Hiking routes in Haifa area

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Ezov Stream

Wadi Ezov spans about 1.5 square kilometers and its upper section offers spectacular landscapes of lush greenery.

The 2-kilometer Ezov stream trail is suitable for the whole family, and combines nature and urbanism.

You will very soon discover how the city’s humming bustle makes way for a uniquely tranquil natural landscape.

The trail starts from the Shambur neighborhood and continues along Netiv Ofakim Street opposite house number 6, and concludes right next to the HI hostel in Haifa.

The 1000 steps on the Carmel

Haifa is less than ideal for cycling, which is why residents and tourists find climbing up and down actual stairs a genuine attraction.

You too can enjoy the experience that combines a bit of fitness with spectacular views of the city's neighborhoods and beyond, all the way north to Rosh Hanikra.

Most of the route is downhill for about 3 kilometers, and starts with the descent on Lotus Street, concluding about two hours later in Kfar Samir.

Photo by Vered Pashut.

Nahal Siach

Nahal or Wadi Siach, a dry riverbed, or wadi, in the northwest Carmel region. It flows west to the Mediterranean Sea, between the Kababir and Carmeliya spurs.
There are a number of possible explANA23tions for the name of the stream:

In Arabic, Wadi Ein-a-Siah or Wadi Siah; in Hebrew the stream of hikers or wanderers. This is apparently related to the tradition of the Carmelite order and the monks who lived in the caves along the stream who would wander around Mt. Carmel.
The name originates from the shrub unique to the stream, Euphorbia dendroide, also known as tree spurge. “Siah” in Hebrew is shrub.
The stream cuts through hard limestone, softer chalkstone mixed with flintstone, with dense and impressive Mediterranean thicket, lush springs, 13^th-century archeological remains, abandoned agricultural terraces, caves and an orchard from the pre-State Mandate period.

In the lower part of the stream, a population of Euphorbia dendroide can be found. Since this is the only population of the species in Israel and is quite remote from the other species populations, which are scattered along the shores of the Mediterranean, it is very important for preservation.

Photo by Vered Pashut.