In the early 1930s, transportation to the settlements of the Tel Mond Bloc was routed through the railway station in Qalqilya, from which travelers continued by wagon, passing through Miske and Tira on their way to the settlements.
Later, as motorized transportation began to develop - prior to the paving of Highway 4 (the Tel Aviv–Haifa road) - transportation to the bloc continued to rely on the route via Miske and Tira to Kfar Saba.
Excerpt from an interview with Elimelech, conducted by Eliezer Esterin, 1954:
“During the winter months, we were often completely cut off. Near Miske there was a wadi that would flood, and the vehicle could not pass through the water. What did the residents of Ein Vered do? They would travel with Shmuelik’s bus as far as the swamp, disembark, and then make their way on foot around the flooded area - circling with their luggage and children, until they reached the other side. There they would wait - until someone in Kfar Saba decided to send a second vehicle.
Technically, we were not cut off from all contact - but people would sit and wait for hours. Usually, the bus would stop near the camp - the tall building - and Shmuelik would declare: ‘This is as far as I go. From here, you walk.’ And so, paths were literally worn into the ground by foot.
When Shmuelik moved to Ein Vered and became a moshavnik (a member of the cooperative village), he would travel whenever he pleased. The community would always wait for the bus - but everyone knew: after milking, he would arrive. Service was once a day.”
Source: Tel Mond Bloc Documentation Archives, Esterin Papers, Interview with Elimelech (1954)