Oron Shaul Scenic Lookout (Mitzpe Oron Shaul)

Location: At the southern end of the Switzerland Forest scenic road.
 
Description: The scenic lookout is at the southern entrance to the Switzerland Forest scenic road, overlooking the spectacular view of the Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden), the Sea of Galilee, the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon. From here there is also a good view of the steep slope of Switzerland Forest that descends sharply to the Sea of Galilee. Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul (1993–2014), a resident of Poria and a combatant in Battalion 13 of the Golani Brigade, was killed in the bitter battle that took place in Shuja'iyya in the Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge.
 
Directions: From the Poria–Kinneret road (Route 7677) turn north towards Poria Youth Hostel. The scenic lookout is right at the southern entrance to the Switzerland Forest scenic road, just before the hostel.
Oron Shaul Scenic Lookout. Photograph: Yaakov Shkolnik, KKL-JNF Archive
Oron Shaul Scenic Lookout. Photograph: Yaakov Shkolnik, KKL-JNF Archive