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Polifimus the hard way

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Trail stats

Distance
6.47 mi
Elevation gain
1,703 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,680 ft
Max elevation
1,388 ft
TrailRank 
76 4.3
Min elevation
-27 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
3 hours 27 minutes
Time
6 hours 18 minutes
Coordinates
1801
Uploaded
September 24, 2019
Recorded
September 2019
  • Rating

  •   4.3 1 review

near Soúgia, Crete (Greece)

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Itinerary description

It's called the hard way because between 1.8 and 2.5 miles the climb has no path and you need to just find your own route as best suits you. It's not too dificult for practiced walkers, nothing scary, there's just no actual path, loose stones and a steep climb. The motorvation is that it saves going all the way up to Koustogerako if you want to turn it in to a circular, saving a few miles to visit the cave. The cave does not disapoint by the way.

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Entrance to the cave (one of them)

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Inside the cave

You can see the cyclops at the back!

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Comments  (2)

  • Photo of Cire49
    Cire49 Aug 25, 2022

    I have followed this trail  verified  View more

    Très belle rando. Au début sur un le chemin, puis montée sans sentier jusqu'à l'antenne. Ensuite à nouveau des chemins ou des sentiers. Le passage après l'antenne est particulièrement sympa.

  • Photo of Mo@kreta
    Mo@kreta Jan 24, 2023

    Sehr schöner Weg. Auf dem Rückweg lohnt sich ein Abstecher ans Meer mit Bademöglichkeit. Zusätzlich ca 80 Höhenmeter runter und rauf

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