Nahal Bokek to the little waterfall

From the free car park on the hill west of the Ein Bokek hotels, take the marked path down to the stream of Nahal Bokek (נחל בוקק) below the ruins of a small fort and turn upstream on the black-marked trail. It follows the water through thickets of reeds and tamarisk between the canyon walls, past small pools and the Bokek spring, to a little waterfall where the water slides over a rock step. INPA's short walk ends here: turn round and come back the same way.

It is 1.7 km there and back with 50 m of ascent; allow about half an hour. The grade is Easy: a shady stream bed, much of it walked in the water, which is knee deep in places, over slippery rock.

Wear shoes that can get wet. INPA closes the canyon when floods threaten: never enter it when rain is forecast anywhere upstream. The canyon is shady but the approach is not, so in summer carry at least 3 litres of water each. INPA's longer circuit, which comes back down on pegs fixed in the rock, is not part of this walk.

Entry and parking are free; the trail opens at 08:00 and entry closes an hour before closing time. Dogs are not allowed. Egged buses on Route 90 stop at Ein Bokek, about 700 m away.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.