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.