Livadi Picnic Site E4 to Mnimata Piskopon Troodos Cyprus
near Tróodos, Eparchía Lemesoú (Cyprus)
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Forestry road not reach Platania Picnic site you can continue only on foot from the last recorded point.
https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-nature-trails/mnimata-piskopon-nature-trail
https://books.google.com.cy/books?id=RDEyDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA91&ots=9Ppm7PGc-c&dq=Mnimata%20Piskopon&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q=Mnimata%20Piskopon&f=false
The hike itself is very easy but extremely rewarding due to the combination of peacefulness and stunning views along the trail. The route initially moves along a valley rift/cliff with multiple scenic points until it reaches an official viewpoint with a magnificent view of the Solea River Valley and the Troodos peaks and foothills. In clear weather, which most days in Cyprus afford, the view extends north all the way to Morphou Bay and the western edges of the Pentadaktylos mountain range on the northern coast. Afterwards, the trail turns back through a deep forest, looping back to the picnic area. Doable even during the peak of summer (if you can handle moderately hot hikes) as the dense pine forest provides shade, there is frequently a mountain breeze (5,500 ft/1676 m), and the temperature is already significantly lower than down by the coast at all times of the year.
(Michael Demetriou)
Troodos (sometimes spelled Troödos; Greek: Τρόοδος [ˈtɾo.oðos]; Turkish: Trodos Dağları) is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος), also known as Chionistra (Greek: Χιονίστρα), at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft), which hosts the Sun Valley and North Face ski areas with their five ski lifts.
The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries, and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and mountains are villages clinging to terraced hills. The area has been known since antiquity for its mines, which for centuries supplied copper to the entire Mediterranean. In the Byzantine period it became a centre of Byzantine art, as churches and monasteries[1] were built in the mountains, away from the threatened coastline. The mountains are also home to RAF Troodos, a listening post for the NSA and GCHQ.[2]
The name Troodos probably comes from one of two sources: either τρία + ὁδός (tría + hodós), referring to the three roads that lead to the mountain, or τό + ὄρος + Ἄδος (to + oro + Ados), meaning the mountains of Adonis.[3][4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troodos_Mountains
https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-nature-trails/mnimata-piskopon-nature-trail
https://books.google.com.cy/books?id=RDEyDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA91&ots=9Ppm7PGc-c&dq=Mnimata%20Piskopon&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q=Mnimata%20Piskopon&f=false
The hike itself is very easy but extremely rewarding due to the combination of peacefulness and stunning views along the trail. The route initially moves along a valley rift/cliff with multiple scenic points until it reaches an official viewpoint with a magnificent view of the Solea River Valley and the Troodos peaks and foothills. In clear weather, which most days in Cyprus afford, the view extends north all the way to Morphou Bay and the western edges of the Pentadaktylos mountain range on the northern coast. Afterwards, the trail turns back through a deep forest, looping back to the picnic area. Doable even during the peak of summer (if you can handle moderately hot hikes) as the dense pine forest provides shade, there is frequently a mountain breeze (5,500 ft/1676 m), and the temperature is already significantly lower than down by the coast at all times of the year.
(Michael Demetriou)
Troodos (sometimes spelled Troödos; Greek: Τρόοδος [ˈtɾo.oðos]; Turkish: Trodos Dağları) is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος), also known as Chionistra (Greek: Χιονίστρα), at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft), which hosts the Sun Valley and North Face ski areas with their five ski lifts.
The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries, and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and mountains are villages clinging to terraced hills. The area has been known since antiquity for its mines, which for centuries supplied copper to the entire Mediterranean. In the Byzantine period it became a centre of Byzantine art, as churches and monasteries[1] were built in the mountains, away from the threatened coastline. The mountains are also home to RAF Troodos, a listening post for the NSA and GCHQ.[2]
The name Troodos probably comes from one of two sources: either τρία + ὁδός (tría + hodós), referring to the three roads that lead to the mountain, or τό + ὄρος + Ἄδος (to + oro + Ados), meaning the mountains of Adonis.[3][4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troodos_Mountains
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