The Kerem Tunnel allows for a the most unique riding and hiking experience.

In the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route that runs around the capital, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

The tunnel is located through the Nahal-Refaim-Emek-Motza route. The southern entrance is located in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban while the northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem, about one kilometer away from the Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometer long tunnel was officially opened on Thursday, by Jerusalem and heritage minister Ze’ev Elkin and Moshe Lion, the Mayor. Moshe Lion. Avi Baleshnikov of Gihon, chairman of Gihon as well as a multitude of cyclists were also present.

Jerusalem was a sought-after tourist destination due to its glorious historical. Elkin declared that, in the present aside from its historical treasures it also incorporates modern tourists. “The opening (of the tunnel) is an additional part of the development of Jerusalem as well as the transformation of Jerusalem into a popular city to visit for all kinds of people throughout Israel as well as around the globe.”

Elkin who, along with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, said his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels every year to develop all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism and in the creation of innovative tourist attractions and ventures that link the glorious historical past of our capital city to its future… I encourage the cycling community to take a relaxing and modern-day route that takes the cyclist through Old Jerusalem.

The project was financed by Elkin’s ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry. It also included budgets for Jerusalem Municipality and the Gihon Corporation. The project was completed by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

נווה פריצקי Elkin stated that the Kerem Tunnel project was a important tool to realize the vision of altering the way of transportation throughout Jerusalem. “The tunnel, which is connected to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle paths in the city and the ones that will be laid in the various neighborhoods in the hope of encouraging cycling among the city’s residents as well as its visitors, and also encouraging the green revolution of transportation in the capital city.”

In the late 1990s, the Kerem Tunnel was excavated to relocate the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is now utilized for infrastructure purposes and is also home to the fifth water line which is operated to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool for achieving the dream of changing Jerusalem’s transportation model. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon

Road construction, installation, blowers, advanced safety systems , and electrical wiring are all part and parcel of the present work. The tunnel is safe for the people to use all season.

Kerem Tunnel Kerem Tunnel provides access to special recreation areas, such as Ein Kerem neighbourhood, the biblical aquarium and zoo as well the historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh, Ein Laban Ein Laban, and Ein Haniyeh.