We'll walk out the yards' gate (1). Above us are the Naftali Mountains, in front of us there are the Golan Heights Mountains and below us is the Hula Valley. In a clear day we'll notice the dried swamp lands of the valley.
Unlike the plans, no new settlements were established in the dried area and the lands are worked by the old settlements of the mountain and valley. On the eastern side of the valley, under the Golan, we'll see the line of Kibbutzs which were established after the Six Days War. We'll surround the yard west side and walk along the fence to the inner road of Tel Hai College. On our right there are large carob trees and underneath it there's a memorial site for Yitzhak Rabin (2), who commanded the Palmach of Kfar Giladi in 1942. In the sites' center there's a broke in half basalt rock with the commandment Thou Shalt Not Kill written on it. We'll walk back to the colleges' fence and reach a narrow gate (3). We are on the "Wounded Path". On this path the wounded were carried to Kfar Giladi on the dark night of May 1st 1920. Underneath us there's "Ranger Wadi" and westward there's the "Sculptures Mountain".
The name was given to the mountain thanks to the dozens of sculptures placed here during the "Tel Hai Events for Art", from the "Tel Hai 80" to the "Tel Hai 94". The best sculptors in Israel and worldwide combined their creations in this heroic site. We'll walk about 400 meters of the path and reach the observation balcony (4). We'll enjoy the green scenery, rest a little and get some air for the rest of the climb. During springtime, this path is very colorful thanks to the judas trees and the Spanish-broom trees. We'll cross the road next to the "Moses" sculpture (5) of Boris Shatz. This is an enlarge image of the original sculpture which stood here during the "Tel Hai 94" events. "Moses" stands with his back to the Roaring Lion sculpture of Tel Hai in order to imply to complex relations between Shatz, the sculptor who established "Bezalel" and was secretary of the Sculptors Union to Abraham Melnikov, his deputy in the union, who created the real monument of "The Roaring Lion". While the lion watch to the east – dawn of culture, Moses stands with his back to the lion and face to Jerusalem. As the sculptures so do the sculptors, close yet enemies. We'll reach the road and climb to "The Roaring Lion" (6). At the end of the battle of Tel Hai, at 2AM, the six soldiers who died in it were buried in Kfar Giladi. After a year there was a disagreement; the people of Tel Hai claimed: "they belong to us" and the people of Kfar Giladi demanded: "leave them alone". The summoned a committee to look for a solution and such has been found right here, in mid way.
On February 16th 1924 the six reburied here in a mass grave with two other fighters who died before them and were buried in Tel Hai. From the observation balcony under the lion we'll see nowadays Tel Hai: the growing college, the houses of the first settlers, the new inn with its red roofs and the industrial park. Around us is the blossoming Hula Valley with its dozens of settlements, the Golan Heights, Mount Hermon and South Lebanon. We'll wonder around the Tel Hai – Kfar Giladi cemetery and watch the old graves which tell the story of those days. Afterwards we'll walk out of the cemetery and go west into Kfar Giladi and climb to the "Hagana" Slik (hiding place for weapons) (7). Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, which was founded in 1916 by the "Hashomer" members, was mainly busy in collecting weapons in order to strengthen the Israelite defense force. One of the settling-and-security way of life outcome is the 18 underground Sliks that were built. Only three remained, and the sophistication, courage and ingenuity required operating this system is amazing. They were successfully hidden from British eyes until the establishment of the state of Israel. Only 27 years after declaring independence the Sliks were revealed by the people of Kfar Giladi. During the last few years the Hashomer Slik and the Hagana Slik were restored and are open for the audience. From the Sliks we'll continue to the Rangers' House (Beit Hashomer) (8). The locals will tell us where to go. We'll walk nearby a fenced park with rock-hyrax, partridges and deer. The Hashomer organization was founded by the Second Aliyah people in order to establish Israeli guarding. Ben-Gurion nicknamed it "the IDF's grandfather", because he saw it as the father of the Hagana, which, in his point of view, was the IDF's mother.
From the Rangers' House we'll walk west on a wide asphalt road to the western gate of Kfar Giladi (9). In this spot we'll cross the 9977 road and walk along its edge eastwards to the way which goes down to the Rangers' Wadi (Wadi Hashomer) (0).
During wintertime and springtime the way is spectacularly blossoming. After we'll cross the Traffic-light Sculpture, we'll locate the way which climbs leftwards into the Tel Hai Yard and walk back to the vehicles.
The trail is circular.