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Avakas Gorge + Meleti Forest

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Distance
9.72 mi
Elevation gain
1,348 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,348 ft
Max elevation
1,010 ft
TrailRank 
37
Min elevation
15 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
3 hours 56 minutes
Time
5 hours 11 minutes
Coordinates
2659
Uploaded
February 25, 2023
Recorded
February 2023
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near Pégeia, Paphos District (Cyprus)

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Itinerary description

Stepping Stones Game + Crossfit + Mesmerising views of the canyon = Avakas Gorge Nature Trail

This route is one of the most popular ones for good reason. The stunning panoramic views at the start of the route, the variety of flowering plants at the start of Avakas Gorge, the mesmerising tunnel in the river bed with hanging stone and the steep cliffs make it one of the most interesting and visited gorges in Cyprus. And the frequent riverbed crossings turn the route into the Stepping Stones Game and allow you to do it again and again. I will go throught this route again in the future.

If you want to do this route in its entirety, it requires good physical shape and suitable outfit, as you have to constantly climb big boulders, jump between stones and scramble up the difficult slopes.

This route can be started from different places. You can go by a car to the start of the route. Alternatively take bus 615 from Paphos, change to bus 616 at Coral Bay to go to the Agios Georgios Church, then walk a few kilometres to the start of the route.
Have a great hike!

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Waypoints

PictographFlora Altitude 108 ft
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Flora

PictographFlora Altitude 676 ft
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Flora

PictographPanorama Altitude 722 ft
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Flora

PictographTree Altitude 112 ft
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Tree

PictographBridge Altitude 138 ft
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Bridge

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