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.
Nahal Masada, a short wadi running from the Judean Desert plateau past Masada to the Dead Sea, in two linear parts.
At a glance
- Trail length
- 5 km
- Total descent
- 620 m
- Flash flood risk:
- High
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About
Nahal Masada starts in the central Judean Desert plateau and reaches the Dead Sea shore. In its upper part it cuts an open canyon into a fault step west of Masada, and in its lower part a canyon in the main escarpment, whose course is set by the isolated Masada block. Below the escarpment it crosses the Masada marl badlands to Route 90.
The book describes the stream as two separate linear sections, each needing a second car or a pickup. The upper section, about three kilometres, starts on the Arad to Masada road at the foot of Mount Ben Yair and ends at a dirt road that climbs back to the same road, and has two drops. The lower section, about two kilometres, starts at the Masada West night campsite and goes down the escarpment to Route 90 by the Masada turn-off, and has one drop.
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Difficulty and suitability
- Hiking distance
- 5 km
Safety
Judean Desert canyon: no entry when there is flash flood risk.
Data sources
The information on this page was collected from these sources.
- Based on the Hebrew guidebook "Judean Desert Canyons" by Ronen Kalimi (2023)
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