Type: Round Trip

Distance: 25.4km

Ascent: 540m

Descent: 540m

Fast-Trekking Duration: 5-6h

Start: Timna Park entrance gate

End: Timna Park entrance gate

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Character: A route inside Timna Park, partly flowing along mountain-bike singletracks and partly slightly technical with wadi terrain. A non-committing line. In a relatively safe environment with a coffee stop midway.

Advantages: An excellent route for getting to know desert running in a safe environment, without technical sections (except for Mount Timna). You can stop for water and coffee at Timna Lake. There are countless spots to camp. Public transportation reaches the main road (from there, hitchhiking to the park is required).

Disadvantages: The park might contain many visitors which may not feel wild as a desert should feel.

Variation: This route can be shortened or extended in many ways — the park is dense with trails. Below is a softer 15 km version that includes the lake (with a café stop) and Mount Timna. You can find the route here.