Incense Route

Incense Route: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Incense Route

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Incense Route — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.66682, 34.96939. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Incense Route

• Har Ardon · viewpoint · South District · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mezad Mahmal · fort · South District · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mezad Saharonim · fort · South District · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tour of Makhtesh Ramon · trek · South District · ~24 km · Must-see
• Har Zin · viewpoint · South District · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ein Akev · attraction · South District · ~28 km · Must-see
• Avdat · fort · South District · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ein Avdat · sanctuary · South District · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ben Gurion's Desert Home · museum · South District · ~36 km · Must-see
• HaMakhtesh HaGadol Nature Reserve · sanctuary · South District · ~37 km · Must-see
• Maale Akrabim · viewpoint · South District · ~39 km · Must-see
• Yeruham pond · lake · South District · ~46 km · Must-see
• Har Ramon · viewpoint · South District · ~46 km · Must-see
• Har Romem · viewpoint · South District · ~49 km · Must-see
• Shivta · fort · South District · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mamshit · fort · South District · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hamakhtesh Hakatan Nature Reserve · sanctuary · South District · ~51 km · Must-see
• Har Zavoa · viewpoint · South District · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Incense Route

Other treks near Incense Route

• Tour of Makhtesh Ramon · trek · South District · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nahal Barak · trek · South District · ~41 km
• Jabal Haroun Trail · trek · Maan · ~73 km
• Israel National Trail · trek · Judea and Samaria · ~107 km
• Nahal Katlav · trek · Jerusalem District · ~150 km
• Harut Hill · trek · South District · ~7 km
• Nahal Adom Trail · trek · South District · ~7 km
• Zir HaNeft · trek · South District · ~7 km
• Ramat Saharonim · trek · South District · ~8 km
• Nahal Ardon · trek · South District · ~8 km

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