Beit Rimon: A summit location on Mount Tur'an

Beit Rimon on Mount Tur'an

Beit Rimon is located at the summit of Mount Tur'an and offers views of the mountains of Upper and Lower Galilee. If you are looking for a hotel in Beit Rimon, these landscape features provide an initial way to get your bearings: the summit location and mountain views shape the specific sense of place. The information answers two different questions: the summit identifies the town's location, while the views bring both Galilean mountain regions into focus.

Tur'an Forest Scenic Road

The Tur'an Forest Scenic Road was developed as a nature experience for the general public. It begins in the east at Mitzpe Netofa and ends in the west at Kibbutz Beit Rimmon. Its starting point is about 100 meters before the entrance gate to Beit Rimon. The endpoints indicate the east-west direction of the route; the additional information about the start locates its beginning near the town entrance. For trip planning, this is a different kind of orientation from the summit location: the road is defined by its route and named endpoints, while the town is defined by its position on Mount Tur'an.

Lauder Milk Lookout

The Lauder Milk Lookout is near the entrance gate to Beit Rimon; from there, you can enjoy a view of the Beit Netofa Valley. The lookout is accessible to people with disabilities. Check current visitor information before your visit. In winter, part of the lookout is flooded, depending on winter conditions. Unlike the Scenic Road, this is a specific viewpoint with a seasonal feature, while the road is defined by its endpoints and route.

Archaeological sites in the Northern District

In the Northern District, Tel Hazor and Tel Megiddo represent different archaeological themes. Tel Hazor is a biblical tel with significant remains of a city associated with the Bible; the visit focuses on the upper city. One of Tel Hazor's features is Solomon's Gate, a gate with six chambers and two towers dating to the 10th century BCE. A Canaanite palace was used by the kings of Hazor in the 14th and 13th centuries BCE. The Late Bronze Age palace is considered the most elaborate in Israel and one of the most significant in the Levant. The underground water collection system is an ingenious engineering feat, adapted to the geography to store water. The excavated shaft is 45 meters deep; steps three meters wide are carved into its vertical walls. Tel Hazor's fortifications are considered the finest example of their kind in the area from southern Turkey to the northern Negev.

Tel Megiddo is one of three tels that preserve significant remains of cities associated with the Bible and are closely linked to events described in the Bible. The Early Bronze Age temple complex is exceptional in terms of the number of its temples, the continuity of its cultic activity, and its documented ritual activities. Tel Megiddo's orthogonal Iron Age city plan has few parallels in the Levant. Tel Hazor National Park can be reached from the north and south via Route 90 in the direction of Ayelet Hashahar; check your navigation before setting out.

Discover more destinations: Umm el Ghanam, Kfar Kama, Karmi'el, Harashim, Netiv Hashayara, Safsufa, Nazareth Iliit, Me'ona

For the broader travel overview: Northern District.