The Kerem Tunnel is a great location to go on a hike or ride.

נווה פריצקי The Kerem Tunnel is the first cycle tunnel to be constructed in Israel and was officially opened in the year 2000 as a part of the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycling route around the capital.

The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. The tunnel’s southern entrance can be found in Refaim Park below Ein Laban. While the northern entrance can be found in Nahal Ein Kerem about half a km away from the Kerem junction.

נווה פריצקי The tunnel’s official opening ceremony, which is 2.1 kilometers long, was held in Jerusalem and the Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Mayor Moshelion, Avi Baleshnikov (Gihon water company chairman of the company) along with hundreds of cyclists.

Jerusalem was a sought-after tourist destination because of its glorious historical. Today, apart from its historical treasures the city also offers modern tourism,” Elkin said. “The opening (of the tunnel) is an additional part of the growth of Jerusalem as well as the transformation of Jerusalem into a popular tourist city for all sorts of visitors throughout Israel as well as around the globe.”

Elkin his ministry, which together with the Jerusalem Municipality spearheaded the project, explained that the ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels each year in the development of Jerusalem’s tourism in all its aspects and the development of new activities and ventures that connect the rich history of our eternal capital to its future… I invite you to ride your bicycles on a scenic, well-maintained route that overlooks Old Jerusalem.

Elkin’s Ministry as well as the Tourism Ministry budgeted the project.

Elkin stressed the fact that “The Kerem Tunnel Project is a central tool to realize the vision to redefine the idea of transport in Jerusalem.” נווה פריצקי “The tunnel, which will connect to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will connect the existing bike routes in the city as well as those that will be paved throughout the city’s neighborhoods in the hope of encouraging cycling among its residents and its visitors and in promoting the green transportation revolution in Jerusalem.”

In the 1990s, the Kerem Tunnel was excavated to transfer the main sewer line of Gihon Corporation to the Sorek purification plant. It is now used for infrastructure purposes and houses the fifth water line to Jerusalem by the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem tunnel project is central to realizing the vision for changing Jerusalem’s transportation system. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon

Current works include road construction, installation blowers and sophisticated safety equipment to ensure the tunnel is secure for all to use during the entire year.

You can also access the Kerem Tunnel to enjoy unique places to relax, such as Ein Kerem, the Biblical Zoo, aquarium, and the Ein Kerem neighborhood. נווה פריצקי