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Distance: 29.68 mi
Elevation gain: 1,581 ft
Technical difficulty: Difficult
Elevation loss: 1,572 ft
Max elevation: 691 ft
TrailRank: 62
Min elevation: -6 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 4 hours 58 minutes
Time: 7 hours 27 minutes
Coordinates: 7020
Uploaded: September 7, 2019
Recorded: September 2019

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near Pégeia, Eparchía Páfou (Cyprus)

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I would go far as I can and discover 'unknown' parts of the Akamas, well I found some , but some parts accessible only with boat not even footpaths are there. Road mostly okay, but some places are tricky really need good car and experience. I did mark these at pictures and even if map shows there is a road may you can't drive thru at all. Most roads have maintenance regularly due have to be ready for firefighters. So if a road looks too dirt just turn back if you can and pick up another one. At the beginning Lara road is top quality unpaved road , usable even with salon cars until North Lara beach. Later not really use good off road car, fancy SUV may not works!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCm82U_ZMHY

Akamas (Greek: Ακάμας, Turkish: Akama), is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus with an area of 230 square kilometres.[1] Ptolemy described it as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two by summits [a mountain range] rising towards the north.[2] The peninsula is named after a son of Theseus, hero of the Trojan War and founder of the city-kingdom of Soli.

Until the year 2000, the peninsula was used by the British Army and Navy for military exercises and as a firing range. Under the 1960 Treaty of Establishment, the British Army was allowed to use the Akamas for exercises for up to 70 days a year. [3]

At the southern end of the peninsula is the town of Pegeia and on its northeast side the town of Polis. Due to the mountainous nature of the peninsula there are no roads running through its heartland. Furthermore, some roads marked on Cypriot road maps of the area are not tarmaced. Visitor attractions in Akamas include a loggerhead turtle sanctuary and the Baths of Aphrodite where the goddess is said to have bathed, near Polis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamas

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Photo ofStart Point at Peiya Enter to Akamas National Park

Start Point at Peiya Enter to Akamas National Park

Photo ofBorder sign of Akamas National Park

Border sign of Akamas National Park

Around Lara Beach

I had plenty of trip here around Lara Beach this is why I didn't stop here and took pictures, you can find video on my YouTube channel

Lara Road

'Motorway of the park' looks pretty awesome quality unpaved road, but.. some places just tough where road is too rocky or rivers damage road at every winter. You can get Lara Beach and little more far with saloon car,but this is the maximum without capable off road car.

Juniper bush protected area

Locality Karavopetres

Photo ofBeautiful harbours , still easy road

Beautiful harbours , still easy road

Beautiful Beach

Locality Erimites

Nature shelter , small caves in soft stone , goats use it to get shade on hot days.

Above the caves

Caves

Gorge

Dried out river

Photo ofRoad to other side of the Island

Road to other side of the Island

It is going to be really shit quality road :( be careful with what type of car you drive will be matter really

Photo ofBeautiful Akrotikri like shore line

Beautiful Akrotikri like shore line

Rocky, rocky shore

Tough shore drive start here

Dirty beaches :(

People are so care less, they come here with big trucks, thru out trash and not collect anything to keep clean this beautiful area , shame..

Photo ofLast chance to take easy road to other site of the island

Last chance to take easy road to other site of the island

Don't follow my route here , if you have fancy SUV only or/and not experienced off road driver. Take the easy road as most buggy and quad drivers do.

Sandy Golden Beach

Smaller than Lara Beaches, may less nice as well, but! Nobody here even at summer time weekend, sadly some garbage shows idiots visit this place.

Sign of protected plant

Road looks okay

But truly getting worst and worst I didn't not take photos due I had to drive thru on all obstacles. You can expect lava stones instead of road, ruined road by river with gorge, deep sand etc