Mine is a long and a sad tale… (– Lewis Carroll , Alice in wonderland)
In April 20th we did a beautiful day hike in Dolev stream, which is located near Beit Shemesh. About two month later (29/6 to be exact), a great wildfire – the largest we had since one of the rockets that Hezbollah shot at us during the second Lebanon war ignited the most of the Hula valley – c0nsumed this region. And so,this trail is unlike the rest of the trails described in this blog – for you cannot follow it (well, technically you can, but all you’re gonna see in the next couple of years is nothing but charred ground.
And it’s a real pity, because it was a very nice walk : a not to difficult circle, 9 km long, following the path of a beautiful stream It’s starting point is a picnic area, located on the road between Beit Shemesh and Nes Harim – right by the turn which leads to the stalactite cave. you go along a red marked, 4X4 road for 1 km until you reach the loop – marked black. You turn left for the stream (still a 4X4 road) and it enters the wadi.
The trail goes for 2.5 km inside the wadi – and then meets the original road (the red marked one) – and then you climb up that road all the way back to your car.
Along the way we came across an Ibex and many wild flowers.
Trail summery : total length : 9 km,out of which: up hill ~4, down hill ~5. Elevation gained : 400 meters. Best time to hike it : in a few years… 
