Well, it’s been a while since I’ve last updated this Blog, and it’s not like I didn’t hike all that time…. so now I’ve got a lot to tell you 
We’ll start with a truely magnificent hike in Betzet stream, up in the north of the country. This trip began at the little village of Granot Hagalil, and is marked with a blue marks. It’s not a circular one, so prepare a pickup in advance…..
The trail enters the wadi, and follows it all the way to the village of Ya’ara. It’s a very easy trail (4 km long), well suited for families. There are several fountains in the wadi (which are being pumped up – all is left is a knee high pool, into which you can get in, as well as a trickle into which you’re not suppose to). There’s also a bat cave (but you can’t get in).
There are some truely impressive plane trees which are fun to climb, and many oleanders – don’t drink the water…
As I said, it’s a very easy trail. I didn’t follow it all the way through – but instead I switched into a different one (marked red) after 2 km. It’s a bit difficult to find the connection, but once you’re out of the bottom of the wadi and you found the trail – it’s easy to follow it. This trail climb the northern slope of this wadi (about 300 meter. for any of you that had any doubt- this part is not for families…. unless the entire family are in a good shape). you have spectacular views of the stream and it’s surroundings, and it ends with the famous arch of Me’arat Keshet (literal traslated to cave of the arch, even though it’s not a cave at all – the arch was formed when the ceiling of the cave – collapsed)
