The Pura Nature Reserve or Nahal Pura Reserve is a national park in Israel, he lies on the border between the Schefela and the beginning of the northern Negev.
background
The Pura Nature Reserve is a nature reserve, it extends along the Nahal Pura or Nahal Pora, a river valley on the border between the Schefela and the northern one Negev, the environment combines elements of the Mediterranean region, which is green in the winter months and the steppe-like desert vegetation that begins a little to the south.
The Israel National Trail runs through the nature reserve.
landscape
Dynamic cardsThe nature park area begins west of the main road 40 between Kiryat Gat and Beer Sheva and extends along the river valley of the Nahal Pura, the body of water is dammed into a pond by a dam.
A footpath leads under the picturesque ruins of the railway bridge, which definitely collapsed in 1970, of the former railway line built by the Ottomans Lod and Beer Sheva through, one arrives at the Tel Nagila and the Wadi Sad.
Flora and fauna
The flora is particularly worth seeing in spring, in the months of February and March.
The bush belonging to the goat thorn grow here Lycium shawii (Arabian wolfberry) with its red berries, Phlomis brachyodon, the mint herb that belongs to the mint family.
During the flowering period in spring, crown anemones (Anemona coronaria), wild poppies (Papaver), Asiatic buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus), affodilla (Asphodelus ramosus), ox-tongues (Anchusa), caramel ragwort (Ophrys carmelii), the wild midday Sword lily (Moraea sisyrinchium) and mandrake (Mandragora officinarum).
climate
There is an arid Mediterranean climate, the region receives a little more rainfall than the Negev desert.
getting there
The nature park is difficult to reach by public transport, if you don't have your own vehicle, you have to leave Kiryat Gat to take a taxi.
The access is via a signposted 1 exit from the main road 40that are shared here with the Autobahn 6 The asphalt road ends after a few meters in a parking lot.
Since the lanes are separated in direction and at a distance, access is only possible from the north. Who from the south (Beer Sheva) comes here, can on the 40 do not turn left but have to continue and look for the next opportunity to turn as soon as the lanes are reunited.
Fees / permits
No entry fee.
mobility
Locally one moves on foot (green marked footpath), a Scenic Road (blue marked gravel road, Wadi Shikma and on to Rukhama Badlands) is signposted and accessible for off-road vehicles.
Tourist Attractions
- at first the path leads past to one 1 Dammed river in the pond Wadi Pura, over an overgrown 2 Elevation is a short circular route signposted.
- the footpath continues to the ruins of the 3 Railway bridge the connection Lot - Be'er Scheva of the Ottoman railway line, the bridge collapsed during a flood in 1972. The 4x4 route runs a little south parallel to the footpath.
- we continue to the settlement hill 4 Tel Nagila and after a section on Schottterstrasse
- to a footpath along the bed of the 5 Wadi Sad.
- there is a possibility from here along the blue marked ScenicRoad also by car to the nature reserve 6 Bitronot Kurkar Ruhama Reserve and to the settlement Ruhama to get to where the route ends in front of the kibbutz and you take the road 334 reached.
activities
Hike, watch birds and plants
shop
No shopping possibilities on site, next shopping possibilities in Kiryat Gat.
kitchen
No food options on site, next food options in Kiryat Gat.
accommodation
No accommodation options on site, next accommodation options in Kiryat Gat. In the parking lot in front of the park entrance you could probably spend the night in a mobile home, no infrastructure.
security
The security situation in the Israeli heartland is harmless.
