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Yeruham Crater to Midreshet Ben Gurion
The Big Crater and a Taste of Tzin Desert
Type: One Way
Distance: 34.2km
Ascent: 1314m
Descent: 1135m
Time: 6-7h
Start: Colored Sands Campground, Yeruham Crater
End: Midreshet Ben Gurion
Variation: At the price of only 4 extra km one can ascent Chod Akev mountain
Advantages: The run on the east rib of the crater is excellent. A beautiful section of the Israeli national trail
Disadvantages: Water is not available. Committed route. Public transportation is not available
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