Hike in Pi-Glilot in Tel-Aviv

Hi,
We went hiking near Pi-Glilot site in North Tel-Aviv. The site is a gas facility and the construction around it is prohibited for couple of hundred meters. Leaving a green agricultural area in the middle of the country, one of the few that left.

The idea of moving the facility away and allow building in those fields was raised in the 1990’s. Te facility was not yet moved, but even if it will be, the green organizations calling to leave this place as green area for the people of Tel-Aviv.

Looks like a usual parking lot, bit when you goes in between the buildings...

Looks like a usual parking lot, bit when you goes in between the buildings…

 Tada! green fields all they way to the horizon Tada! green fields all they way to the horizon

From the east of the hill are Ayalon highway  - Tel-Aviv main road

A nice hill on the east edge of the area – so we climbed it =)

From the east of the hill are Ayalon highway  - Tel-Aviv main road

From the east of the hill are Ayalon highway  – Tel-Aviv main road

 To the North are the gas facility of Pi-Glilot and a military base To the North are the gas facility of Pi-Glilot and a military base

 The panorama north from the top of the hill - Pi-Glilot The panorama north from the top of the hill

 

 A Samaritian cemetery of Tel-Baruch - Pi-Glilot A Samaritian cemetery of Tel-Baruch. Reveled during the works of building the railway connecting Tel-Aviv and Haifa. the first archeological excavation were made by Israel museum, and in 1989 by the Antiques authority.
The cemetery holds eight cemetery caves, chiseled into the rock that were used by the Samaritans around 4-5 century A.C. The use was stopped after the Samaritian rebellion of 529 A.C.

 

 The first cave - Pi-Glilot  The first cave - Pi-Glilot  The first cave - Pi-Glilot  The first cave - Pi-Glilot  The first cave - Pi-Glilot The first cave – Pi-Glilot

Second cave - Pi-Glilot Second cave - Pi-Glilot Second cave

Third cave with the round rock that used to sill the cemetery and prevent ritual impurity (Tumah) from the living. - Pi-Glilot Third cave with the round rock that used to sill the cemetery and prevent ritual impurity (Tumah) from the living. - Pi-GlilotThird cave with the round rock that used to sill the cemetery and prevent ritual impurity (Tumah) from the living. - Pi-Glilot Third cave with the round rock that used to sill the cemetery and prevent ritual impurity (Tumah) from the living.

 Fourth cave - Pi-Glilot  Fourth cave - Pi-Glilot  Fourth cave - Pi-Glilot Fourth cave

 Fifth cave - Pi-Glilot Fifth cave

Sixth cave - Pi-Glilot Sixth cave

The flowering around the caves - Pi-GlilotThe flowering around the caves

 Signs about the flowering of the Narcissus (none could be seen on site) and on the importance of this area to be left agricultural as a green area. - Pi-Glilot Signs about the flowering of the Narcissus (none could be seen on site) and on the importance of this area to be left agricultural as a green area.

 The gas facility Pi-Glilot in the distance The gas facility Pi-Glilot in the distance

Fields from Ayalon highway to Pi-Glilot gas facility.Fields from Ayalon highway to Pi-Glilot gas facility.

Going back as other families just start their hike. Even in the heat of the day the trees shadow enough - Pi-GlilotGoing back as other families just start their hike. Even in the heat of the day the trees shadow enough

Link to the hike route

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Pi-Glilot, Tel-Aviv, Israel

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Pi-Glilot, Tel-Aviv, Israel 32.128787, 34.806769