The hills around Ajlun are covered in olive orchards, many of them centuries old — gnarly, low-spreading trees with trunks like twisted rope. Walking through them, especially in October during the harvest, is one of the quieter pleasures of the area. Families spread nets under the trees and beat the branches with long poles; the air smells of crushed olives and woodsmoke.
There is no formal trail system for the olive grove walks, but the roads and dirt tracks connecting the villages north and west of Ajlun town make for pleasant low-key rambling. The RSCN visitor centre at the nature reserve can advise on routes. If you are here in harvest season (roughly October–November), look out for roadside stalls selling fresh-pressed olive oil — the local variety is mild and grassy, quite different from the sharper oils of the south.