Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Ashkelon, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Ashkelon. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Ashkelon. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Ashkelon, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Be'eri Forest is a forest reachable from Ashkelon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Be'eri Forest, about 27 km (17 mi) from Ashkelon
Image credit: Image: סתיו קונשטיק / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Shokeda Forest is a forest reachable from Ashkelon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Shokeda Forest, about 27 km (17 mi) from Ashkelon
Image credit: Image: שלמה רודד / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Haruvit Forest is a forest reachable from Ashkelon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Haruvit Forest, about 30 km (19 mi) from Ashkelon
Image credit: Image: Own work / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hulda Forest is a forest reachable from Ashkelon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hulda Forest, about 37 km (23 mi) from Ashkelon
Image credit: Image: Drork / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Eshtaol Forest is a forest reachable from Ashkelon as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Eshtaol Forest, about 44 km (27 mi) from Ashkelon
Image credit: Image: Yaniv Ben-Arie from Tel-Aviv, Israel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0