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Location

South of the settlement of Nili, Israel north of Deir Qaddis.

Participants

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Plans

Take a bus to Shilat Junction. Hitchhike to Nili. Walk to the hashpoint through the town.

Expedition

The bus trip to Shilat Junction was just fine and I actually got to an even better spot at the entrance of Modi'in 'Ilit (Kiryat Sefer for the locals). I picked up a hitch with a woman who preferred me getting off at a sane location and not at the southern edge of Nili like I would have liked and hitchhiking etiquette in Israel says that the driver is always right so I didn't complain.

I got off at a proper bus station near the north and only entrance of Nili. I decided that it would be a good idea to follow the fence of the Nili which would likely be safe and possibly easier. That was definitely wrong. I had to climb up a highway embankment and then every step was a decision where to walk next as the ground was very rocky. I stopped to pray the afternoon prayer when I got to the top and then continued to slowly walk. Soon afterward I heard the muezzin of Shebteen to the north for the Muslim sunset prayer. It was a friendly reminder that I wasn't Dorothy and I wasn't in Kansas.

After a frustrating amount of ambling, I decided that I would look at a Google Maps satellite image. There was actually a trail from the highway almost to the point. That would make my life a lot easier. By then it was dark and I decided to continue to the trail ambling over all of the rocks and brush. The trail ended up being relatively fast and it lead to a right turn back towards a trail that led to Nili. When I made it to a final road that led to Nili from the southeast (I started at the northern entrance), I realized that I was less than one-hundred meters from the hash point.

I had to climb a small wall of rocks to advance towards the hashpoint and then climbed over several other rocks. I started to notice a few trees that were not olives. They didn't seem to have fruit on them but they were likely out of season. I kept walking. The rocks were pretty sharp. I heard the muezzin for the Muslim night prayer this time from Deir Qaddis to the south. This might have been stupid. I slowed down to find the hashpoint and then sat down to take screenshots. I wouldn't be able to successfully take a selfie tonight.

I walked down the trail from the hash towards the highway and followed it to the northern edge of Nili where there was a bus station. From there I was able to get a hitch relatively quickly to Shilat Junction and then from there to Jerusalem. I was tired and soon went to sleep.

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 == Location ==
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+South of the settlement of Nili, Israel north of Deir Qaddis.
 == Participants ==
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+~~
 == Plans ==
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+Take a bus to Shilat Junction.  Hitchhike to Nili.  Walk to the hashpoint through the town.
 == Expedition ==
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+The bus trip to Shilat Junction was just fine and I actually got to an even better spot at the entrance of Modi'in 'Ilit (Kiryat Sefer for the locals).  I picked up a hitch with a woman who preferred me getting off at a sane location and not at the southern edge of Nili like I would have liked and hitchhiking etiquette in Israel says that the driver is always right so I didn't complain.
+I got off at a proper bus station near the north and only entrance of Nili.  I decided that it would be a good idea to follow the fence of the Nili which would likely be safe and possibly easier.  That was definitely wrong.  I had to climb up a highway embankment and then every step was a decision where to walk next as the ground was very rocky.  I stopped to pray the afternoon prayer when I got to the top and then continued to slowly walk.  Soon afterward I heard the muezzin of Shebteen to the north for the Muslim sunset prayer.  It was a friendly reminder that I wasn't Dorothy and I wasn't in Kansas.
+After a frustrating amount of ambling, I decided that I would look at a Google Maps satellite image.  There was actually a trail from the highway almost to the point.  That would make my life a lot easier.  By then it was dark and I decided to continue to the trail ambling over all of the rocks and brush.  The trail ended up being relatively fast and it lead to a right turn back towards a trail that led to Nili.  When I made it to a final road that led to Nili from the southeast (I started at the northern entrance), I realized that I was less than one-hundred meters from the hash point.
+I had to climb a small wall of rocks to advance towards the hashpoint and then climbed over several other rocks.  I started to notice a few trees that were not olives.  They didn't seem to have fruit on them but they were likely out of season.  I kept walking.  The rocks were pretty sharp.  I heard the muezzin for the Muslim night prayer this time from Deir Qaddis to the south.  This might have been stupid.  I slowed down to find the hashpoint and then sat down to take screenshots.  I wouldn't be able to successfully take a selfie tonight.
+I walked down the trail from the hash towards the highway and followed it to the northern edge of Nili where there was a bus station.  From there I was able to get a hitch relatively quickly to Shilat Junction and then from there to Jerusalem.  I was tired and soon went to sleep.
 == Tracklog ==


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