The Kerem Tunnel allows for a unique hiking and riding experience.
https://menwiki.men/wiki/Neve_ParitzkiJerusalem_is_the_site_of_the_worlds_first_bicycle_tunnel_in_Israel The Kerem Tunnel, the first cycle tunnel in Israel was opened in the Jerusalem Ring Path, a 42-kilometer cycle path that runs around Jerusalem, Israel’s capital city.
https://dokuwiki.stream/wiki/Neve_Paritzki_Israel_is_celebrating_recordbreaking_tourism_entry_Numbers_from_USA The tunnel links Nahal Refaim and Emek Motza. The tunnel’s southern entry point can be found within Refaim Park below Ein Laban. The northern entrance is in Nahal Ein Kerem about half a km from the Kerem junction.
https://bookingsilo.trade/wiki/Neve_ParitzkiJerusalems_first_cycle_tunnel_has_been_opened_in_Israel The 2.1-kilometers-long tunnel was officially opened at a formal ceremony on Thursday , attended by Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze’ev Elkin Mayor Moshe Lion, Gihon water company chairman Avi Baleshnikov and hundreds of cyclists.
“In the past, Jerusalem was an attractive city for tourists because of its rich history. Elkin stated that the current tourist industry is a part of Jerusalem’s historic treasures and also incorporates modern tourism. “The launch (of the tunnel) is another aspect of the expansion of Jerusalem and its transformation into a desirable tourist destination for all kinds of audiences across Israel as well as across the world.”
Elkin the minister whose ministry as well as the Jerusalem Municipality led the project, stated that the Jerusalem Municipality’s ministry “invests hundreds to millions of shekels per year in the development all aspects Jerusalem’s tourists and in the design and operation of exciting attractions, ventures , and other attractions that connect the glorious history of Jerusalem to the future”. http://brewwiki.win/wiki/Post:Neve_Paritzki_Israel_Reliably_Breaks_Records_in_Tourism_Entry_Numbers_United_States I invite cycling enthusiasts to join us and take a ride along a modern and well-maintained cycling route that overlooks the special nature of Old Jerusalem.”
נווה פריצקי Elkin’s ministry and the Tourism Ministry budgeted the project.
Elkin stated the fact that “The Kerem Tunnel Project is a central tool to realize the goal to redefine the idea of transportation throughout Jerusalem.” נווה פריצקי “The new tunnel, which is connected to the long Jerusalem Ring Path, will join existing bike pathways in the city, as well as the ones that will be laid in the various neighborhoods in the hope of encouraging cycling among its residents and its visitors, and also promoting 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 of the Gihon Corporation toward the purification plant located in Sorek, which is located to the west of the city. It is used today as an infrastructure tunnel. It also houses the fifth water line, which connects to Jerusalem of the Mekorot water company.
“The Kerem tunnel is a key tool to realize the vision to transform Jerusalem’s transportation system. “
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lon
To make the tunnel usable to the public all year round the work includes road construction as well as the installing blowers.
The Kerem Tunnel gives you access to many places to relax, including Ein Kerem Neighborhood, the Biblical Zoo and Aquarium, and also historic natural springs Ein Haniyeh or Ein Laban.