Review Date
March 12, 2010

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: lkfoster ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
~20 km loop through pasture land a couple km east of Gaza. Relatively smooth hard pack for the most part with a few sandy bits, usually at the bottom of some nice fast descents. Nothing too technical, though the tall water bars placed there to capture rain water for trees and get a bit repetitive.

Excellent bike shop and canteen at the start/finish.

Expect to see cattle and bedouin sheep herders along the trail.

Recommended Route:
Well sign-posted anti-clockwise 1 way loop starting at the bike shop at the entrance to the kibbutz. There is a side loop off to the right available at post #30, about 3 km in, but the main loop continues straight ahead.

There's a number of paved and dirt roads available if you want to bail mid-ride.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Gevar'am to the north.