Ein Limon, Natural spring near Jerusalem, Israel

Ein Limon is a spring in Nahal Ksalon, about a kilometre west of Ein Rafa at the foot of Mount Tzova. Its water flows through a 15-metre tunnel into a small square concrete pool set inside an 18 by 10 metre rock cutting.

The spring's name likely derives from Ein Limor, itself a corruption of Ein al-Umur, after the nearby village of Khirbat al-Umur, which stood on a hill about 700 metres west of the spring. Before Israel's War of Independence the pool served that village's residents. The 15-metre tunnel and the small square pool it feeds are dated to the Roman period in the Land of Israel.

The name Ein Limon probably derives from Ein Limor, itself a corruption of Ein al-Umur, after the village of Khirbat al-Umur that stood nearby before 1948. The spring lies on the Israel Trail, and hikers stop at the pool to bathe and rest, some camping at its foot.

The location is reached via a marked trail that requires moderate physical effort and takes about an hour to walk. Wear proper hiking shoes and bring enough water, especially when visiting in warm weather.

The spring appears as "Ein Mahtush" on the PEF map and on a 1948 map by the Centre for Mapping of Israel, a name older than Ein Limon. The pool and its 15-metre feeder tunnel are dated to the Roman period in the country. The spring sits on the Israel Trail, and hikers often stop to swim and rest, some camping at its foot.