MASADA's SNAKE PATH

MASADA



Masada is located west of the Dead Sea in Isreal and a wonderful place to visit.   The fortress was built by Herod the Great.  On the mount there are 39 sites to visit, including the North Palace and the West Palace.

HIGH SPEED TRAM

Takes 2 minutes to reach the summit. 
Most tour groups take this option.

HIKING
SNAKE PATH

Mileage: 1.67 Miles each way
Elevation Gain: 1,150'
Hike Time: 3/4 hour

No dogs allowed

Gear: Bring water, energy snacks.

TEL DAN NATURE RESERVE

Tel Dan is a delightful place to hike in northern Israel.   Tel Dan Reserve covers 120 acres with bubbling streams, ancient ruins and hiking trails.   This is the historic site of ancient Dan.   You'll see the HIGH PLACE,  a shrine built by King Jeroboam,  THE CANAANITE GATE, and DAN SPRINGS.

HIKING ADVENTURES

DAN SPRINGS (short trail) 1 hour

DAN SPRINGS (long trail) 1 1/2 hours
ANCIENT DAN TRAIL (return via the springs) 2 hours
DAN SPRINGS/ATLANTIC PISTACHIO LOOKOUT/ANCIENT DAN 2.5 hours

ABRAHAM'S

GATE

WADING POOL is the only water you're allowed to wade in.
PISTACHIO LOOKOUT is a nice view of Mount Hermon, Naphtali mountains, Hula Valley and the Golan Heights.
DAN SPRINGS is the largest spring in the Dan River.
FLOUR MILL built 150 years ago.
THE HIGH PLACE a shrine from the Kingdom of Israel.
CANAANITE GATE a gate from 18th century BCE.
ISRAELITE GATE built of three pairs of pilasters, from the first temple period.
Visiting hours 8am to 4pm
On Fridays/holidays, closes 1 hour earlier.

BONNEVILLE SHORELINE ~ TUNNEL SPRINGS TO UPPER CITY CREEK CANYON

BONNEVILLE SHORELINE TRAIL

TUNNEL SPRINGS PARK in North Salt Lake. Hikers, Runners and Mountain Bikers enjoy great views of the Great Salt Lake.  Dogs on the trail must be on a leash.

BONNEVILLE SHORELINE 

KCGL TOWER ~ Out and Back Hike

RATINGS: Moderate

MILEAGE: 3 Miles total

ELEVATION GAIN: 450'

DOGS ON LEASH

SEASONAL RESTROOMS

GPS: 40°49'20.6"N 111°54'10.8"W  

BONNEVILLE SHORELINE

TUNNEL SPRINGS to CITY CREEK

Enjoy a one way hike to ride to Bonneville Blvd, entrance to Upper City Creek Canyon.

RATINGS: Intermediate

MILEAGE: 4.8 Miles (one way)

ELEVATION GAIN: 586' 

DOGS ON LEASH

(Upper City Creek Canyon and nearby trails have weekday closures due to construction) 

UPPER CITY CREEK CANYON

BONNEVILLE SHORELINE

UPPER CITY CREEK TO TUNNEL SPRINGS

Start your hike at the corner of Bonneville Blvd and Upper City Creek Canyon.

RATINGS: Intermediate

MILEAGE: 4.8 MILES (one way)

ELEVATION GAIN: 1,145'

DOGS ON LEASH

RESTROOM ~ Upper City Creek gate.

Trails may not be marked well, it would be good to have a map or GPS.

(Upper City Creek Canyon and nearby trails are open on weekends and holidays due to construction.) 

WILD ROSE LOOP

The WILD ROSE LOOP is a 2 1/2 mile moderate trail for runners, hikers and mountain bikers.

There are trails to SUNSET POINT,  CHUKKAR HIKING LOOP,  and DOWN HILL only trails for bikers.

The trail is best to ride clockwise. 

RESTROOMS: Are seasonal and may be closed during winter.

PARK has a reserved picnic area and playground for children.

LOCATION: 609 Sky Crest Lane, North Salt Lake, UT

GPS: 40°49'34.3"N 111°53'48.3"W

Jordan River Parkway from Center Street

JORDAN RIVER PARKWAY

The Center Street,  LEGACY PARKWAY  trailhead offers great bicycle rides to the north and to the south.  While most people ride north to Farmington,  after 1 mile ride south, the trail joins the JORDAN RIVER PARKWAY.
You'll enjoy riding by the Jordan River and by the Rose Park Golf Course.   Fall colors are incredible too.

Silver Quinn Parkway

The SILVER QUINN trail in Park City has been paved.   It used to be a dirt double track (dirt road).   The trail runs along the side of US 40, between exit 2 to the Medical Center, near Round Valley.
Mountain bikers can take RUSTY SHOVEL up the hill to RAMBLER or NO WHERE ELKS.

RUSTY SHOVEL also makes a good downhill trail with well made switchbacks and only a few rocky areas.   This is a moderate ride up the hill too. 
NO WHERE ELKS is a fun, moderate technical ride to the VALDEROAD.  
SOME WHERE ELKS is a more rocky intermediate technical ride down the eastern side to MATT's FLAT near Round Valley.

DARE TO TAKE THE LOVE TEST?

LOVE EXAM 13

ARE YOU IN LOVE?

Are you ready to examine yourself to see if you can pass the "LOVE TEST?" 

 

Replace the word "LOVE" with your name in the list below:

Love suffers long and is kind
Love does not envy
Love does not parade itself,
Love is not puffed up,
Love does not behave rudely,
Love does not seek it's own
Love is not provoked,
Love thinks no evil
Love does not rejoice in inquity, but rejoices in the truth
Love bears all things,
Love believes all things,
Love hopes all things,
Love endures all things,
Love never fails,

"And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing."  
I Corinthians 13:3 NKJV - New King James Version