R as you reach a paved street and enter aanek, then turn Lonto the road. Keep curving L w/ it on a slight downhill

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2.1 Afer passing a cave filled with car seats on L, turn R at the intersec-tion; continue straight on this road, leaving town

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2.3 urn L on the last road on the edge o town, past a mosque underconstruction

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2.5 urn R uphill on another paved road, just beore reaching an orangehouse; road soon turns to gravel, then jogs R

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3.0 Te gravel road turns L to the orange and white tower; continuestraightahead on an overgrown 4x4 track. Stay straight in thatdirection, as the track ades away

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3.1 Reach a low stone wall. Cross a low point in it to L, then staystraight across the next field, keeping another stone wall on R

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3.2 Reach a 4x4 lined with low stone walls, and turn L on it 0.1

3.3 urn R at the on another 4x4 track lined with low stone walls 0.2

3.5 Cross another 4x4 and turn L to head S 0.3

3.8 Reach a paved road and go L briefly; afer about 70 meters, turn Ronto a wide dirt road

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4.6 urn L downhill, staying with the larger dirt road as another

continues R

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4.9 As you reach a wadi bed lined with stone walls, turn R, then im-mediately L, acros the wadi, ollowing another dirt road

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5.1 urn R away rom the dirt road, onto a more overgrown trackbetween stone walls, heading uphill

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5.3 Soon afer you pass a tall eucalyptus tree on R, turn L on a 4x4 linedwith boulders

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5.5 urn R on a larger dirt road at the ; stay with it past several othertracks leading away rom it

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6.0 At the Y, turn L on a 4x4 lined with low stone walls 0.2

6.2 urn L downhill on another, similar 4x4 0.4

6.6 urn hard R to do a U-turn onto a 4x4 that curves SW between twohills; continue with it as it narrows to a ootpath

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7.2 At the Y, go up L with the wider 4x4 track; the ootpath continues R 0.2

7.4 At the top o the hill go R toward two houses; then turn R again asyou pass them

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7.6 urn L at the onto another 4x4 track heading downhill 0.6

8.2 Reach a paved road and turn L. Ten turn R uphill on the next dirtroad, soon passing two houses on L

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8.5 Te dirt road ends at a small quarry; curve L around the hilltop,going through a stone wall and then keeping a high terrace wall onR. Keep heading S down rom the hilltop

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8.8 urn R onto a dirt road, then very soon, go L at the Y onto arougher 4x4 track

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9.1 Stay straight S as the 4x4 becomes indistinct heading into anorchard, then continues across the hillside past a low rubble wall.Pass a well on R, keep downhill toward dirt roads in the valley

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9.2 urn L onto a wide rough 4x4 heading down, then L again with adirt road that the 4x4 joins

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9.4 urn R at the Y, staying on a dirt road 0.2

9.6 urn R at the intersection, heading S on a dirt road 0.2

9.8 Just afer the dirt road curves up R, turn L and bushwhack over arocky field downhill in the general direction o a paved road

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9.9 urn L on a dirt road, as another track heads R; then curve Laround the arm sheds

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10.1 urn L on a dirt road toward houses and a paved road, the edge oal-Yamun village

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10.2 Reach the junction o paved roads, and turn R, heading S 0.3

10.5 urn L onto a dirt road at the two houses under construction. Aim

or the white walled building (a water acility) up the valley, visiblerom here. urn L to cross the valley and continue up toward thebuilding, without a path

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11.3 Pass a white-walled water pumping acility on R; begin to headuphill on the 4x4, passing a house near the top o the hill

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12.1 At the with an old well on R, turn L downhi ll onto the 4x4 0.8

12.9 Continue s traight, entering the edge o the village o Yamun 0.1

13.0 urn R onto the first dirt road; it soon curves uphill, leaving thevillage

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13.2 Pass houses on R, then at the Y, turn L uphill 0.1

13.3 Passing a house under construction on L, turn uphill R on a 4x4track

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13.4 Continue uphill on the larger 4x4 track as a smaller one heads R 0.3

13.7 urn L off the dirt road onto a 4x4 track, then soon turn L on a 4x4track, heading or a stone wall around a small building. Curve L tocontinue around the walled enclosure

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13.8 A 4x4 track resumes, heading downhil l and E, soon turning L 0.4

14.2 urn R onto a larger dirt road r unning level along the hillside; staywith it or almost 1km

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15.1 urn R onto a aint path between stone walls, as the 4x4 trackcontinues, curving L heading downhill. Soon, the way is blocked offby plant growth; continue downhill in the same direction towardthe valley bottom

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15.5 urn L on a 4x4 at the bottom o the valley; then turn R on the firstdirt road heading uphill. Youll ollow this all the way into Burqin; itbecomes paved close to town

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17.1 urn L on the street at the bottom o the hill. Just afer the secondroad heading uphill L, turn uphill R on the street, then R again at

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17.6 Pass the Burqin church on L and continue uphill, curving L andstaying on the same street past other small streets in town

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0.0 BEGIN SAGE - From the town square, go SW pasta store with a red awning saying Wataniya Mobile

and continue straight down that street

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1.0 Continue straight past an intersection with green-houses on R

