1: Tirat Carmel past caves to Rt. 4

Trail narrative:
Find the sign indicating the beginning of the Red Trail which says “Wadi Oranit, Oranit & Sefunit caves”. From there follow the red blazes up the ridge. The trail goes on the right side of the ridge and then steeply up to a cliff. Follow the trail to the left (north) around the cliff. Climb on to the ledge and admire the view. Follow the trail through the cave and climb down out of the cave on the other side of the mountain. Now follow the narrow path east on the edge of Nahal Oranite below. Gradually the trail makes its way down into the middle of Nahal Oranite and then climbs its way through dense vegetation up the dry river bed all the way to the top of the mountain. Enjoy the amazing views. The trail will become a 4x4 road for a brief time, but then again is a single file path. Then you will be in an area of dense bushes and saplings among the remnants of burnt trees. Here there are no blazes. Simply go straight up towards the south on what ever trail you can find. Soon you will see the trail blaze on the top of a gate. Follow it to a dirt road. Turn left (east) on the road and follow it until you see a red blaze on the right of the road leading you down. Follow the trail down hill towards the west. Admire the amazing views of the sea! Eventually you will come to a junction with a green trail going up. Follow the red trail down and east into the dry river bed of the Sefunit ravine. After about 1 km you will come to the blue trail going up towards the south. Follow it for a few minutes until you reach the Sefunit bat caves. Then you can either go back to the red trail and an easy 15 minute walk out of the ravine, or you can climb down the blue trail which is a bit more difficult. Both end up in the same place. (Don’t climb up the blue trail that takes you on a long 2 hour loop). Once you are out of the ravine walk past the old disused quarry, through a gate (make sure to close it behind you) past the banana plantations on your right until you reach Rt. 4.