The Best Hiking Trails in Samariá, Crete (Greece)

Kallergi - Xylo Skalo - Koustogerako - Sougia

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Werko

Distance

14.53mi

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2139f

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76| 4.34

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Long, very rewarding tour through Lefka Ori with a great variety of landscapes. Containing a few sections which require concentration, this is not a walk for tourists but needs some basic experience in the mountains. St...

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Crete: Omalos - Samariá Gorge - Agía Rouméli

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Daniele Ceddia

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Distance

9.67mi

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2894f

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73| 4.67

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Arguably Europe's second-longest canyon after France's Verdon Gorge, Samariá Gorge is nestled within a national park with two entrances: one at the mouth of the Samariá River, accessible from the nearby village of Aghia ...

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Samaria Gorge September 2022

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ross11117

Distance

11.19mi

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6362f

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67

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Samaria Gorge. Beautiful Gorge with well marked path.Water and place to rest every approximately 2km(see photo for exact locations) and couple of WC along the path. The path is downhill, minor short uphills. The difficul...

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Samariá - Agía Rouméli

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van2370

Distance

12.09mi

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6365f

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58

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Amazing views, exciting hike which gets more and more interesting as you are descending!... Will definitely do it again! I feel very grateful I managed this today, at my age, with motivation from my man, for the first ti...

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Samaria Gorge

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rcanal

Distance

9.54mi

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2356f

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56| 4.33

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Walk down the Samaria Gorge. No GPS is needed, the path is clear at all times. It is highly recommended you get there early in the morning. Check opening times and try to get there early. You will avoid the large crowds,...

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Samaria Gorge, Crete #ActiveSundays

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Active Sundays

Distance

10.83mi

Elevation +

5850f

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53| 3.33

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The second longest gorge hiking route in Europe is located on the island of Crete, in the south Aegean and it's the Samaria Gorge. Start off at the city of Chania (arrive in Chania either by air at the town airport CHQ o...

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Ο 'Φαραγγας' - Samaria Gorge

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ggont

Distance

10.53mi

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66f

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49

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This is the most popular hike in Greece. It is the crossing of Samaria Gorge from Xiloskalo (near Omalos) to Agia Roumeli port. In the exit control station there is a trail bearing right that takes you up to the fortress...

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Samaria gorge, Crete, October 2014

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omriqo1

Distance

11.71mi

Elevation +

1506f

TrailRank

39

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One of the longest gorges in europe - about 18km long and more than 1,200m decent. ~6 hours including detour. The trail starts at the Omalos plateau at the outskirts of the white mountains (Lefka Ori) and ends in the me...

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Gigilos

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Alex Newton

Distance

6.04mi

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4147f

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39| 4.33

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Reserve at least 6 hours for the walk. Walking poles will be very helpfull for the gravel-covered ascend to the saddle between Gigilos and Strifomadi mountains. From the saddle up the rocky cap of the hikes begins. It is...

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Samariá Gorge

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FullerRL

Distance

12.97mi

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6837f

TrailRank

37

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Well maintained often crowded trail. Rocky with a steady decline. Fantastic views down to the famous Iron Gates then it is just okay. Used tour company to arrange transportation. Expert hikers may want to hike to the Iro...

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Gingilos 1st Peak

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boober fraggle

Distance

5.25mi

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3645f

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35| 4.5

Hike up to 1st peak of Gingilos but skip the scramble to the 2nd main peak. Did this hike at a easy pace on a spring day.

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Kalegri Ref.-Melidaou-Potamos-Eligia-Agia Roumeli

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hodac

Distance

18.63mi

Elevation +

2753f

TrailRank

34

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Very nice and long trail. Start early morning.In Eligia gorge be careful.At the certain point you will arrive at the place(locals call it Wall) where you must turn right ( some 20 m before the wall )in order to climb up ...

