The scenic roads in the Ben Shemen Forest have signposts for hikers’ convenience and lead to a variety of view and sites. All along the scenic roads are many recreation areas and most have wheelchair-accessible tables.
HaKehilot recreation area in the forest has drinking water. The forest has a few entrances from Route 443 - one is from the access road to Moshav Gimzo and another entrance is from the Ligad Center in Modi’in.
Main recreation areas:
HaKehilot Recreation Area – one of the main recreation areas in the forest, it has wheelchair-accessible picnic tables, drinking water, a playground, a group seating area, a campfire circle and disabled-accessible restrooms. Access is from the road to Moshav Gimzo.
Modi'in Scenic Lookout (Mitzpe Modi’in) Recreation Area – one of the main recreation areas in the forest, near the main entrance to the Ben Shemen Forest from Route 443. The picnic tables are wheelchair-accessible; the restrooms there are not.
Anna Nahum Recreation Area – picnic tables, between Route 443 and Tel Hadid.
HaGan HaMusicali Recreation Area - in the heart of the forest. Entry is from the main road of the forest.
Dan Cooperative Recreation Area - wheelchair-accessible picnic tables, campfire circle. Access from the Maccabees’ Graves (Kivrot HaMaccabim) on the internal road to Shilat.
The Maccabees' Graves – picnic tables near the Maccabean gravesite.
Directions: At the Ben Shemen Interchange, turn towards Modi’in (Route 443) and after about a km turn right according to the signs to Mitzpe Modi’in. The recreation area at the foot of the scenic overlook is right next to the entrance to the forest.