Psiloritis Timios Stavros (highest point in Creet Island)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.69 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,933 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,933 ft
- Max elevation
- 8,096 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 5,048 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 16 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 15 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1588
- Uploaded
- September 30, 2023
- Recorded
- September 2023
near Kouroútes, Crete (Greece)
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Itinerary description
Drive and park your car in a place called Lakkos Migerou. From there the hike begin. The begging of the hike is easy. You walk in a plain path and gradually the inclination increase. But after some minutes you start to constant walking up the mountain in a rocky and arenous terrain, in some parts with high inclination. There is section up the mountain that you walk near a cliff. Take carefull. In the peak there is a shelter that is used for religious purpose, for a orthodox catholic mass for Saint Nicholas every September.
Lots of people do this hike and the path is easy to follow (i went in the begging of Autumn). But it's not easy. It's a high slope and a considerable walking (around 3h to 5h total), there is a lot of sun and cold wind and there is no water in the trail. So, be prepared with hiking boots, adequate clothes to sun and strong winds, gloves, and take 2L of water and a sandwich (and/or other food). Look the forecast before do this hike and start early (8 am is ok).
Technical difficulty: because of the irregular terrain and high acummulated slope, it's moderate to dificult. An expert hiker will evaluate as moderate. A begginer will evaluate as dificult. I saw some people quitting the hike.
Physical effort: moderate to high
Orientation: easy in good weather conditions
Lots of people do this hike and the path is easy to follow (i went in the begging of Autumn). But it's not easy. It's a high slope and a considerable walking (around 3h to 5h total), there is a lot of sun and cold wind and there is no water in the trail. So, be prepared with hiking boots, adequate clothes to sun and strong winds, gloves, and take 2L of water and a sandwich (and/or other food). Look the forecast before do this hike and start early (8 am is ok).
Technical difficulty: because of the irregular terrain and high acummulated slope, it's moderate to dificult. An expert hiker will evaluate as moderate. A begginer will evaluate as dificult. I saw some people quitting the hike.
Physical effort: moderate to high
Orientation: easy in good weather conditions
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Summit
8,079 ft
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