The 36 hiking routes in this book range from challenging hikes to short, simple jaunts. The book is written by two of Israel's foremost experts on the Land of Israel- Yadin Roman, the editor in chief of "Eretz Magazine", Israel's English language geographic magazine, and Ya'acov Shkolnik, the editor of "Eretz Vateva", the Hebrew counterpart of "Eretz Magazine". For over 30 years, they have been hiking, mapping, and marking the trails of Israel. The routes in this book are a sampling of the best trails that Israel has to offer.