Israel Trail: GPX, map & 33 stages
1081 km in Israel · 33 stages · 26,056 m ascent · 24/33 stages with public transport · best Nov–Mar
Plan Israel Trail with the full GPX download, 33 stage GPX files, map, elevation profile, and 24/33 stages with public transport. Choose a stage, open it in Planner, or download GPX before you go.
Carry your water. Stages 1–15 cross hot, dry country, with under 250 mm of rain a year at both their lowest and highest points: expect little or no natural water. Plan water for every day; on long desert days walkers cache it in advance. Ask the trail's operator where water is.
An automatic guide. TrailSplits built it from OpenStreetMap and cut it into 33 stages at roughly even distances, 21 of the 32 breaks at a public-transport stop. They are not the official stages or checked overnight stops, and TrailSplits has not checked the stays, water or closures. Check them with the trail's operator before you go.
Quick answer: Israel Trail is a 1081 km long-distance route from Eilat to Mount Hermon. TrailSplits built this guide automatically from OpenStreetMap and cut it into 33 stages at roughly even distances, 21 of the 32 breaks at a public-transport stop; they are not the official stages or checked overnight stops. It has the map, elevation profile, full GPX download and 24/33 stages with public transport.
1081km
Total Distance
33
Stages
26,056m
Total Ascent
625
Transit Stops
Plan Israel Trail
Israel Trail covers 1081 km from Eilat to Mount Hermon with 26,056 m of ascent. Use the mapped GPX, stage GPX files, elevation profile, and public transport stops to choose a hiking, trail running, or fastpacking schedule.
- Best season
- November to March· from climate averages
- GPX coverage
- Full route plus 33 stage GPX files
- Transit access
- 24 of 33 stages start or finish by public transport
- Stage options
- 54 days hiking / 27 days trail running / 36 days fastpacking
- Route coverage
- Complete mapped route
- Field use
- Route tools available
Weather this week
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Month by month
Typical weather on this trail: at the lowest point (-392 m) and the highest point (1,471 m). Select a month to see why it is rated as it is.
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| Weather | Good | Good | Good | Mixed | Mixed | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Mixed | Good | Good |
| Stages rated good on typical weather | 30/33 | 32/33 | 31/33 | 18/33 | 0/33 | 0/33 | 0/33 | 0/33 | 0/33 | 0/33 | 28/33 | 33/33 |
| High point, day / night | 7°/0° | 9°/1° | 13°/3° | 18°/7° | 23°/11° | 27°/14° | 29°/16° | 29°/16° | 27°/14° | 23°/11° | 16°/6° | 11°/3° |
| Low point, day / night | 22°/11° | 23°/13° | 27°/15° | 31°/19° | 35°/22° | 38°/26° | 40°/28° | 39°/28° | 37°/27° | 34°/23° | 29°/17° | 24°/13° |
| Rain, mm | 221 | 168 | 100 | 42 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 94 | 173 |
| Snow at high point | Possible | Possible | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 | 11 h 01 | 11 h 56 | 12 h 56 | 13 h 47 | 14 h 15 | 14 h 05 | 13 h 22 | 12 h 25 | 11 h 26 | 10 h 32 | 10 h 03 |
Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.
How the stages are cut
We split Israel Trail into 33 stages. 24 of them start or end at a transit stop — look for the 🚌 icon in the stage directory below.
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Route briefing
What comes next
Climbs, descents and access in route order. Not listed does not mean absent: it may not be mapped.
Start
0 m
Eilat
Start
Route geometry · source 2026-04-02
About 0 min in
1080.6 km remaining
+26056 m remaining
Climb
8.6 km
415 m climb
4.3 km at 9.6% average
OpenStreetMap route data · source 2026-04-02
About 2h 23m in
1072.0 km remaining
+25613 m remaining
Climb
352.3 km
493 m climb
6.5 km at 7.6% average
OpenStreetMap route data · source 2026-04-02
About 97h 37m in
728.3 km remaining
+17597 m remaining
Descent
363.1 km
408 m descent
4.4 km at 9.4% average
OpenStreetMap route data · source 2026-04-02
About 100h 36m in
717.6 km remaining
+16787 m remaining
Climb
957.5 km
1329 m climb
30.3 km at 4.4% average
OpenStreetMap route data · source 2026-04-02
About 265h 18m in
123.2 km remaining
+5325 m remaining
Climb
1065.4 km
1183 m climb
15.2 km at 7.8% average
