http://jesustrail.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:32:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are very pleased to announce that  Walking the Jesus Trail and Other Biblical Walks in the Galilee is available for pre-order at www.jesustrailguide.com with a release date of April 1, 2010!  Full of practical and historical information, expert advice on backpacking, over 50 full-color maps and over 200 photos and diagrams, this book is ... http://jesustrail.com/updates/jesus-trail-guidebook-now-available-for-purchase Hiking in Israel Event at REI Conshohocken, PA and Marlton, NJ, USA!  Come out to REI to discover outdoor adventure opportunities in Israel, a tiny country with a big history and a huge network of hiking and mountain biking trails! Israel offers a host of outdoor opportunities for the trekker, pilgrim ... http://jesustrail.com/updates/jesus-trail-and-hiking-in-israel-presentations-at-rei-stores 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 ... http://jesustrail.com/updates/free-jesus-trail-map-available 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 ... http://jesustrail.com/updates/nazareth-mountain-bikers-club-rides-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 ... http://jesustrail.com/updates/clean-up-the-world-day-on-the-jesus-trail 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 ... http://jesustrail.com/updates/jesus-trail-visits-the-abraham-paths-in-israels-negev Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy http://jesustrail.com/press/jesus-trail-on-nbc-today-show 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 http://jesustrail.com/press/jesus-trail-featured-on-abc-news 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 ... http://jesustrail.com/updates/updated-jesus-trail-route-v30 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 ... http://jesustrail.com/press/from-haaretz-jesus-trail-marked-in-time-for-popes-visit