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Koutsomatádos Topolino

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Distance
10.69 mi
Elevation gain
2,283 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
2,283 ft
Max elevation
1,762 ft
TrailRank 
59
Min elevation
328 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
3 hours 56 minutes
Time
6 hours 53 minutes
Coordinates
2813
Uploaded
October 18, 2020
Recorded
October 2020
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near Koutsomatádos, Crete (Greece)

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Itinerary description

The gorge path was eroded 2 years ago and was being repaired whilst we were there. It starts off OK but disappears and you are left clambering over the large rocks of the river bed. After a short distance (between photos 8 & 9) you can climb the earth bank and gain the path again, so look for this. All in all a great walk with brilliant views of Kissamos bay from the church. Be prepared to leave the gravel track for the last climb up through the trees becide a steeply rising riverbed, the path is a bit over grown, but keep going up and you eventually reach another clear track by a church for the descent.

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Bank has fallen down

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Agia Sophia cave above

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Path at higher level on the right is the new route.

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Where there is a concrete path across the river cross to the path the other side a little further down.

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Path on other side of river

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After going down to the river bed and back where the path has washed away, the path returns.

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Take path to left of concrete block

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Keep to left

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Straight on

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Turn right immediately after bridge.

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Ignore the turn keep following edge of hill

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Nice little square with seating area and tap

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Take the fork up the hill

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Zigzag around on main wide gravel track, ignore earlier earth zigzag.

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Left for the view

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Take LH fork

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Follow red dots

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Go up to join gravel path from church on the right, turn left.

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