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.
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Tzora Forest and Sculpture Trail
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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
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)