Ein Tina, also known as Ein Nutera, is one of the springs on the western slopes of the Golan Heights.
The spring’s water bursts out of a large rock on the mountainside.
The wet trail leads us to the source of the spring, with a challenging climb over basalt rocks, beside and inside the flowing water.
The wet trail ends at the Ein a-Tina waterfall. The waterfall comes out of a pipe from a concrete pool where the spring water collects.
The Ein Tina trail is short, wet and challenging.
How to Get There
There’s a proper car park at the start of the trail on Route 918.
Public transport:
There’s no public transport to the start of the trail.
Private car:
The starting and ending point is the Ein Tina car park. For a map:: Ein Tina car park.
When to Go
The Ein Tina trail is suitable for hiking all year round. In summer: the water stays cool. Please note that most of the trail is exposed to the sun! In winter the water level rises and the trail is slippery; walking it can be dangerous. It’s recommended to hike the trail in April to May. In these months the impressive branched iris (Iris grant-duffii) is in bloom.
General Information About the Ein Tina Trail
The trail described in this post is a circular trail that requires wading into the water (maximum depth about 40 cm / 16 inches). The trail is suitable for dogs that aren’t afraid of water. Not accessible and not suitable for strollers. Trail length: 2 kilometers (1.2 miles). Time:1 to 2 hours. Difficulty level: Easy, with a slightly challenging climb. Trail marking: Green and blue. Entrance fee: Free. Please note! The water flowing to the spring is agricultural water and must not be drunk.
Ein Tina: The Hiking Trail
From the car park, follow the signs for about half a kilometer to the spring. Note that on the way you’ll have to pass between puddles of water. There the trails split: green marking (wet trail, blue marking) dry trail. I recommend taking the wet trail and returning on the dry trail, so you have time to dry off on the way back to the car 😊.
The walk on the wet trail begins by crossing the spring; in the section with the stronger current, handrails have been installed.
Continue upstream toward the head of the spring. After about 10 minutes’ walk you reach a dense thicket of bushes.
From there, continue climbing to another fork in the trail; along the climb you’re surrounded by fig trees and impressive dense vegetation.
At this fork you can continue a little further on the blue trail toward the Ein a-Tina waterfall.
The waterfall is actually a pipe coming out of a concrete pool that captures the spring water. The spring water bursts out of the pipe, flows powerfully and crashes onto the basalt rocks below.
After viewing the waterfall, return to the fork in the trail.
You can return to the car park on the wet trail (the same way you came) or return on the blue marking.
The blue marking is a trail that leads gently downhill back to the spring.
From there, return to the car park the same way.
Near the start of the trail there’s a eucalyptus grove with picnic tables (KKL-JNF).
A great spot to stop for a picnic before or after the trail (the grove is a 5-minute walk from the car park).
Please don’t forget to clean up after yourselves!!
More Attractions in the Area:
- Hakol Dvash: a honey farm in Yesud HaMa’ala.
- The Spice Farm (Havat HaTavlinim) in Hulata.
- Ein Divsha spring.
- The Hula Nature Reserve.
- Nahal Orvim and the Orvim Waterfall.
Places to Stay in the Area
Planning to visit the park and then stay overnight in the area? Less than 20 minutes away you’ll reach the Hurshat Tal campground, an overnight campsite of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
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Happy travels,
Shir-Yam
