The shed in which the sign is located was photographed that day by the same photographer
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
[As noted the English text is difficult to read, so the Hebrew text (more detailed) was translated]
Welcome to the section of the Israel Trail from Yesha Fortress to Tel Hai You did a beautiful way! Continue north with the trail!
The Israel Trail was inaugurated by the Society for the Protection of Nature in 1995, with the aim of creating a hiking trail along the State of Israel. The trail begins at the Ussishkin House in Kibbutz Dan in the north and ends at the Eilat Field School of the Society for the Protection of Nature, in the south. The Israel Trail passes through the Galilee, the Carmel, along the coast, in Tel Aviv, Rosh HaAyin, the Judean Plain, the Modiin area, Beit Guvrin, the Lahav forest and the Yatir forest, through the three Negev craters and finally in Eilat.
The length of the Israel Trail today is about 1100 km and it was chosen as one of the 20 best hiking trails in the world, by National Geographic magazine. The new trails and the maintenance of the existing trails are performed by members of the Israel Trails Committee.
The route:
This section combines unique views of the Galilee, Mount Hermon and the slopes of the Golan Heights, along with visits to historical sites that are important assets in the process of Israels revival, the Nabi Yehoshua Fortress, the Roaring Lion Monument and the Tel Hai Cemetery. On our way we will pass the "Ramim" cliff, which is the highest in the cliffs of Israel, its summit rises to a height of about 850 meters above the Hula Valley, and it overlooks the spectacular views of the valley, the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon. And crosses along it the Naftali mountain range, the northern part of which is in Lebanese territory. In the process of its formation, a rare geological window was exposed here, which allows a glimpse into the origin of terrestrial and marine sedimentary rocks, which are placed on top of each other in the order in which they were formed. At the foot of the cliff are a geological park and a nature reserve.
Distance to the next sign: about 20 kilometers
The plant world: Pistacia atlantica trees, Pistacia saportae Burnat (hybrids of the Lentisk mastic and erebinth), Aleppo oak, Tabor oak and common oak, ??, small-leaved almond, thorny hawthorn and red hawthorn, Nazareth iris, Crocus pallasii, Lamium garganicum, Sternbergia colchiciflora, and flowering carpets of anemones, cyclamen ??
Wildlife: wild boar, common fox and golden jackal, Eretz Israel deer and rock rabbit. During the migration season we will notice migratory birds in the Hula Valley.
Nature conservation: Below us in the valley we will see the springs of the Hula Valley where rare and unique types of aquatic plants grow. Because of its importance [included] the Hula Valley is on the list of important plant sites for conservation by the IUCN World Conservation Organization Water pumping in the area threatens to dry up the springs and exterminate these species.
Sites: Yesha Fortress, located in the southern part of the section, is named after the nearby Arab village of Nabi Yoshua. In the village is the tomb of Sheikh the prophet Joshua, attributed to Joshua son of Nun. The fort is also called Fortress Koach, after the 28 warriors who were killed during its conquest during the Independence Day War, and 19 of them are buried in the mass grave behind it. The Reut Museum, which opened near the fort in early 2014, commemorates the battles and fallen warriors.
The roaring lion statue of Avraham Melnikov, located in the cemetery between Tel Hai and Kfar Giladi, was erected in 1934 as a tombstone and monument to those killed in the battle of Tel Hai.
History: In 1915, a group of pioneers in the Upper Galilee established the small settlement of Tel Hai. On Adar 11 (March 1, 1920) a battle took place at the site that became a symbol of the fighting of the few against the many and the importance of settlement, and served as an example of determination, courage and sacrifice.
In the events in the courtyard of Tel Hai, Yosef Trumpeldor and seven other fighters were killed, and the name of the city of Kiryat Shmona perpetuates their memory.
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