Flash flood danger
Do not enter the canyon when rain is forecast in the area or upstream, even under clear skies. Check the forecast on the morning of the trip.
Inside a nature reserve
Keep to the reserve rules and stay on the marked trails.
Nahal Bekiim, a short, remote channel from the fault escarpment down to Nahal Peratzim, with a narrow slot and a drop at its end.
Also known as: Nahal Bkiim, Nahal Beki'im
At a glance
- Trail length
- 4 km
- Total descent
- 390 m
- Tallest waterfall
- 20 m
- Number of waterfalls
- 6
- Shuttle
- Needed
- Circular route:
- No
- Flash flood risk:
- High
- Reserve:
- Yes
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Meeting point (parking)
Nahal Bekiim meets Nahal Peratzim, Mishor Amiaz
The meeting point is the parking spot. You continue on foot from here.
Coordinates: 31.09765, 35.35161
About
Bekiim is a short channel on the eastern edge of the Judean plateau above Mishor Amiaz. It ends in the lower part of Nahal Peratzim. The head has a wide view east over Mishor Amiaz, Mount Sodom and the Edom and Moab mountains.
The head is a big cliff line cut by many small gullies, with no single main channel. It is descended on a path along the north side of the cliffs, ending on a steep spur into the middle of the bed. The sketch marks this cliff line as stepped and unstable.
Below, a deep canyon runs on with large fallen boulders. At a prominent acacia the bed enters a narrow slot with a few low chockstone steps. The slot ends at a drop of about twelve metres, vertical to sloping. A bypass on the south bank goes around it and the slot.
After the drop comes an open stretch and a short, narrow conglomerate slot. From there the channel runs between soft Lashon formation sediments to the lower Nahal Peratzim bed.
Access notes
Linear route. The book does not describe the way to the head, which lies far from roads above Mishor Amiaz. It ends in the lower Nahal Peratzim bed; the sketch points from there towards Neve Zohar and Mishor Amiaz.
Parking
The book names no parking, at the start or at the end.
Difficulty and suitability
- Hiking distance
- 4 km
Descent profile
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Waterfalls(6)
| # | Name | Height | Obstacle | Profile | Landing | Anchor | Bolts and stations | Rope | From previous | Details |
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| 1 | Bypass on the left | Height: – | Waterfall / rappel | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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| 2 | – | Height: 17 m | Waterfall / rappel | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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| 3 | – | Height: 10 m | Waterfall / rappel | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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| 4 | – | Height: 20 m | Waterfall / rappel | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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| 5 | – | Height: 6 m | Waterfall / rappel | – | – | – | – | – | 1 km | |
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| 6 | Bypass on the right | Height: 12 mOther source: 13 m (book-judea-golan (sketch)) | Waterfall / rappel | Vertical | – | – | – | – | – | |
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Points on the map
- Route endPrimaryNahal Bekiim meets Nahal Peratzim, Mishor Amiaz
31.09765, 35.35161
Safety
No entry when there is flash flood risk. The cliff line at the head is stepped and unstable. Some bypasses are awkward and unclear, and the place is isolated and far from roads.
Recommendations
For groups experienced in navigation and remote terrain. Plan the way to the head and the exit through Nahal Peratzim in advance.
Equipment
Full rappelling gear, a helmet for everyone, a map and plenty of water.
Data sources
The information on this page was collected from these sources.
- osm© OpenStreetMap contributors, License: ODbL 1.0
- Based on the Hebrew guidebook "Judean Desert Canyons" by Ronen Kalimi (2023)
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