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15 places
Parks & playgrounds
KKL-JNF park of 50,000 dunams south of Beit Shemesh between the Elah and Guvrin streams, with walking and cycling tracks, ancient sites and spring wildflowers. The main road starts at Givat Yeshayahu junction on Route 38.
Parks & playgrounds · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Newer events park in old Beit Shemesh with an amphitheatre area, large lawns, walking, running and cycling paths, and play facilities for children.
Parks & playgrounds · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Large park in the middle of old Beit Shemesh with lawns, walking and running paths, cycling and a castle-style play structure among several play areas.
Parks & playgrounds
KKL-JNF forest of about 12,000 dunams north of Beit Shemesh with scenic roads, picnic sites, the Burma Road sites and the Israel Trail. Some sites, such as the Red Army Orchestra monument, have accessible facilities.
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Parks & playgrounds
Park among eucalyptus trees where the Yishai and Yarmut streams meet, between Route 38, HaYasmin Street and the Beit Jamal lands, with swings, a playground and a football pitch.
Parks & playgrounds · RBS Gimmel (C)
A 42-dunam ecological park in RBS Gimmel 1, designed for the Haredi and religious community, that keeps remains from the Second Temple period such as old field walls.
Parks & playgrounds
Park between RBS A and Ramat Avraham with a hot-air-balloon play structure, a small climbing area and a challenge track for skateboards, scooters and bikes.
Parks & playgrounds
KKL-JNF Holocaust memorial forest of about 4,500 acres east of Eshtaol, planted from 1946, with lookouts, trails and the Scroll of Fire monument; the Martyrs' Trail descends to the B'nai B'rith cave.
Photo: Nadav Barkai (נדב ברקאי), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC0 1.0 (opens in a new tab)
Parks & playgrounds · RBS Hey / Neve Shamir
Large park in the centre of Neve Shamir (RBS Hey) with lawns, paths, a castle-style play structure, a toddler area and a small climbing and rope challenge. Its lower end connects to Yarmut Park.
Parks & playgrounds · RBS A (Aleph)
Large park in the RBS A commercial centre next to HaShdera Mall, with lawns, walking paths, a castle-style climbing structure and play areas for different ages. Its upper end joins Yarmut Park.
Parks & playgrounds
KKL-JNF site on the slopes above Nahal Sorek west of Jerusalem, with two springs, restored ancient terraces and channel-irrigated plots, and colour-marked walking trails.
Photo: deror_avi, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab)
Parks & playgrounds · RBS Gimmel (C)
Large park in the centre of RBS Gimmel built around a ship-shaped play structure, with open space, a walking and running path and play areas.
Parks & playgrounds
KKL-JNF lookout on the summit of Tel Azeka, a 2-minute climb from a picnic area, over the Elah Valley where the Bible places David and Goliath. It is on the northern edge of Britannia Park, south of Beit Shemesh via Route 383.
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Parks & playgrounds
KKL-JNF forest north-west of Beit Shemesh with a 10 km sculpture trail, the Tzora Ridge scenic trail, Tel Tzora (Samson's birthplace by tradition) and many picnic areas. KKL advises entering from Route 44 between Shimshon and Nahshon junctions.
Parks & playgrounds
Wide park between RBS Gimmel and the M1/RBS A side of the city, with walking and cycling paths, lawns, seating and playgrounds. It has marked spots for fires and barbecues.
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