Yearly Archives: 2009
Free Jesus Trail Map Available
We are very excited to have a free map of the Jesus Trail available for hikers! Finally, we have a map in English to hand out to help walkers find what they need and plan their itinerary. Click here to view and download the free Jesus Trail Map (PDF) The map features: Practical information about [...]
Nazareth Mountain Bikers Club rides the Jesus Trail
Nine riders from the Nazareth Mountain Bikers club recently rode the length of the Jesus Trail, becoming the first group to travel the entire trail by bike. The club organizes weekly rides through Facebook, exploring various regions of the Galilee and Israel. They are happy to answer questions and help travelers with information on mountain [...]
“Clean Up the World Day” on the Jesus Trail
On November 9, 2009, international volunteers and hundreds of local school children picked up trash along the Jesus Trail as part of “Clean Up the World Day,” sponsored by the Jewish National Fund. Middle School students from public schools in Nazareth, Cana and Mash’had thronged the streets of their towns armed with trash bags and [...]
Jesus Trail visits the Abraham Path in Israel’s Negev
Jesus Trail representatives participated the inauguration of a section of the Abraham Path in the Negev Desert October 20-22. The Abraham Path, a long-distance cultural path underway in the region, was initiated by Harvard University’s Global Negotiation Project to recreate the journey of Abraham, father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, leaving his homeland of Ur [...]
Jesus Trail on NBC Today Show
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Jesus Trail Featured on ABC News
Take a look at a segment about the Jesus Trail on ABC News:http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7501263 Also, a print piece by ABC: http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=7480208&page=1 An article by the Agence French-Presse also ran in several different venues, including this one: http://www.asiaone.com/Travel/News/Story/A1Story20090506-139704.html
Updated Jesus Trail Route v3.0
An updated Jesus Trail route and GPS file (v3.0) is now on the website at: http://jesustrail.com/route-sections-v30. This route includes the following improvements: Adjustments for the newly blazed orange route from Nazareth to Golani junction More direct route from Nazareth to Zippori with a stoplight crossing of Rt. 79 More scenic route from Cana to Golani [...]
From Haaretz: Jesus Trail Marked in Time for Pope’s Visit
The Jesus Trail was featured again in Haaretz, one of Israel’s leading newspapers: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1076668.html The story highlights that the trail is being marked with paint blazes by the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel and is on schedule to be completed by the Pope’s visit to Nazareth next month. Several other related stories came [...]
Blazing the Jesus Trail: Marked Pilgrimage Route Brings Hikers to the Galilee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nazareth, Israel, April 1, 2009— One year ago, the Jesus Trail, a Galilee pilgrimage hiking route, consisted of little more than a track of GPS points and an idea. Now, just one year later, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) is marking the trail with painted blazes, hundreds [...]
Goodwill Walk from Capernaum to Jerusalem Utilizes Jesus Trail and Nativity Trail
Beginning March 15, 2009, a group of four people will be walking through the Holy Land from Capernaum to Jerusalem. They will starting where Jesus based his Ministry, in Capernaum on the Sea Galilee, and travel to Nazareth to Nazareth, where he was brought up. From Nazareth they will continue south through the Palestinian Territories [...]
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