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1.8 Stay straight past another intersection with moregreenhouses on R; a ew houses are visible ahead

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2.6 Cross the paved road; an old well, Beer Hassan, isright by the intersection. urn L on the paved road,and soon turn up R into olive groves - at a small

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3.3 Reach an intersection o dirt roads at a large quar-ried area and powerlines. urn L on the dirt road,keeping the quarry on R

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3.8 Just beore the road bends uphill to R, turn down offit and bushwhack W along hillside; then turn SW,eventually aiming or a wide dirt road above the next

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5.0 Go L on a 4x4 branching away rom the wide dirtroad

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5.5 As you crest the hill, pass a dirt driveway leadingto a house on L. Keep straight toward more houses

visible ahead

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6.2 At the , turn L, continuing uphill along a set opower lines

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6.7 urn L at the junction, keeping the houses and armshed on your R

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7.2 urn L at the with a grove o cypresses, now head-ing S

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2: Burqin to Araba(Jenin - Region)

Distance: 14.7 kmTime: 3-5 hoursChallenge: easy

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8.1 Pass a green-domed mosque on L; continue on thestreet curving L downhill past it

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the wide valley ahead

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9.9 urn R on a 4x4 as you reach the streambed, whichruns off to L

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10.3 Afer about 400 meters, turn L, aiming or severalwhite greenhouse tents at the oot o the hill ahead

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11.2 Soon afer passing a enced building on L, at thebeginning o an olive grove, turn R and walk towardthe hills with the groves on L

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11.5 urn R on a 4x4 and head W 0.8

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Optional detour: turn R with the paved road toreach the town park

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14.1 Pass the Araba municipality on L, and turn R on thestreet urther into town, and curving L to stay with it

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0.0 BEGIN SAGE: Abdel Hadi Palace; out o entrance,turn L down the old city street

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0.1 Pass another palace on R, Qasr Sheikh HusseinAbdel Hadi. Continue down the same street

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0.2 urn L at the , then turn R to continue ollowingthe street; soon curve L again into a wider street

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0.3 Reach a paved road (end o cobblestones) and turnR. Stay R past the roundabout to go straight out otown heading E. Stay level (not downhill)

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0.6 urn R downhill on another street 0.2

0.8 urn L uphill on another street, passing a schooland mosque on R

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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 thetown 0.8

1.9 Continue down on the dirt road, curving past thejunkyard toward the highway. Here, you are cross-ing the route o the ormer Hejaz Railway.

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2.1 Cross Hwy. 60, and continue straight onto the pavedroad on the other side

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

valley, parallel to the wadi bed

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4.0 urn R on a dirt road heading uphill; the villagevisible on L is Mirka

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4.1 Afer around 100 meters, look or a 4x4 trackheading L into the olive orchards; i you see none,turn L just beore a wooden telephone pole. Fromhere, aim or the lefmost hilltop o a ridge to R owhere the village is. Pass long arm sheds about 200meters away on R as you go

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4.9 From the hilltop, head SE downhill toward the gapin the hills, toward the large flat valley beyond. Forreerence, there is a 4x4 track leading into the gaprom R, visible rom hilltop. Beore reaching the

gap, cut through an olive orchard to a 4x4 on theother side o it

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5.3 Reach the edge o the orchard and turn R on a 4x4curving L to the gap ahead

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8.8 As you continue, the plowed orchard ends at a ledge o soil.Continue uphill on the same heading rom the orchard toyour R, across the ditch. Continue straight uphill

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9.0 At the top o the ridge, reach the 4x4 track with severalorks in the area. urn L downhill, aiming to cross thevalley ahead

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9.2 Afer curving down around the valley, go up, curving Lup and around the mountainside, as the 4x4 ades into aootpath. As you round the hillside, a mountain comes into

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9.5 Leave the ootpath to head L up the remains o the terraces,toward the saddle. Find the best way to the peak on R; asyou near the top, look or the stone structure at the summit.

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11.3 Drop down rom ollowing the stone wall, which ends, toolow a 4x4 heading the same direction (downstream)

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11.7 Where the 4x4 crosses the wadi bed, do not go straight withit; instead go L o there, ollowing a ootpath just above theditch on L

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11.8 Cross a dirt road, passing a low cement structure on L andstay along the ledge just above the ditch on L. Make yourway through the orchards next to or parallel to the wadi

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12.7 As you come in sight o the houses o Beit Imrin on L,and in earshot o a road, turn R away rom the wadi bedand head downhill toward the road. Pass a house with ananimal shed on L as you approach the road

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12.8 Reach asphalt road, and go L to where a 4x4 orms a Y withit. ake the 4x4, the R option o the Y

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13.4 Stay straight onto a dirt road, crossing another dirt road.Pass two huge plants with spiky leaves on L

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15.2 Stay straight uphill past a street heading R 0.3

15.5 urn R at the , uphill toward the Municipal Park at Sebas-tias central square

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0.0 BEGIN SAGE - Start at the roundabout at the SE end oSanur. Head down the main road SW away rom town.

