The Kerem Tunnel is a great spot to hike and ride.
https://humanlove.stream/wiki/Neve_Paritzki_Israel_is_celebrating_recordbreaking_tourism_entry_Numbers_from_the_United_States The Kerem Tunnel, the first bicycle tunnel in Israel, has been inaugurated as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route that surrounds Jerusalem, Israel’s capital city.
The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim with Emek Motza. The southern entrance of the tunnel is below Ein Laban in Refaim Park. The northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem.
The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was opened on Thursday by Jerusalem and the heritage minister Ze’ev Elkin and Mayor Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon the chairman of Gihon, and hundreds other cyclists were also present.
Jerusalem’s rich past was the main reason for it to be a popular tourist spot during the time of its glory. Today, apart from its rich history the city also offers modern-day tourism,” Elkin said. “The opening of this tunnel project is yet another stage in the growth of Jerusalem as an ideal tourist destination for all kinds of people from Israel and all over the world.”
נווה פריצקי Elkin who, along with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the development of the tourism industry in Jerusalem and also in the development of innovative activities and ventures that connect the rich history of our capital city to the future of Jerusalem… I encourage the cycling community to ride a secure and modern-day route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
נווה פריצקי A total of NIS 25 million were invested in the project, budgeted by the Elkin’s Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, the Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation and the Jerusalem Purification and Sewerage Works, and the work was carried out by the Jerusalem Development Authority.
נווה פריצקי Elkin explained that the Kerem Tunnel project is an crucial tool to realize the goal to alter the concept and transportation throughout Jerusalem. “The new tunnel, which will connect to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle pathways in the city, as well as the ones that will be laid throughout the city’s neighborhoods with the aim of encouraging cycling among the city’s residents as well as its visitors, and also promoting the green revolution of transportation in the capital city.”
נווה פריצקי The Kerem Tunnel, originally excavated by the Gihon Corporation in the 1990s in order to move the main sewer line toward Sorek’s purification plant.
“The Kerem tunnel project is crucial to realize the goal of changing Jerusalem’s transport system. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
Road construction, installation and testing of electrical and safety systems are just some of the ongoing projects to make the tunnel safer for all year.
The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to numerous places to relax, including Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium, as well as historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban.