Why this ride
160 km from Acre to Acre, about 2 h 43 of riding. On the way it passes Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of, Persian Quarter, back through Persian Quarter and back through Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Old City of Acre and Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 160 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 43
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Old City of Acre
Acre has been a port for roughly four thousand years, but the city you walk through today is a layered one. Beneath the Ottoman streets lies the headquarters of the Crusader kingdom's last years, when Acre was the capital and a thriving trading harbour, with the Knights Hospitaller building a vast complex of vaulted halls that were buried and forgotten for centuries. In 1291 the Mamluks took the city, and with that the Crusader presence on the mainland ended. The tunnels and halls have been dug out and restored, and walking through the knights' halls is eerie and cool even in August.
Read the complete Old City of Acre write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Old City of Acre is where the day begins. Next is Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of.
2. Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of
In the second century AD, after the failed revolts against Rome, the centre of Jewish life moved to Galilee, and the Sanhedrin, the supreme rabbinical council, settled for a time at Bet She'arim, on a hill at the western edge of the Jezreel valley. Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi, the patriarch who compiled the Mishnah, the first great codification of Jewish law, lived here, and when he was buried in the necropolis, Jews from all over the diaspora wanted to be buried near him. The result is a vast network of catacombs carved into the soft limestone, listed by UNESCO in 2015.
Read the complete Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of comes up about 35 km into the recorded legs. Next is Persian Quarter.
3. Persian Quarter
Haifa climbs the northern slope of Mount Carmel in tiers, and halfway up, a golden dome catches the light above a staircase of gardens that tumbles all the way down to the old German Colony and the port. This is the Bahá'í World Centre, and the dome crowns the Shrine of the Báb, the founder figure of the Bahá'í faith, whose remains were brought here from Persia and interred on the mountainside. The nineteen terraces around it, with clipped lawns, gravel paths, cypresses and fountains, are among the most meticulously kept gardens anywhere, and together with the shrine of Bahá'u'lláh near Acre across the bay they form a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Persian connection runs through everything here, from the faith's origins in nineteenth-century Iran to the formal geometry of the planting.
Read the complete Persian Quarter write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 57 km into the recorded legs you reach Persian Quarter.
4. Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of, about halfway. Next is back through Persian Quarter.
5. back through Persian Quarter
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Persian Quarter write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Persian Quarter sits at 110 km, about halfway. Next is back through Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of.
6. back through Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of comes up about 125 km into the recorded legs. Next is Old City of Acre.
7. Old City of Acre
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Old City of Acre write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Old City of Acre closes the day.
Leg by leg
Old City of Acre to Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of
Old City of Acre → Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of to Persian Quarter
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of → Persian Quarter is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Persian Quarter to Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of
Persian Quarter → Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of to back through Persian Quarter
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of → back through Persian Quarter is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Persian Quarter to back through Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of
back through Persian Quarter → back through Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of to Old City of Acre
back through Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of → Old City of Acre is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.