Why this ride
235 km from Jerusalem to Jerusalem, about 3 h 53 of riding. It goes by way of Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan, Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town, back through Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town and back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Jerusalem afternoon · Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 235 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 53
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Scenic road chapters
Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan → Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 66 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 66 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Jerusalem
Jerusalem sits on a ridge about seven hundred and fifty metres above the sea, and the air is cooler and drier than on the coast, with a light that turns the pale limestone of the buildings to gold at the end of the day. The Old City, enclosed by walls built by the Ottoman sultan Suleiman in the sixteenth century, is a dense maze of lanes, markets and domes, divided traditionally into four quarters, and sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims. The Dome of the Rock gleams above the Temple Mount, the Western Wall stands at its foot, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre holds the places traditionally linked to the crucifixion and burial of Jesus.
Read the complete Jerusalem write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jerusalem is where the day begins. Next is Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan.
2. Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan
Jericho is one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns on earth, and at Tell es-Sultan, on its northern edge, archaeologists have dug down through layers of settlement more than ten thousand years old. Among the finds is a great stone tower, built in the Neolithic, around eleven thousand years ago, long before writing, metal or the wheel, which is often called the oldest such tower in the world. The tell, with its trenches and mud brick walls, was listed as a World Heritage Site in 2023.
Read the complete Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan comes up 25 km in. Next is Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan.
3. Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
51 km in you reach Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan. Next is Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.
4. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Hebron, al-Khalil in Arabic, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Middle East, set in the hills of the southern West Bank. Its heart is the old town, a warren of stone alleys, covered souqs and Mamluk-era houses, grouped around the great mosque built over the Cave of the Patriarchs, where tradition places the tombs of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives. The site is holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians, and its name in Arabic, al-Khalil, means the friend, a reference to Abraham as the friend of God.
Read the complete Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town, about halfway.
5. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town sits at 101 km, about halfway. Next is back through Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.
6. back through Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town comes up 126 km in. Next is back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan.
7. back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
152 km in you reach back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan. Next is back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan.
8. back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan, late in the day. Next is Jerusalem.
9. Jerusalem
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Jerusalem write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 235 km.
Leg by leg
Jerusalem to Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan
Jerusalem → Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan to Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan → Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is 68 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town to back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan
back through Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town → back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan is 68 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan to Jerusalem
back through Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan → Jerusalem is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.