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VIEW FROM THE CLIFFS
The impressive cliffs of Mitlol Tsurim rise 300m above Beit Hakerem Valley and 600 m above sea level.

 

The route begins on road 854, a turn-off from road 85, approximately 100m west of the main entrance to Karmiel.  This steep road cuts through the cliffs of Mitlol Tsurim.  It is one of the most beautiful drives in the country.  A variety of native vegetation grows in the natural plane-boxes on either side of the road, and quarries have become attractive observation points.  At the Har Halutz junction, the Tsor Industrial College has been created to train industrialists for the growing international market.

 

At the junction, turn right towards Har Halutz.  After a  visit to Har Halutz, a Misgav community with Reform Judaism as one of its primary characteristics, return to the junction and continue northwards.

A sign along the road shows the path, marked in green, to the remains of Mahoz.  A 45 minute walk takes us to this Turkish farm built on Crusader ruins.  Beware of uncovered water wells.

 

Return to the road and travel about 1.5 km in the direction of Kishor.  At the bend just before Kishor, on the right, there is a footpath marked in black on the other side of a metal gate.  The path leads to the Tefen Fort, a Hellenistic fortress that was probably the front-line fortress of Akko.  It takes about one hour there and back.  The uniqueness of the Tefen Fort is the stunning view it provides in all directions, and the huge hewn stones from which the fortress was built.

 

Continue south, pass the entrance to Pelech and turn into Kibbutz Tuval, which is perched on the top of Mitlol Tsurim.  This is the last stop on the route.

 

From the parking lot of the Beit Hakerem building on Tuval, follow the Jewish National Fund path eastwards.  Walk through the gate and follow the path along the cliff, from where there is a view of the entire Beit Hakerem Valley and the Lower Galilee.  At the eastern end of the path is an abandoned goat enclosure, built of cliff-rock from the seashore, a sign that this spot was once below sea level.  On the way back, go through the gate and turn left.  After about 10m, parallel and next to the fence, is the continuation of the path westwards.  At the western end of the path, there is a memorial site and a lookout point.

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