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Samariá - Agia Roumeli

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aeconomides

Distance

15.05mi

Elevation +

75f

TrailRank

34

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The gps signal kept getting lost so the distance is not accurate. It is about 16km to the hotel and it is difficult to get lost. The narrower gorge starts towards the end of the trail and the views are amazing

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Kallergi - Melintaou - Psari - Kallergi

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ftoth

Distance

9.29mi

Elevation +

3675f

TrailRank

33

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This is to visit 2 peaks in 1 day. The routes to the peaks are marked and moderate difficult, between the peaks unmarked, over rocks and some schrubs, under the ridge. In fact there is no path. For that I say difficult.

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Samaria Gorge

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Julius Toltesi

Distance

10.84mi

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6207f

TrailRank

32

The gorge of Samaria is the gem of the White Mountains; hidden in the south part of the Chania district, it is the biggest gorge in Europe, covering an area of 18 kilometers in length. The state park of Samaria was added...

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Samaria gorge

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Jakub W

Distance

9.57mi

Elevation +

6194f

TrailRank

31

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You start in Omalos and finish in Agia Roumeli. At the exit of the gorge in the old Agia Roumeli, a few metres after the national park exit booth, we stopped for a delicious Greek yoghurt.

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Samaria Gorge

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Bara’ Suleiman

Distance

13.70mi

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2569f

TrailRank

30

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It’s a very good hike, it took around 5:00-5:30 hours to finish it with out taking any break, if you parked your car in the free parking and you wanna go the whole trail you’ve to finish the hike before 5:30pm because th...

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E4 - GRECIA - Isla de Creta - Parque Nacional. Garganta de Samaria. Río Omalos. Desde Xyloskalo hasta Agia Roumeli

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Pablo de Gárate

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Distance

8.56mi

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3678f

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99| 5.0

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E4 - GRECIA - Isla de Creta - Parque Nacional de Samaria. Garganta de Samaria. Río Omalos. Desde Xyloskalo, Omalos, hasta Agia Roumeli. El E4 es un sendero europeo de gran recorrido, con una distancia total aproximad...

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Farangi Samaria, Crete 20140827

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Lehoo

Distance

10.53mi

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2877f

TrailRank

29

The most famous hiking path in Crete (couldn't miss it myself :-D). More than 1000 hikers pass this gorge everyday during summer months, so it's better to be there pretty early! Luckily, tourist office we chose, was the ...

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Gingilos Mountain, Crete

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Valhal

Distance

4.33mi

Elevation +

2005f

TrailRank

27

A great hike to a mountain top, starting from the same place that you enter the famous Samaria Gorge, a nice alternative if the gorge is too crowded or closed. Click "View more" to see more photos from this hike. For mor...

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Xyloskalo - Kallergis shelter

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Michal Jarski

Distance

4.06mi

Elevation +

1614f

TrailRank

26

Trail from Samariá trailhead in Xyloskalo to Kallergis shelter via alternative path. The shelter opens only on the 1st of May, hence simpky enjoying the Lefka Ori magnificent views. The alternative path up is quite ha...

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579 GOLE DI SAMARÌA

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luca berni

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Distance

12.25mi

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6775f

TrailRank

89| 5.0

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Il dislivello effettivo e sulla carta è di circa 1200 metri, quasi esclusivamente in discesa. Personalmente ho optato per andare in macchina sino alla partenza del canyon ad Omalos. Arrivati ad Agia Roumeli si prende il...

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Gigilos

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Roman Polonsky

Distance

2.88mi

Elevation +

2562f

TrailRank

24

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Excellent picturesque trail, rather steep with a part of scrambling. We were lucky doing it in April with a lot of snow. In many upper parts there was no path so we were going on snow and scree.

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Samaria gorge

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Nadananou

Distance

10.58mi

Elevation +

26f

TrailRank

19

It is the famous trail in Crete. You have to take a bus to reach the starting point of the trail (in our case, we slept in Palaiochora and took the early morning bus till the top of the trail). The trail is outstanding...

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SAMARIA GORGE

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arevuelta

Distance

8.36mi

Elevation +

344f

TrailRank

19

We travelled the Samaria gorge, a natural protected area. It all is downhill, so it remains moderate in terms of effort. It is quite long and pebblish. Affordable for all ages. Get stared early to avoid heat by midday, a...

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