Note: closures and restrictions
פיקוח על גלישת מצוקים (סנפלינג), האסורה בארבל, מחשש לפגיעה בערכי הטבע הייחודיים למצוק, בהם ציפורי המצוקים כותלי וצוקית בודדת והחלזון האנדמי סגורית הארבל . אחד מבעלי החיים החשובים בשמורה הוא שבלול קטן שזכה לשם "סגורית הארבל" .
Advance registration required
Entry needs a registration or a permit from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Nature reserve: Arbel National Park and Nature Reserve.
The Arbel cliff above the Sea of Galilee, in a reserve where rappelling is forbidden and the cliff may be descended only on marked trails.
Also known as: Arbel National Park and Nature Reserve, הר הרבל
Information as of 21 Oct 2026
At a glance
- Permit required:
- Yes
- Reserve:
- Arbel National Park and Nature Reserve
Field reports
How much water there was and how it went, from people who were here. Every report is reviewed before it is published.
No reports from this place yet
Were you here lately? Tell us how much water there was and how it went. It helps the next group plan.
Meeting point (parking)
The meeting point is the parking spot. You continue on foot from here.
Coordinates: 32.82121, 35.49418
About
Har Arbel (Mount Arbel) rises above the Sea of Galilee, and its cliff is part of a national park and nature reserve run by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The site is well set up: an entrance plaza, parking, toilets, picnic tables and marked trails, including routes that descend the cliff with handholds.
Rappelling at Arbel is forbidden and actively enforced. The ban protects the cliff's wildlife: cliff-nesting birds such as the wallcreeper and the blue rock thrush, and the Arbel door snail, which lives only here.
A group coming to Arbel should plan a hike and viewpoints, not a rope activity. Entry is paid and advance booking is recommended. There is a last entry time for the trails that descend the cliff, well before closing time.
Getting there
מכביש טבריה - צומת גולני (77) , פונים בצומת כפר חיטים לכביש 7717 פונים ימינה בפנייה למושב ארבל, לפני הכניסה למושב לוקחים שמאלה ונוסעים כ - 3.5 ק"מ עד האתר.
Access notes
From the Tiberias-Golani Junction road, turn at Kfar Hittim junction onto the road to Moshav Arbel. Before entering the moshav, turn left and continue to the national park entrance.
Parking
An organized parking lot at the national park entrance, next to the entrance plaza, toilets and picnic tables.
When to go
- JanuaryPossible
- FebruaryPossible
- MarchPossible
- AprilPossible
- MayPossible
- JunePossible
- JulyPossible
- AugustPossible
- SeptemberPossible
- OctoberPossible
- NovemberPossible
- DecemberPossible
- Possible
Seasons
Points on the map
- Venue entrancePrimary
32.82121, 35.49418
- Meeting point
32.82330, 35.49830
- Venue entrance
32.82444, 35.49628
Safety
Rappelling is forbidden at Arbel and enforced. Descending the cliff is allowed only on the marked trails, which have a last entry time. Do not stay on site after closing.
Recommendations
Good for a group hike, viewpoints over the Sea of Galilee and the trails that descend the cliff. Book ahead and arrive early, so you can start the descent trails before last entry.
Data sources
The information on this page was collected from these sources.
- ropes.community
- radius.co.il
- parks.org.ilרשות הטבע והגנים (Israel Nature and Parks Authority), License: Israeli government (INPA) public information, facts only
- wikidata.orgLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0 (text), CC0 (Wikidata)
Comments on this site
General comments on the whole site. About one part? Use "Comments" next to its heading.
No comments here yet.