Journey to the World

יער חדרה הירוק בפארק השרון בחורף - כבשים, אנפיות ופרחים~Green Hadera Forest In Park HaSharon, Winter Time

In Park HaSharon there’s a recommended winter tour which includes a five kilometers walk (each way, or ten kilometers both ways). The winter is an excellent time to see this area, because at that time flowers are blooming and the forest is becoming greener than ever. You can walk on the marked trail (less attractive) or go straight through the forest along the small stream that crosses the park. On the way, we passed through lovely yellow fields, seen red anemones and buttercups, and walked by a grapefruits orchard. We visited the last dune (many years ago there were many dunes here). Then we walked to the winter pool. We came back on the marked trail, where we saw a large flock of white egrets and a herd of sheep.

The trail starts not far from the western railway station of Hadera. Keep driving from the station toward Hadera Forest until you arrive at the improvised parking lot (where you see people with their barbecues).

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נוטריה וצבי מים מתחת לגשר הצבים בנחל אלכסנדר~Otter And Water Turtles Under Turtles Bridge In Alexander River

Big water turtles and one cute otter. This is what you can see under the Turtles Bridge located over Alexander River in HaSharon Park near Hadera. We arrived there by accident. An organized tour of some 4×4 vehicle drivers leaving the Hadera Forest on a dirt road met us just before we were about to pass there with a regular car between the puddles. When we realized a normal car would probably drown in the deep water, one o the drivers told us that this road is leading to the Alexander River, and that they are driving to a place called Turtles Bridge (“Gesher Hatzabim” in Hebrew).

In order to get to Alexander River, you have to drive on road number 2 (“Kvish Hachof”) and turn East on the Yanai junction. We drove through a village called Hofit located near a mall called “M Haderech”. There’s probably another way to get there. You can get to Alexander River in different points, so you should ask the locals how to get exactly to Turtles Bridge, otherwise you would have to walk for a few kilometers on the promenade by the river. The promenade is three and a half kilometers long. You can park on one end and walk to the other end by foot, then walk back or use two cars to save the double walk.