Mar Saba Monastery Walk
Mar Saba Monastery Walk
2.2 km
Total Distance
119 m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A desert trail down the Kidron gorge to the great cliff-hung monastery of Mar Saba, founded in the fifth century. The blue-domed complex clings to the canyon wall above the streambed. The walk crosses stark Judean Desert terrain east of Bethlehem.