Explore Jokne'am via two route options: a cycling path runs through Nahal Karet Park, while the Yokneam Forest Promenade provides a continuous transition from the city into nature. When choosing your accommodation, you can decide what to focus on during your time outdoors: would you like to center your plans on cycling, go for walks, or do both? Route lengths and permitted uses offer concrete guidance.

Cycling Path and Forest Promenade in Jokne'am

The cycling path through Yokneam runs through Nahal Karet Park. It was built in 2018. If you plan to use it for current navigation, check the route's condition first. It is about four kilometers long in total; the section between Rabin Park and Ort Alon High School is about 1.5 kilometers long. This lets you distinguish between the full route length and a specifically identified section when planning.

The Yokneam Forest Promenade is about seven kilometers long. It provides walkers and cyclists with a continuous transition from the city into nature. That makes it approximately three kilometers longer than the cycling path, which is about four kilometers long. The distances are approximate, but the comparison still illustrates the different route lengths.

Archaeological Highlights in the Broader Northern District Destination

Within the broader Northern District destination, Tel Hazor and Tel Megiddo are archaeological highlights. Both are biblical tells with significant remains of cities connected to the Bible. Tel Megiddo is one of three tells whose significant city remains are closely connected to events from the Bible.

A visit to Tel Hazor focuses on the Upper City. Solomon's Gate, with six chambers and two towers, dates to the 10th century BCE. The Canaanite palace from the Late Bronze Age was used by the kings of Hazor in the 14th and 13th centuries BCE; it is considered the most elaborate in Israel and one of the most significant in the Levant. The fortifications are also considered the finest example of their kind in the area from southern Turkey to the northern Negev. There is also an underground water-collection system, whose significant remains represent sophisticated, geographically adapted engineering for water storage. Three-meter-wide steps are carved into the vertical walls of the 45-meter-deep shaft. Tel Hazor National Park can be reached from the north and south via Route 90 toward Ayelet Hashahar; check your navigation before setting out.

The Early Bronze Age temple complex at Tel Megiddo is exceptional in terms of the number of its temples, the continuity of cultic activity, and the documented ritual practices. The orthogonal city plan from the Iron Age has few parallels in the Levant. The dates bring the different highlights into focus: at Tel Hazor, the Late Bronze Age palace and Solomon's Gate from the 10th century BCE contrast with the Early Bronze Age and Iron Age features at Tel Megiddo.

Discover more destinations: Hoshaya, Sde Yitzhak, Hukok, Kadarim, Caesarea, Kfar Baruch, Nimrod, Ilaniya

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