- Created: February 7, 2019 8:18 am
- Updated: March 18, 2020 11:26 am
Trail Type: Hiking
Difficulty Grade: Moderate
- Distance 17.68 km
- Time 6 h 14 min
- Speed 3.0 km/h
- Min Altitude 59 m
- Peak 413 m
- Climb 800 m
- Descent 627 m
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1. Mar Saba Monastery
Altitude: 232 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.