I took the train to Binyamina, a short bus ride and a short walk back to where I finished the day before.
After a few minutes I got to the train underpass and the crossing of Nahal Tananim. It didn't look too deep and there were some rocks. Unfortunately, I was overly optimistic and ended up with one foot ending up in the river, and a wet shoe for the rest of the day.
The trail went right next to the train track for a few hundred metres through some difficult folliage
This was followed by a brief but steep climb up the start of Mt. Carmel, but with great views from the top.
There were a few other hikers around, as well as a library box.
The path soon went past the ruins of Horbat Akav - great location!
A short while later, the path went past Ramat Hanadiv - beautiful gardens and the tomb of the Baron Rothschild, I took a short detour for a walk around the park.
Here they planted a carob tree inside the remains of an older carob tree.
I continued on the trail down to Ein Tzur
The site included an old aqueduct - the signs said that it is the oldest aqueduct in Israel that still works (there was a trickle of water flowing)
On the way out, there was a ship, not sure what it is doing here
After following some dirt paths, the trail crossed some roads, and make a giant detour around a youth village (hot, not very scenic, almost no shade)
The trail eventually headed back into a forest, and past the bell cave:
In the distance, you can already see Haifa (well, at least the tower of Haifa University)
The trail continued through JNF / KKL forests, including some nice places to rest
I finished the day at the Ofer lookout tower (apparently supported by some Australians), unfortunately you can't climb the tower, although the view from the peak was also impressive
I saw that a bus was coming in a few minutes, so I made a speedy treck down to the bus stop (it was steeper than it looks in the photo)
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