Nahal Kziv

The channel of Nahal Kziv begins at Mount Meron east of Beit Jann with several tributaries that drain the Mount Meron summit area and the village of Beit Jann, and ends at the Mediterranean Sea north of the village of Achziv. The river channel passes near the settlements of Hurfeish, Alkosh, Abirim, Mi’ilya, Mitzpe Hila, Neve Ziv, Goren, Goranot HaGalil, Manot, and the city of Ma’alot-Tarshiha. The area around the stream is a nature reserve where the Monpur fortress and other Crusader buildings are located. Along the channel, there are several springs including Ein Ziv, Ein Tamir, and Ein Hardalit.

The part of the stream east of Ein Ziv up to Gesher Alkosh (crossing point of the stream by Highway 89) is a closed nature reserve and does not have a marked hiking trail.
Mixed vegetation grows on the banks of the stream and within it: a Mediterranean forest that also includes catalbe trees, stream vegetation such as holy and haunted raspberries, impressive dolav trees, and ferns. On the Crusader fort and on the banks of the stream and its slopes there are bushes of anna bush (“Shiba”), which was probably brought there hundreds of years ago as a medicinal plant by the Crusaders.
In a special project of the Nature Reserves Authority, the Persian ibex was reintroduced to the Nahal Kziv Reserve, after the disappearance of this species from the Land of Israel. Today, there is an impressive population of wildebeests in the reserve, and for those who want to get up, there is a chance to see them coming down to drink from the stream.

The channel is mostly shaded and very pleasant for walking.