OpenStreetMap route data · source 2026-04-02
About 295h 13m in
15.2 km remaining
+1938 m remaining
Finish
1080.6 km
Mount Hermon
Finish
Route geometry · source 2026-04-02
About 299h 25m in
0 m remaining
Stage Directory
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Eilat → Km 9
Km 9 → Km 40
Km 40 → Km 74
Km 74 → Uvda Camp Junction/Shaharut (צומת מחנה עובדה/שחרות)
Uvda Camp Junction/Shaharut (צומת מחנה עובדה/שחרות) → near Tzihor Junction Campsite
near Tzihor Junction Campsite → Km 176
Km 176 → sapir school bus station
sapir school bus station → Lev HaRamon National Park Intersection/Southward (צומת גן לאומי לב הרמון/לדרום)
Lev HaRamon National Park Intersection/Southward (צומת גן לאומי לב הרמון/לדרום) → Km 248
Km 248 → near Hod Akev Campsite
near Hod Akev Campsite → Km 336
Km 336 → Km 378
Km 378 → Km 400 (מלון לאונרדו קלאב)
Km 400 (מלון לאונרדו קלאב) → Ein Bokek/Highway 90 (עין בוקק/כביש 90)
Ein Bokek/Highway 90 (עין בוקק/כביש 90) → Km 445 (מלון יפה נוף)
Km 445 (מלון יפה נוף) → Har Amasa Center (הר עמשא מרכז)
Har Amasa Center (הר עמשא מרכז) → HeAsor Blvd/HaAhim Promenade (שדרת העשור/טיילת האחים)
HeAsor Blvd/HaAhim Promenade (שדרת העשור/טיילת האחים) → Km 521
Km 521 → Ahuzam Junction (צומת אחוזם)
Ahuzam Junction (צומת אחוזם) → Km 552
Km 552 → Km 591
Km 591 → Km 629
Km 629 → Km 673
Km 673 → Pinhas Rosen/Shlonsky (פנחס רוזן/שלונסקי)
Pinhas Rosen/Shlonsky (פנחס רוזן/שלונסקי) → Km 738
Km 738 → Km 790
Km 790 → Km 833, near Nahal Oren Campsite
Km 833, near Nahal Oren Campsite → Km 874
Km 874 → Km 916
Km 916 → Km 958
Km 958 → Km 998, near Lea and Itzhak Rabin Overnight Camping Site
Km 998, near Lea and Itzhak Rabin Overnight Camping Site → Km 1042
Km 1042 → Mount Hermon
Draft day-by-day itinerary
Israel Trail grouped at mapped section boundaries. Overnight accommodation and access are not verified. Review each day's effort and book suitable stops before using this as a hiking plan.
23 days in this draft — about 47 km/day, 1080.6 km and 25,598 m of ascent total.
- Day 1 Stages 1–239.7 km · +1,580 m · ~12h 24m
- 1. Eilat → Km 9 9.1 km · +510 m
- 2. Km 9 → Km 40 30.6 km · +1070 m
🚌 Nearby transit: Be'er Ora 2 (באר אורה 2) (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 2 Stage 333.9 km · +1,146 m · ~10h
- 3. Km 40 → Km 74 33.9 km · +1146 m
🚌 Nearby transit: סיקס סנסס שחרות (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 3 Stages 4–551.8 km · +255 m · ~12h 24m
- 4. Km 74 → Uvda Camp Junction/Shaharut (צומת מחנה עובדה/שחרות) 21 km · +167 m
- 5. Uvda Camp Junction/Shaharut (צומת מחנה עובדה/שחרות) → near Tzihor Junction Campsite 30.8 km · +88 m
🚌 Nearby transit: Faran Facility (מתקן פארן) (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 4 Stages 6–758.1 km · +473 m · ~14h 18m
- 6. near Tzihor Junction Campsite → Km 176 50.1 km · +431 m
- 7. Km 176 → sapir school bus station 8 km · +42 m
🚌 Nearby transit: sapir school bus station (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 5 Stages 8–964.3 km · +2,196 m · ~18h 48m
- 8. sapir school bus station → Lev HaRamon National Park Intersection/Southward (צומת גן לאומי לב הרמון/לדרום) 41.9 km · +1530 m
- 9. Lev HaRamon National Park Intersection/Southward (צומת גן לאומי לב הרמון/לדרום) → Km 248 22.4 km · +666 m
🚌 Nearby transit: Camp 892 (מחנה 892) (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 6 Stage 1044.7 km · +1,003 m · ~12h 36m
- 10. Km 248 → near Hod Akev Campsite 44.7 km · +1003 m
🚌 Nearby transit: צומת חלוקים (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 7 Stage 1143.4 km · +1,308 m · ~12h 42m
- 11. near Hod Akev Campsite → Km 336 43.4 km · +1308 m
- Day 8 Stage 1242.3 km · +1,298 m · ~12h 54m
- 12. Km 336 → Km 378 42.3 km · +1298 m
🚌 Nearby transit: מסעף נאות הככר/כביש 90לדרום (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 9 Stages 13–1432.9 km · +404 m · ~8h 24m
- 13. Km 378 → Km 400 (מלון לאונרדו קלאב) 21.3 km · +172 m
- 14. Km 400 (מלון לאונרדו קלאב) → Ein Bokek/Highway 90 (עין בוקק/כביש 90) 11.6 km · +232 m
🚌 Nearby transit: Ein Bokek/Highway 90 (עין בוקק/כביש 90) (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 10 Stages 15–1661.9 km · +2,026 m · ~17h 42m
- 15. Ein Bokek/Highway 90 (עין בוקק/כביש 90) → Km 445 (מלון יפה נוף) 33.6 km · +1394 m
- 16. Km 445 (מלון יפה נוף) → Har Amasa Center (הר עמשא מרכז) 28.3 km · +632 m
