Sunday 22 March 2009

Route- Israeli Map 1:50,000 essential

Apologies in advance for mis-spellings etc
Faqua 09:30 hours Sunday 22nd March 09
From Mosqe at East of Town take road downhill going South.After 200m go uphill T(urn) R(ight).see Jenin to West.Take R direction of Dav Haduff (Monastery Town)pass plastic Greenhouse on L(eft) & T R & immediate L between Olive Grove & small green plants to road (brown & white on Map)T L then R at Aus Aid & 3 Flags onto asphalt road for 50m then left at first pylon walk down hill between crops in fields.
Go R side of Olive Trees then thru middle on tractor tracks.(10:45 hr) then snake L then R to bottom of valley.L onto dirt road for 50m.(on map 1868\2068).T R climb upthru Olive Trees no path keep brown walled cultivation area on your R/climb keep cactus grove on your R.climb to Well then faint path at 45 degree angle upwards on L.
Straight up thru rocks & trees.At flatish top walk thru Olive grove (11:45hr)towards small hill until faint tractor track to very top T L onto clear dirt road for few hundred m.T R.when path becomes faint don't go straight but T R after 100m sweeps R downhill leaving path T L go down shallow valley after 20m path re starts.Long way down thru Olive trees.All way to forest & thru to West side of Al Mughiyyir.At asphalt road T L for 150m then R tractor tracks downvalley to fork go R down another valley.T junction of valleys T R for few hundred m then L upanother valley.All way up to a 3 way split take R valley bend R along flat valley with green almonds & wall along middle.rise slowly veering R & up above cultivated Olive groves along grassed (spring only?)tractor track.At end of Olive Groves T R uphill.At topT L at 6ft high stones (Olive grove in front-small hill behind them)Keep Olives on R aftewr100m cross impacted dirt road walk thruOlive Trees (Talfit on R)At end T R on dirt road with cultivated plain on L for few hundred m until asphalt road.Walk about 1km to Zebabdeh.

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