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The Kerem Tunnel is a great place to ride and hike.

In the 42-kilometer Jerusalem Ring Path cycling route, which surrounds the capital, the Kerem Tunnel was inaugurated.

The tunnel connects the path between Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. The southern entrance is within Refaim Park under Ein Laban. The northern entrance, Nahal Ein Kerem, is about half a kilometer away from the Nahal Ein Kerem junction.

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

Jerusalem was once a very popular tourist destination because of its historical past. Elkin explained that nowadays as well as its rich history the tunnel project incorporates modern-day tourism. “The launch of the tunnel project [is] another aspect of the growth of Jerusalem. The tunnel transforms Jerusalem into an attractive tourist place for every kind of person within Israel and around the world.”

Elkin’s ministry, which also headed the project with Jerusalem Municipality, declared that his ministry “invests hundreds of millions of shekels annually in all aspects of Jerusalem’s tourism, and also in the creation of new ventures and attractions which connect the glorious historic history of our capital city and its future.” I invite cycling enthusiasts to come and enjoy an up-to-date and well-maintained cycling route that offers a view of the unique nature of Old Jerusalem.”

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

נווה פריצקי Elkin explained that the Kerem Tunnel project is an important tool in realizing the goal to transform the idea of transport throughout Jerusalem. “The new tunnel, which connects to the lengthy Jerusalem Ring Path, will join the existing bicycle routes in the city as well as those that are paved in its various neighborhoods, in the hope of encouraging cycling among its residents and its visitors as well as encouraging the green revolution of transportation in the capital city.”

The Kerem Tunnel was first excavated in the early 1990s in order to shift the main sewer line from the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant in Sorek, which is located west of the city and is currently used as an infrastructure tunnel that also includes the fifth water line, which connects to Jerusalem from the Mekorot water company.

“The Kerem Tunnel Project is essential to realize the goal to change the way transportation is thought of all over Jerusalem. ”

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe León

Road construction, installation, blowers, modern safety systems and electrical wiring are all part of the current construction. The tunnel is safe for the public to use throughout the year.

The Kerem Tunnel also allows access to special recreation areas which include the Ein Kerem neighborhood, the biblical zoo and aquarium, as well as the historic natural springs in Ein Laban and Ein Haniyeh.