Parks, trails & springs
Regional tourism information center with maps and touring suggestions for the Binyamin region, about 15 minutes' drive from Jerusalem.
Details checked against Binyamin Region (council English site) on 5 October 2026. Source (opens in a new tab)Hours and details change. Confirm with the place before you go.
Parks, trails & springs · Hevel Modiin (nearby sites)
Central Israel's largest forest (22,000 dunams, adjoining Modiin Forest) with hiking routes, marked mountain-bike single tracks, picnic areas, lookouts and archaeological sites. Six signed entrances include the Maccabim Gate near the Tombs of the Maccabees.
Photo: StateofIsrael, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab)
Parks, trails & springs · Hashmonaim
Fenced community dog park. Owners register and show proof of rabies vaccination to get the entry code.
Parks, trails & springs · Shilat junction
Educational tourism site on an ancient tell where visitors try ancient crafts with reconstructed tools: threshing and grinding wheat, an olive press, a wine press, a village house, synagogue, blacksmith and coin mint. Activities for children and special events are held.
Photo: israel zeller ישראל זלר, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.5 (opens in a new tab)
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