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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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