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.
Upper Nahal Parsa, a stepped cliff above Ein Bokek descended in four drops in a row: forty, seventy, thirty and fifty-eight metres.
At a glance
- Tallest waterfall
- 70 m
- Number of waterfalls
- 4
- Shuttle
- Not needed
- Flash flood risk:
- High
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Meeting point (parking)
Foot of Ma'ale Bokek, by Metzad Bokek
The meeting point is the parking spot. You continue on foot from here.
Coordinates: 31.20191, 35.35485
About
Parsa is a short stream, mostly a gentle wadi on the Judean Desert plateau. In its eastern part, through the escarpment, it cuts a deep cliff-lined canyon that starts with a run of high drops and ends in a narrow slot with a large rock arch, reaching the shore a little north of the hotels.
The upper section starts at the bottom of Ma'ale Bokek, by Metzad Bokek. Climb the steep red trail to the plateau, follow it west for about half a kilometre and turn north on the black dirt road, which crosses the Parsa bed a few hundred metres later. A little way down the bed the first drop begins.
The four drops form one stepped cliff, the foot of each being the head of the next: A, forty metres and vertical; B, seventy metres and vertical, the highest in the stream, landing on a wide silt flat; C, thirty metres and stepped; D, about fifty-eight metres, vertical above and slightly overhanging below.
From the foot of D walk about six hundred metres through a deep canyon with fallen boulders to the head of the lower slot. There a modest path along the south bank leads to the canyon mouth on the shore.
Access notes
From the bottom of Ma'ale Bokek, by Metzad Bokek, climb the red trail to the plateau and follow it west for about half a kilometre. Turn north on the black dirt road and drop into the bed where it crosses it. The way out from the head of the lower slot is a path along the south bank to the shore north of the hotels.
Parking
Park near the bottom of Ma'ale Bokek, close to Metzad Bokek and the Ein Bokek hotels.
Descent profile
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Waterfalls(4)
| # | Name | Height | Obstacle | Profile | Landing | Anchor | Bolts and stations | Rope | From previous | Details |
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| 1 | א | Height: 40 m | Waterfall / rappel | Vertical | Ledge | – | – | – | – | |
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| 2 | ב | Height: 70 m | Waterfall / rappel | Vertical | Ledge | – | – | – | – | |
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| 3 | ג | Height: 30 m | Waterfall / rappel | Stepped | – | – | – | – | – | |
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| 4 | ד | Height: 58 m | Waterfall / rappel | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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Points on the map
- TrailheadPrimaryFoot of Ma'ale Bokek, by Metzad Bokek
31.20191, 35.35485
Safety
No entry when there is flash flood risk. Four high drops follow each other down the same cliff, the foot of each being the head of the next, so start only with experience of long rappels in sequence. The lower part of drop D overhangs slightly.
Recommendations
For groups experienced with long rappels. You can also carry on through the lower section, the slot with the rock arch, and finish at Route 90.
Equipment
Full rappelling gear for long rappels, a helmet for everyone and plenty of water.
Other sections in the area
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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