Israel National Trail Archives

9 tips for hiking in the desert

by Bex Band | Jun 14, 2021 | First published in 2018 | Advice, Israel National Trail, Jordan

These desert hiking tips will help you prepare and thrive in a barren and hot environment. Hiking in the desert is my absolute favourite. I’ve crossed 2 deserts now. The first was the Negev desert as part of hiking the 1000km Israel National Trail (the story of...

25 photos that will make you want to hike the Israel National Trail

by Bex Band | Jan 18, 2021 | First published in 2016 | Israel, Israel National Trail

There were so many memories, so many views, so much to see and do that a handful of photos are not enough to capture my timing on walking 1000km the length of Israel. But it was fun trying to pick out the best ones! Here’s are 25 photos that will make you want...

Day by day itinerary for the Israel National Trail

by Bex Band | Jun 21, 2021 | First published in 2016 | Israel National Trail

This is my day-by-day itinerary for the Israel National Trail! Where we walked to each day and what we did for accommodation. Hopefully, this list of the Israel National Trail day by day will give you a rough guide in terms of options and distance. Although I...

Thru hiking gear list

by Bex Band | Jun 21, 2021 | First published in 2016 | Camping & Outdoors, Israel National Trail

This is my complete thru hiking gear list – with recommendations for my favourite brands! This is everything I took with me when I did the Israel National Trail; a 1000km trail stretching the full length of Israel. I had to be prepared for different terrains...

Israel National Trail – a complete guide to hiking the INT

by Bex Band | Jul 25, 2021 | First published in 2016 | Israel National Trail

This guide to hiking the Israel National Trail was put together specifically to help any foreigner intending to walk the trail…either in full or in segments. Before doing the trek myself I found there was very little information online so wanted to make the...

Israel National Trail Review: the good & bad

by Bex Band | Jan 18, 2021 | First published in 2016 | Israel National Trail

Over 52 days, I hiked from Kibutz Dan, in the North of Israel, to Eilat, in the south, covering over 1020km. I climbed multiple mountains, swam in springs, followed the coastline, took in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and crossed the Negev desert. All before plunging head...