Scott the Intern’s Top 5 hikes in Israel not to be missed:

1. Nimrod’s Castle: in the Golan, near Mt. Hermon; fun hike, not too hard, with some cool views

2. Yehudia: just East of the Kinneret, a really fun water hike including a couple of natural pools that you have to swim across;  there is an upper and lower section and while I encourage doing both, it gives an out if you get tired

3. Mt. Sinai: in, shocker, the Sinai peninsula; who knows if it is the actual Mt. Sinai, but it is a great hike; start early to get to the top for the sunrise; challenging, but totally worth it

4. Mt. Meron: in the Galil, just to the West of Tzfat; I suggest following the Israel National Trail (‘Shvil Yisrael’) starting at the Northern entrance to the Mountain and heading South;

5. Mt. Shlomo-Red Sea: not much of a mountain, but you can follow the last 15km of basically to the border with Egypt and it provides some great desert scenery and views of the Red Sea