Why this ride
A 127 km round trip from Haifa - roughly 2 h 11 in the saddle. On the way it passes House of ‘Abbúd, Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of and back through House of ‘Abbúd. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm and Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 127 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 11
- 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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Scenic road chapters
Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm → House of ‘Abbúd
This part of the ride is 28 km of Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm → House of ‘Abbúd.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 28 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm
Carmel means garden, or vineyard of God, and the mountain has been holy for a very long time. The prophet Elijah is said to have confronted the priests of Baal on its summit, in a story told in the Book of Kings, and the Carmelite order, founded by crusader-era hermits, took its name from the mountain and built its first monastery here. The Stella Maris monastery, with its lighthouse and white church, still stands above the port. In 1891, the founder of the Bahá'í faith, Bahá'u'lláh, visited Haifa and, according to tradition, revealed the Tablet of Carmel on the slopes of the mountain, a short text addressed to the mountain itself.
Read the complete Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm is where the day begins. Next is House of ‘Abbúd.
2. House of ‘Abbúd
Acre sits at the northern tip of Haifa Bay, on a small peninsula that has been a port since the Bronze Age, and the House of Abbud is one of the Ottoman-era buildings of its old town, in a maze of stone lanes about a kilometre from the walls.
Read the complete House of ‘Abbúd write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
House of ‘Abbúd comes up about 28 km into the recorded legs. Next is Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of.
3. 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
about 64 km into the recorded legs you reach Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of. Next is back through House of ‘Abbúd.
4. back through House of ‘Abbúd
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete House of ‘Abbúd write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through House of ‘Abbúd, late in the day. Next is Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm.
5. Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm to House of ‘Abbúd
Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm → House of ‘Abbúd is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
House of ‘Abbúd to Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of
House of ‘Abbúd → Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of is 36 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 House of ‘Abbúd
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of → back through House of ‘Abbúd is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through House of ‘Abbúd to Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm
back through House of ‘Abbúd → Place of Revelation of the “Tablet of Carm is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.