- Created: February 7, 2019 8:30 am
- Updated: March 19, 2020 9:25 am
Trail Type: Hiking
Difficulty Grade: Moderate
- Distance 12.37 km
- Time 6 h 20 min
- Speed 2.0 km/h
- Min Altitude 85 m
- Peak 341 m
- Climb 506 m
- Descent 513 m
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1. Mar Saba Monastery
Altitude: 236 m
A 5th Century AD monastery, the largest in the Jerusalem Wilderness. The complex is built on the southern cliffs of the Kidron creek, and is protected inside a walled area with dozens of structures. It was established by Saint Sabas (Arabic: Mar Saba), and named after him. The monastery started as a place of seclusion of few monks in the caves, led by Sabas. Over the years it was built, expanded, and fortified. During the peak times it housed about 500 monks.