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Masada Fortress Ruins

Name: Masada Fortress Ruins
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1. Snake Path to Masada – Masada Fortress Ruins loop from Ein Gedi

5.55km

02:35

370m

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Snake Path to Masada – Masada Fortress Ruins loop from Ein Gedi

6.52km

02:36

360m

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. Masada Fortress Ruins – View of Mount Elazar loop from Ein Gedi

4.03km

01:25

210m

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NATURAL DOG OUTDOOR

August 14, 2020

Massada should definitely be included in a trip to Israel.
If you are fit walk up the hill to get a better feel for this place and be more gratified to enjoy the fantastic views over the region from the top .
Cable car also possible.
The view extends to the Dead Sea - Negev and Arava Valley as far as Jordan.
A highlight (at least in the 80s possible as a volunteer from the nearby moshav)
spend the night in a sleeping bag at the fortress and enjoy the fabulous starry sky 😊 hmm not included in the tourist itinerary.
The region around the mountain offers great hiking trails that can also be explored with MTB,
but please not alone and always have enough drinking water with you and provisions.
You are in the desert and heat, please use snakes, scorpions and rocky terrain with caution.
Buses run daily from Jerusalem to Eilat, for example.

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Mosmas

October 9, 2020

On a hilltop plateau at the edge of the Judean Desert in Israel, high above the Dead Sea, lies the archaeological site "Masada", a royal retreat of Herod, which he conquered around 15 BC. had built.

A gondola lift takes you to the plateau. A tour is worthwhile not only because of the archaeological treasures (including beautiful Byzantine mosaics), but above all because of the grandiose views to the Dead Sea and Jordan.

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Andreas

February 1, 2019

Fortress built by Herod and retreat for Israeli rebels, which was besieged and occupied by the Romans in 73 AD. Especially recommended are the Nordfeste and the southern cistern. Very good to visit at sunrise, as the exposed location offers a magnificent view over the dead sea towards Jordan. If you come from the direction of Arad, you can park at the campsite, which opens "at sunrise". With us this was in January 06:00 in the morning. The short ascent to the plateau then takes about fifteen minutes.

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