The Kerem Tunnel provides a unique ride and hiking experience that should be enjoyed by everyone.

The Kerem Tunnel, the first bicycle tunnel in Israel, has been inaugurated in the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle route that circles the capital city.

The tunnel connects Nahal Refaim with Emek Motza. Its southern entrance is in Refaim Park, below Ein Laban and its northern entrance is located in Nahal Ein Kerem, about half a mile from the Kerem junction.

The 2.1-kilometer-long tunnel was officially inaugurated by Jerusalem’s Heritage Minister Zeev Elkin. It was also attended by Mayor Moshelion Avi Balehnikov, Gihon Water Company Chairman, as well as thousands of cyclists.

Jerusalem’s glorious past was a reason that it was a popular tourist attraction in the past. In the present, in addition to its rich history it also has modern tourism.” Elkin said. “The inauguration of this tunnel project [is] another aspect of the growth of Jerusalem. The tunnel transforms Jerusalem into an attractive destination for tourists of every kind of person within Israel as well as around the world.”

Elkin is the project’s director. project in conjunction with Jerusalem Municipality said that his ministry invests millions of dollars in the city’s tourism growth and in the creation innovative attractions and ventures that link the glory historical past of Jerusalem to the future. I would like to invite cyclists everywhere to come and take a ride along the contemporary, well-maintained road that overlooks Old Jerusalem.

Elkin’s Ministry Tourism Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality and Gihon Corporation contributed approximately NIS 25 million for the project. Work was performed by the Jerusalem Development Authority.

“The Kerem Tunnel project is an essential tool to realize the idea to alter the notion of transportation throughout Jerusalem,” Elkin stressed. “The tunnel, which connects to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join existing bike pathways in the city, as well as those that are paved throughout the city’s neighborhoods in the hope of encouraging cycling among its residents and its visitors and encouraging the green transportation revolution in Jerusalem.”

The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the 1990s to move the main sewer line of the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant in Sorek It is situated to the west of the city. It is used today as an infrastructure tunnel that includes the fifth water line, which connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem tunnel project is crucial to realize the dream of transforming Jerusalem’s transportation system. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon

Road construction, installation and testing of safety and electrical systems are some of the ongoing works to ensure that the tunnel is secure for all year.

נווה פריצקי The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to a variety of places to relax, including Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium as well historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban.