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{{Infobox Israeli Location|country = Israel|district = North District|map = <map lat='32.982' lng='35.75' zoom='9' view='3' country='Israel' height='350'/>|pop = 38,900 (2005)|motorways = }}'''The Golan Heights''' is a plateau situated in northeastern north-eastern [[Israel]], southwestern south-western [[Syria]]. It was conquered by [[Israel]] in 1967 and annexed in 1982, but is still claimed by [[Syria]]. You can not pass here between Israel and Syria, and while in Syria the only city you can visit is [[Quneitra]], a ghost town controlled by UN forces.
==Hitching out==
Note: When hitchikinghitchhiking, always ask where the driver is going, and do not say your destination. It is then for you to decide whether to get in the car or not.
===To [[Jerusalem]], [[Dead Sea]], or [[Eilat]]===
Warning: the primary route for hitchhiking south from the Golan, passes the [[Palestinian Territory]] and areas such as Jericho. Pay attention to every ride you take and choose your drivers carefully.
From the Golan the first goal to reach is the Tsemach Junction, which is situated at the bottom (southern) tip of the Kinneret. From a local junction, make your way to preferabley preferably Highway 98 and head south, but depending where you are, Highway 92 also leads to the Tsemach Junction. If you happen to be in the upper eastern part of the Golan, Highway 90 east of the Kinneret will also do, but will be much more difficult, because many people stop in Tiberias, which is a relatively large city, and will possibly require leaving a the city, which can be rather difficult.
After the Tsemach Junction your next goal is the Beit Ha'Arava Junction which is reached by continuing south on Highway 90. From there, you can either chose to go to Jerusalem, or continue on to either the Dead Sea or Eilat. On the way to Beit Ha'arava, a common location for drivers is Beit She'an which is also a location that many people hitchhike from.
=== Continuing to Jerusalem===
Get off at the Beit HaArava Junction, and continue at the [[trempiada ]] at the beginning of Highway 1 going east to Jerusalem. From here, it is best to wait for a ride that is going directly to Jerusalem without any stop, unless your goal is not actually to get to Jerusalem, but a settlement along the way, such as Ma'ale Adummim, in which case there should be people headed there as well.
===Continuing to the Dead Sea and Eilat===
From the city center you have two options:
1. You can either take service taxi ("Sheirut") Number 36, from Damascus gate of the old city, in the direction of Abu Dis, a ride of 5 NIS only. Go down in Maale Adumin junction and continune hitchiking continue hitchhiking west. If you take this ride you get directly to road #1, from which many rides will take you straight to Beit HaArava Junction.
2. Or take buses 25, 4 or 4A from West Jerusalem to get to Har Ha'tsofim Junction, (French Hill). The place is usually crowded with hitchhikers, and drivers stop often. Most likely they will go only half ways, in which case you should ask to go down in the entry junction to their settlement, and continue hitchhiking from the bus station.
From the Beit HaArava Junction, head north on Road 90 until you reach the Tsemach Junciton at the bottom of the Kinneret. From there, You can either hitchike hitchhike to Tiberias by going westwards on Road 90, or use the [[Trempiyada ]] (hitching spot) up to the Golan. People either drive up to Road 92 or Road 98 from there. Road 98 goes right up to the Golan, and Road 92 runs along the west coast of the Kinneret from where you can pick up Roads 789 or 87 to the Golan. Highway 789 connects to Road 98 from where you can chose to either continue north or head south. Road 87 also connects to 98, but a bit later, and it also turns west over the Kinneret or east through the center of the Golan until it picks up 98 at its end.
