נחל דוד to Wadi Arugot
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Description: Arugot River (in Hebrew "Nahal Arugot, נחל ארוגות, or also known as Wadi Arugot) is an alternative or an addition to Nahal David. Both are in the same region, 3.5 Km one from the other, both are river streams, both are beautiful. Nahal Arugot presents one rather big waterfall for the area with a beautiful pool to take a bath. I have been to David River only once, and to Arugot some 5-6 times. You have two ways to walk in this reserve: the first is upon the cliffs that surround this narrow valley, and then go down to the valley when you reach the pool or hear the waterfall. The other way is to walk through the stream the whole way. Usually, I would reach the pool from the cliffs above it, and return through the water stream, so I had both the experiences and didn't get too much sun upon my head. The care of taking enough water with you is the same as in Nahal David. Avoid the risk of dehydration. As in the case of Nahal David, there is no entry to cars or motorcycles there. You will have to leave the motorcycles in the parking lot and enter on foot. The trail to the waterfall takes around 1.5 hours in ech direction. My personal opinion: if you have time to do only one of them, choose Arugot. It is much more interesting, in my opinion, than Nahal David.
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