Jerusalem by Bike. Aprox. 20Km, Rating: Moderate.
Jerusalem is an endless city, Synagogues, Churches, Mosques, ruins, graves, monasteries, ancient and
new roads, waterways, offices, shopping centers, schools of all types; theaters, and more, all blend
together with no apparent order to them. Although not the easiest city to commute by bike, defiantly
worth the effort. We have listed bellow some of the numberless sites to see in Jerusalem, with the best
routs for cyclists in the city.
Start the day at Mt. Scopus, Passing the Augusta Victoria Hospital on your way Mt. Olives. After taking a
long look at the city head down the windy Mt. Olives Rd, taking you through the ancient cemetery to
Dominus Flevit, and from there to the Garden of Gethsemane. After visiting the churches, climb along the
walls of the Old City to the Dung Gate. Enter there to the Western Wall, revered as Judaism most sacred
site as the last remnant of the Second Temple. Follow the Inner road of the Old City, uphill towards Zion
Gate and the Jewish Quarter, and then to Mt. Zion, where King David’s tomb, lies next to the Room of the
last Dinner, and the Church of Dormition. Follow the Path around the walls to Jaffa Gate and enter there
to the Christian Quarter market, depending on how crowded it is, you can ride your bike all the way to the
Church of the Holy Sepulecher.
Leave the Old City and Head towards Ben Yehuda St. Ride through the pedestrian mall on your way to
Nachlaot. Here, at one of the first neighborhoods outside the walls, you can cruse the allays and side
streets down towards Sacher Park Bellow the Supreme Court building. Follow the bike lanes of the park
towards the Monastery of the Cross. From there climb up the hill to the Israel Museum where the model of
the second temple stands. After leaving the Museum head to the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew
University and then through Kiryat Yovel to Mt. Hertzel. There the central Military Cemetery is located
next to the Yad Va Shem Holocaust Museum. From there descend to Ein Karem, the picturesque village,
birthplace of John the Baptist. End your day exploring the alleys of the neighborhood or rest in one of the
many cafés or restaurants.