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Gush Etzion and Hebron HillsBiar Aqueduct (Amat HaBiyar)
In Hebrew: אמת הביאר
A nice spot with grass and seating areas. There is also a dark water tunnel you can walk along (not really relevant for dates).
We don't have information yet about: Lookout, Restrooms, Always open
How to get there
By car: Located on Route 60; coming from Jerusalem, turn right a bit after the turnoff to Elazar. There is a sign for "Amat HaBiyar". Continue straight on a gravel path and turn left into the parking area. Enter on foot through the gate and turn left until you reach an area with grass and trees. ; By public transit: Get off at the second stop on HaGefen Street in Efrat next to the sports courts, after turning left at the first roundabout on HaGefen. Turn left onto Nahal Eshkol Street, and then turn left onto the bypass road. There is an approximately 100-meter walk, after which you turn left onto a dirt road. Continue until you reach the Amat HaBiyar complex.
Covered? Lit?
Partly shaded, not lit
Tips from the community
Crowded during vacations. Cold water. A 2.8 km aqueduct leading to Solomon's Pools begins here. About five meters underground lies a natural cave with a flowing spring. Herod expanded and cleared the cave, which is about 100 meters long, and connected it to an underground tunnel roofed with a stone barrel vault in order to channel the water of Ein Biyar to Solomon's Pools and on to Jerusalem. Entry costs ₪20, and you can walk between the first and second shafts. The continuation is still blocked off.
Information comes from the community. Hours and details can change, so check before you go.
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