Head or a steep 4x4 track switchbacking up the mountainon L

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0.6 urn L uphill on the 4x4 and ollow it steeply uphill 0.6

1.2 Continue straight as the climb becomes less steep, and therough rocky 4x4 ades out to a aint path

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1.5 Reach an open field; continue E with the track as it be-comes ainter

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1.7 As the path appears to ade out, turn R to ollow it, climb-ing uphill more steeply

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2.0 Reaching a level segment o the 4x4 track, it soon begins toollow a stone terrace wall. Beore this point, turn R uphillaway rom it, and head toward the mountaintop that has

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2.7 Reach the remains o the shrine on top o Jebel Hureish.Continue S on a 4x4 track

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4.8 Just afer passing a steep gully on R, turn L up away romthe larger 4x4 to a smaller, ainter one heading up thehillside. Te area o the turn has several cairns

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5.0 Stay straight on the 4x4, crossing another 4x4 0.2

5.2 Stay straight on the 4x4, passing a unctioning well on R(Beer Abu al-Rasheed)

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5.5 Continue on the 4x4, aint now, past ruins o a stonestructure on R

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6.0 At a level area filled with rubble heaps (remains o builingsand walls) the 4x4 track ades out. Stay straight, headingSSW, across some o the heaps

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6.2 Afer passing the area with rubble heaps, soon find a veryaint, rough ootpath; turn R downhill to ollow it. Path islined with cairns and stone walls

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6.3 Continue as the path becomes a 4x4, switchbacking downthe hill steeply. Be careul o the slippery surace

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7.0 urn R on the paved road toward the village. Ten, imme-diately afer passing the first house, turn L uphill on a dirtroad right next to it. Te dirt road soon becomes 4x4 linedwith rock walls. Your goal is to keep uphill in the smallwadi til you hit a larger dirt road ahead/above; stay in samedirection as the track ades away

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7.4 Climb the low terrace wall to the wide gravel road, andturn R uphill toward the school

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

school, and curving around it. Continue with this dirt roadas it becomes a rougher 4x4. Tis track heads around themountain and then uphill along the same ditch/valley bot-tom you ollowed beore

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8.4 Cross the ditch draining the wadi; its now on R. Te 4x4ades to become ainter as it continues up into the orchards

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8.7 Te track ades out into a plowed orchard. Continuestraight uphill in the same direction

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Distance: 15.6 kmTime: 4-7 hours

Challenge: difficult

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0.0 BEGIN SAGE - Start at Sebastias central squareand town park. From the park gate, head past the

entrance to the medieval church/mosque on L. Tenturn L onto a narrow residential street, with thechurch/mosque still on L

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0.1 Keep straight past a pit ull o ruins on R; stay on thisstreet as it goes downhill, curving L, then R

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0.2 Reach a main street (wide enough or cars), and turnR downhill

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0.3 At the junction where the main road curves R outo town and there are signs pointing back to the OldCity and Archaeological Site, take the next street Lrom the main road, passing a minimarket on L andthen a mosque on R

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0.6 Continue past a school and a small store on R, as thehouses on L end and give way to olive orchards

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1.0 Continue straight as paved road turns to gravel andyou pass the last houses o town

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1.3 Stay up L past a 4x4 going R, and over a streambedcrossing the track

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1.7 Reach a paved road, entering the village o al-Naqu-ra. A pipe coming rom a spring may be runningat the junction. urn R on the paved road, thenimmediately L, heading steeply uphill on anotherpaved road

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2.2 Stay straight, leaving the village, as the road turns todirt and the climb becomes less steep

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2.6 Continue straight uphill as the road gets rougher,becoming a 4x4, and pass another 4x4 heading L

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

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3.1 Reach the top o the hill and stay straight on therough 4x4 toward Nablus, which has just come into

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3.3 Continue downhill onto a dirt road curving in romL

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4.2 Reach the perpendicular paved road and cross it,jogging L to continue on a dirt road in the directiono the city

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4.4 Stay straight as you enter the village o Zawata andthe road becomes paved

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4.7 At the junction at the bottom o the hill, turn L andollow the 4x4 past garages on L

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4.9 Reach Zawata Spring, which is surrounded by acement structure. Stay R and go up steps past wherethe spring emerges, then go R with the asphalt road

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5.0 Stay up L at the Y, heading into the village 0.2

5.2 Stay straight as another street joins rom downhillto R

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5.3 At the junction, stay up L, then R, and stay straighton that street as it continues all the way into Nablus

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6.5 Stay straight, curving L, as you join the main road oNablus

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6.7 At the roundabout, turn L up away rom the mainstreet, past a mural o palm trees and passing a streetsign or Abd Elazeez el Babteen

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7.0 Keep R uphill at the intersection past another streetheading L

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7.1 At the at the top o the climb, turn L on the streetpast 5 Stars barber shop, and stay straight on thisstreet until you rejoin the busy main street

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8.1 urn R, crossing the main road, at Sweetaj urni-ture store on R. Head past it, leaving the main road

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8.2 urn L on the next street at the , and walk along thesidewalk with the main street in the valley bottombelow to L

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10.1 Reach a large traffic circle with a ountain in its cen-ter; on R is the Old City. SAGE END.

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