THE CIRCULAR HIKE:

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• From the parking lot before Indian Village descend to the stream on the red-marked trail. A short distance from the parking lot you will cross a paved tayelet (bicycle/footpath). Continue on the descent which is slightly difficult. Once you reach the bottom, the going is much easier.

 

• Continue on the red-marked trail through the valley. The hike passes by luscious foliage adjacent to the stream. You may not see the stream for much of the way, but you will certainly hear it gurgling.

 

• After about 30 minutes, you will come to the Black Waterfall, so called because the waterfall descends over black volcanic basalt rock. You will now need to descend the cliff face to reach the bottom of the fall. The cliff is not excessively high and the descent is not particularly difficult. There are metal hand/feet grips set into the cliff and crevices in the rock for placing your feet. At the level of the stream is a pool in which you can swim (but check beforehand that swimming is permitted in the Golan parks, as there is periodic contamination with leptospirosis).

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• You will soon come to another cliff face, which you will need to ascend. The waterfall is small, but the cliff is a bit higher than the previous one. Again, there are metal hand/feet grips set into the rock. There is also another pool here.

 

• Continue to the White Waterfall, so-called because much of the rock around this waterfall is white chalk. This underlies the basalt in this area and has become exposed by erosion. Shortly before the waterfall, you will need to cross the stream, but this is not difficult. The trail splits and there is an optional descent to the pool by the waterfall. One can also swim here.

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• The ascent to the parking lot by Kibbutz Eliad is quite long, but not difficult. After a short distance there is an observation point for viewing the waterfall. 

 

• Adjacent to the parking lot is a paved path that leads to a paved tayelet or bicycle/footpath called the Southern Golan Promenade, which will take you back to Avnei Eitan. Turn left onto this path. The path is not particularly exciting and there are limited views over the wadi below. However, it is a much quicker way of getting back to Avnei Eitan than hiking by the stream. Shortly before reaching Avnei Eitan, you will come to the overlook of Mitzpe Habanim. There is a recorded explanation in Hebrew about the wadi.

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• You will soon reach the entrance into Avnei Eitan. Turn right onto the paved path to the parking lot.

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