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 Peres near Arava junction, a desert stream with an upper and a lower section that together make a long, hard day.
Also known as: טיול סנפלינג בנחל פרס - דרום מדבר יהודה, פרס מלא, פרס עליון, פרס תחתון, נקיק הגבים ומפל החלון
Information as of 12 Oct 2026
At a glance
- Rope needed
- 110 m
- Shuttle
- Needed
- Flash flood risk:
- High
- Reserve:
- No
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Meeting point (parking)
מפל פרס
The meeting point is the parking spot. You continue on foot from here.
Coordinates: 30.99706, 35.30483
About
Nahal Peres drains to the northern Arava, near Arava junction and Metzad Tamar. In the catalog it is split into two sections: Upper Nahal Peres and Lower Nahal Peres, which has pools and an impressive drop known as 'the Window'.
Each section can be done on its own, or the upper and lower can be joined into one especially long, hard day. Either way a car shuttle is needed, and checking the forecast matters because of flash flood risk.
Access notes
The upper part starts at Metzad Tamar on Route 25, on a blue-marked dirt road towards Bik'at Tzvaim. The lower part starts on Route 25 at the head of Ma'ale Sdom, where marked trails lead down to Ma'ok Gvei Peres. All routes end at a dirt parking near Arava junction, at the foot of Ma'ale Peres.
Parking
At Metzad Tamar (the abandoned south part of the quarry is a night campsite), on Route 25 at the head of Ma'ale Sdom, and at the dirt parking near Arava junction.
Difficulty and suitability
- Water activity
- No
- Route type
- Dry
Points on the map
- SitePrimaryמפל פרס
30.99706, 35.30483
Safety
No entry when there is flash flood risk. After floods, deep pools have to be waded or swum and gear gets wet. The routes are linear, so plan a car at the end.
Recommendations
Decide in advance which part to do. The green trail along the north bank of the upper canyon gives a good view of the drops.
Equipment
Rappelling gear for the big drops, a helmet, plenty of water, and dry bags or watertight containers for gear after floods.
Sections
Data sources
The information on this page was collected from these sources.
- radius.co.il
- wikidata.orgLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0 (text), CC0 (Wikidata)
- openstreetmap.org© OpenStreetMap contributors, License: ODbL 1.0
- sharloetgarim.co.il
- rybakian.comIan Rybak, rybakian.com. dateConfidence: low (bulk resave stamp 2019-11-20; real information date unknown, not later than that), License: unknown; personal site, no licence stated
- Based on the Hebrew guidebook "Judean Desert Canyons" by Ronen Kalimi (2023)
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