First, the distances we were given were not accurate. We were told 14 km for the first day, but it was 14 miles. I believe our tour may have mixed up their units of measure. All of the days were most probably in miles not km.

If, like me, you are just barely able to meet that 10 mile requirement, plan accordingly (know where bus stops are, where you can take short cuts, and which days to skip if needed).

Speaking of planning, really know where your water points are and don't assume they will be present. Have a bail out plan. Know where the bus stops are, know where there are no options (after you leave Nazareth on day 1, there are no water points unless you stop at Tsippori, which we somehow missed completely. There are no busses and there are no taxi's). Know your body. Don't learn the hard way that you should be carrying 5 liters instead of three. I ran out of water halfway into the hike on day 1 (at 7 miles), carrying the recommended 3 liters. At this point, there were no water points, no taxi's, nothing. It was hot and things could have gone very badly had I been alone.

The places we stayed were all really nice (part of the Abraham Tours Jesus Trail package, which includes luggage transfer). My favorites were Kibbutz Lavi and Arbel Holiday Homes.

Be prepared for changing plans and improvising. The trail changes. On day 1, we had to scale a concrete wall to get off the road in Nazareth onto the dirt road we were supposed to follow. The whole time an Arab man was screaming no at me from his car. I guess ladies don't scale concrete walls.

The garbage on day 2, coming out of Cana is pretty bad. The new route out of Nazareth on day 1 wasn't bad.

On day 3, we couldn't reach Na'yab Shueb because they put up a fence (just follow the trail markers after horns of Hattin until you reach the road - the GPS is garbage and outdated here).

Overall, I loved this and I plan to do it again. Just expect the unexpected and carry toilet paper, blister bandaids, and way more water than you think you will need.