Smigies Сцежка - Neo Chorico - Akamas - Paphos - Cyprus

Mostly well marked path , but exposed by sun all time. I did took forestry road at the beginning instead of find nature trail starting point, reason is I did follow most popular Smigies long path here what is start with this mistake. Anyway a little bit longer , but view is awesome at most places on the forestry road. Fire lookout station has fence all over a bit ruin photo opportunity. Around magnesium mine I made a shortcut was pretty okay , no difficulties.
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View to the east of Polis Chrysochous Bay, Latsi, Pachyammos and Pafos Forest, and to the west Lara Bay, Tzioni, Karavopetres, etc.

The long route goes past the disused magnesium mines which include a deserted kiln and then through a dense part of Akamas forest.

The long rout links up with Adonis trail at the location Kefalovrysia (potable water fountain location).

At their starting point both trails pass by Piana fire lookout station.

Source: Forestry Department, Republic of Cyprus

The high ecological value of the Akamas Peninsula along with the high variety of flora species and wildlife, the special geomorphological formations, the spectacular landscapes and the vast wealth of historic and cultural heritage create the need of providing more nature trails in the Akamas Peninsula.New trails in the peninsula provide opportunities to enjoy and study the unknown and unspoiled landscapes of natural environment with considerably diverse flora and fauna,picturesque coastlines and cultural and historical elements. The Smigies nature trail includes two circular routes with length 7,5 km for the long route and 2,5 Km for the short route. They can be walked in three (3) and one (1) hours respectively. Both routes start and end at the Smigies picnic-site which is located approximately in the center of thepeninsula, five (5) Km from the village of Neo Chorio.The first common part of the two routes, one (1) Km long approximately, starts from the picnic-site “Smigies” and passes through the slopes of “Piana ridge” where the Akamas fire look-out station is located. Passing near the firelook-out station the common route follows the road of the Piana ridge which leads to the “Arnaouti” Cape. Leaving thejunction which leads to the Akamas fire look-out station at200 m approximately, the two routes are separated.The long route, leaving the road on the Piana ridge, to theright, reaches the spectacular locality of “Kefalovrysia”where it meets the Nature Trail “Adonis”. At this junction,the visitor can change route and trail, in order to reach the“Baths of Aphrodite”, otherwise the visitor can continue east words and pass through the old mine of “Magnisia” andreach the locality “Pampela” where the long route meets with the short route.The short route, leaving the road on the Piana ridge, also to the right, passes through the beautiful locality of “Skotini”and ends very shortly at the locality “Pampela”. The short route decreases the total length of the trail and the walking time into one third approximately.