The Kerem Tunnel is a great place to ride and hike.
נווה פריצקי The Kerem Tunnel, Israel’s first bicycle tunnel, was opened as part of the Jerusalem Ring Path. This 42-kilometer cycle route is located around Jerusalem.
http://y8space.com/members-2/neve-paritzkizeid816cc/activity/4076175/ It connects Nahal Refaim to Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban while the northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about one kilometer away close to the Kerem junction.
נווה פריצקי On Thursday, Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin and Mayor Moshelion, Avi Baleshnikov, Gihon chairman, and hundreds of cyclists participated in a ceremony to inaugurate the tunnel’s 2.1-kilometer-long length.
Jerusalem’s rich past was the main reason for it to be an extremely popular tourist spot during the time of its glory. Elkin added that in addition to its historical treasures, modern tourism is also included in the city of Jerusalem. “The inauguration [of] this tunnel is a further step in the development of Jerusalem as an attractive tourist destination for all types of tourists in Israel and all over the world.”
Elkin, whose ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, said that the Jerusalem Municipality’s ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the growth of all aspects Jerusalem’s tourism and the creation and operation of new tourist attractions, ventures, and activities that link the rich history of our eternal city to its future”. I would like to invite cyclists to ride a secure and modern route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.
Elkin’s Ministry, the Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality as well as the Gihon Corporation all contributed to the project. The Jerusalem Development Authority completed the project.
“The Kerem Tunnel project is a central tool for realizing the vision to change the concept of transportation in Jerusalem,” Elkin emphasized. “The new tunnel, which connects with the Jerusalem Ring Path, will connect the existing cycle routes in the city as well as the ones that will be paved within its diverse neighborhoods. It is designed to encourage bicycle riding within its inhabitants, and to promote an environmentally sustainable transportation system in Jerusalem.”
The Kerem Tunnel was originally excavated in the year 1990 to relocate the main sewers of Gihon Corporation towards the Sorek purification facility. This plant is west of Sorek and is still used as an infrastructure tunnel.
“The Kerem tunnel project is essential to achieving the goal of changing Jerusalem’s transport system. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon
To make the tunnel accessible to the public all year round The works comprise road construction and installation of blowers.
https://benson-bass.federatedjournals.com/neve-paritzkijerusalem-the-first-cycling-tunnel-in-israel-tunnel-opens-1663200327 The Kerem Tunnel allows for access to unique recreation areas, like Ein Kerem, a neighborhood which includes a Biblical aquarium and zoo and ancient natural springs Ein Haniyeh and Ein Laban. נווה פריצקי