Gavdos: Cape Tripiti
Trail photos
Author
Trail stats
- Distance
- 17.59 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,274 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 2,274 ft
- Max elevation
- 849 ft
- TrailRank
-
33
4.8
- Min elevation
- -86 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 5 hours 28 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1131
- Uploaded
- May 18, 2016
- Recorded
- May 2016
near Metóchia, Crete (Greece)
Viewed 2029 times, downloaded 31 times
Trail photos
Itinerary description
Tour on Gavdos Island to Cape Tripiti, the southernmost point of Europe.
Technical skills: Medium to hard. About 50% of the tour are on forest tracks, 25% on paved roads and 25% on single trails. The tracks are maintained well by the locals, but you should be able to ride your bike over loose rocks and gravel. There are some steps where you have to lift your bike, especially on the last meters to the cape.
Physical difficulty: Medium. The tour includes some exhausting climbs and steep passages.
Things to bring: A helmet, 2 litres of water, two bananas or energy bars. There are some restaurants and shops on the way: Two tavernas and a bakery in Kastri, as well as a taverna and a mini market at Karave Port. Try the authentic local food at taverna "Gogos Place", it's amazing!
Note: Avoid forest fires! Please don't smoke in the forest. Don't throw away bottles or garbage. Watch out for hikers, and don't scare away the goats. There may be some fences / gates on the forest tracks: If they are closed, close them again behind you to prevent the goats from running away. :)
Note: All photos by kernpanik, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Technical skills: Medium to hard. About 50% of the tour are on forest tracks, 25% on paved roads and 25% on single trails. The tracks are maintained well by the locals, but you should be able to ride your bike over loose rocks and gravel. There are some steps where you have to lift your bike, especially on the last meters to the cape.
Physical difficulty: Medium. The tour includes some exhausting climbs and steep passages.
Things to bring: A helmet, 2 litres of water, two bananas or energy bars. There are some restaurants and shops on the way: Two tavernas and a bakery in Kastri, as well as a taverna and a mini market at Karave Port. Try the authentic local food at taverna "Gogos Place", it's amazing!
Note: Avoid forest fires! Please don't smoke in the forest. Don't throw away bottles or garbage. Watch out for hikers, and don't scare away the goats. There may be some fences / gates on the forest tracks: If they are closed, close them again behind you to prevent the goats from running away. :)
Note: All photos by kernpanik, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Comments (3)
You can add a comment or review this trail
I have followed this trail View more
Information
Easy to follow
Scenery
Difficult
:)
I have followed this trail View more
Information
Easy to follow
Scenery
Difficult
Δύσκολο, αλλά αξιζει
HI :)
In your opinion, is it possible to travel the trail with a offroad motorbike?