The Judge’s stream in the Ramat Menashe Park of KKL-Junk, has been opened again to tourists. The stream is one of the favorite sites of visitors in the center of the country, and it has opened after being closed to the public for about four years.
To remind you, the Judge’s stream was damaged by floods during the month of January 2020, which led to restoration, upgrading and facelift works in the amount of approximately NIS 25 million, and as part of the renovation, KKL-Junk qualified a circular access road, bridges were built that cross the stream and the entire site was adapted for people with disabilities.
Nahal Hasofet (Photo: Alex Kolomoisky, KKL-Junk Information Service)
Since millions of visitors visit Nahal Hasofet in Ramat Menashe Park every year, the Kimat Israel Foundation invested in the reconstruction of the accessible path, including adjusting the direction of walking, simplifying the language, accessibility for people with disabilities, benches, views of the stream, bridges, explanatory signage and guidance, and more.
The Judge’s River Park is an excursion area for crowds of visitors and offers a variety of activities, picnic parking lots, walking trails, areas of natural blossom, water, archeology and more. With its reopening, KKL-Junk points out that the park will be managed in an innovative KKL-Junk format with a management team that will manage the site, including the management of visitors and the activities of the public there.
Nahal Hasofet (Photo: Alex Kolomoisky, KKL-Junk Information Service)
Yifat Ovadia Loski, chairman of KKL-Junk: “This is one of the most important projects carried out by KKL-Junk in recent years. Following the destruction, a comprehensive restoration of the stream was required. As part of the trend of making KKL-Junk sites more accessible, the work of restoration focused on making the site more accessible. Judge’s stream is a special gem In the heart of the forest, which attracts crowds of hikers. The restoration that has been done allows the entire Israeli public to be able to fully and experientially enjoy the stream. It is a beautiful green lung in the Menashe area and we are happy to arrive at the opening moment precisely with the arrival of spring when the blossoms are at their peak. We invite the public to come, enjoy and of course preserve nature.” .
Nahal Hasofet (Photo: Alex Kolomoisky, KKL-Junk Information Service)
Gil Lin, head of the Megiddo Regional Council: “The Ramat Menashe area where the Megiddo Regional Council is located, is one of the most beautiful and unique areas in Israel. A biosphere space full of streams, forests and hills teeming with flora and fauna that crowds of Israelis visit every week. The Kimat Foundation for Israel is a leading partner in the preservation, development and cultivation of the area, led by the beautiful Ramat Menashe Park project, whose beauty testifies to the many resources invested in it over the years. I thank KKL-Junk, headed by chairman Yifat Ovadia-Lusky, and my predecessors in the position, Hanan Erez and Itzik Holevsky, who from Nablus to Nablus with all the partners worked to reach this exciting moment. For many more years of cooperation. On this exciting day we will not forget for a moment that hundreds of Israeli citizens are still kidnapped in Gaza. May we get to see everyone here with us soon.’