🚌 Nearby transit: Har Amasa Center (הר עמשא מרכז) (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 11 Stages 17–1847.7 km · +727 m · ~12h 42m
- 17. Har Amasa Center (הר עמשא מרכז) → HeAsor Blvd/HaAhim Promenade (שדרת העשור/טיילת האחים) 26.8 km · +554 m
- 18. HeAsor Blvd/HaAhim Promenade (שדרת העשור/טיילת האחים) → Km 521 20.9 km · +173 m
🚌 Nearby transit: Adanim Youth Village (כפר הנוער עדנים) (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 12 Stages 19–2170.2 km · +1,272 m · ~18h 24m
- 19. Km 521 → Ahuzam Junction (צומת אחוזם) 16.9 km · +139 m
- 20. Ahuzam Junction (צומת אחוזם) → Km 552 14.5 km · +165 m
- 21. Km 552 → Km 591 38.8 km · +968 m
- Day 13 Stage 2238 km · +1,165 m · ~11h
- 22. Km 591 → Km 629 38 km · +1165 m
- Day 14 Stage 2344.5 km · +984 m · ~12h 30m
- 23. Km 629 → Km 673 44.5 km · +984 m
- Day 15 Stage 2442.3 km · +203 m · ~10h
- 24. Km 673 → Pinhas Rosen/Shlonsky (פנחס רוזן/שלונסקי) 42.3 km · +203 m
🚌 Nearby transit: Pinhas Rosen/Shlonsky (פנחס רוזן/שלונסקי) (not an accommodation recommendation)
- Day 16 Stages 25–2673.8 km · +478 m · ~17h 36m
- 25. Pinhas Rosen/Shlonsky (פנחס רוזן/שלונסקי) → Km 738 22.1 km · +151 m
- 26. Km 738 → Km 790 51.7 km · +327 m
- Day 17 Stage 2743.5 km · +1,082 m · ~12h
- 27. Km 790 → Km 833, near Nahal Oren Campsite 43.5 km · +1082 m
- Day 18 Stage 2841 km · +1,322 m · ~12h 12m
- 28. Km 833, near Nahal Oren Campsite → Km 874 41 km · +1322 m
- Day 19 Stage 2942 km · +1,185 m · ~12h 24m
- 29. Km 874 → Km 916 42 km · +1185 m
- Day 20 Stage 3042.5 km · +1,146 m · ~12h 18m
- 30. Km 916 → Km 958 42.5 km · +1146 m
- Day 21 Stage 3139.5 km · +1,559 m · ~11h 48m
- 31. Km 958 → Km 998, near Lea and Itzhak Rabin Overnight Camping Site 39.5 km · +1559 m
- Day 22 Stage 3243.5 km · +1,183 m · ~12h 18m
- 32. Km 998, near Lea and Itzhak Rabin Overnight Camping Site → Km 1042 43.5 km · +1183 m
- Day 23 Stage 3339.1 km · +1,603 m · ~11h 42m
- 33. Km 1042 → Mount Hermon 39.1 km · +1603 m
Want a downloadable GPX for each day, or a different number of days? Open the Multi-Day Itinerary Builder →
How Long Does It Take?
Comfortable pace with time to enjoy the scenery. 54 days.
Elevation Profile
Transit Stops Along the Trail
Bus and train stops within 2 km of the trail, sorted by distance along the route. Tap a stop to see it on the trail map or get directions.
The Israel Trail is a 1081 km long-distance hiking trail in Israel. This guide breaks it into 33 stages; 19 of them start and end at a public transport stop.
Israel Trail — frequently asked questions
How long is Israel Trail?
Israel Trail is a 1081 km long-distance route from Eilat to Mount Hermon, presented as 33 stages with map, full GPX download, elevation profile, Planner handoff, and 24/33 stages with public transport.
How many days do you need for Israel Trail?
The distance-based examples cover 27-54 days for 1081 km. They are not verified overnight itineraries. Choose days around your ability, ascent, accommodation and current conditions, not distance alone.
When is the best time to hike Israel Trail?
Based on 1991–2020 climate averages, the weather on Israel Trail is usually best from November to March. April to October are hot at low level. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them and current conditions for your dates.
Can you reach Israel Trail by public transport?
This page lists 24/33 stages with public transport in Israel as planning references. Nearby stops do not guarantee a walkable connection. Check access paths, operating dates and current timetables before relying on public transport.
Can I download GPX files for Israel Trail?
Yes. TrailSplits has a full GPX and 33 stage GPX downloads for Israel Trail — load them on a Garmin, Suunto, COROS, or your phone, or open any stage in the Planner.
How hard is Israel Trail?
Israel Trail is rated epic: 1081 km with roughly 26,056 m of total ascent, with a high point near 1,471 m. The elevation profile, per-stage climb, and surface breakdown on this page help you judge each section.
Ready to hike Israel Trail?
Pick your first stage below and download the GPX. Transit notes are marked on 24 of 33 stages.
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🗂️ Open data source: Israel Trail on OpenStreetMap (relation 282071). Transit stops from OSM.