The Best Trails in Samariá, Crete (Greece)

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  • Kallergi - Xylo Skalo - Koustogerako - Sougia

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    Werko
    Distance
    14.53mi
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    2139f
    TrailRank
    76| Rating 4.34
    Photo ofKallergi - Xylo Skalo - Koustogerako - Sougia Photo ofKallergi - Xylo Skalo - Koustogerako - Sougia Photo ofKallergi - Xylo Skalo - Koustogerako - Sougia

    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...

    One of my favourite walks. The rock formations on the way to Linoseli are spectacular and the variety of environments al...
    Jayhickson
    http://fr.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=15192961
    pierrepisano

  • Gigilos, Crete 20140902

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    Lehoo
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    5.32mi
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    3717f
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    76| Rating 4.67
    Photo ofGigilos, Crete 20140902 Photo ofGigilos, Crete 20140902 Photo ofGigilos, Crete 20140902

    Gigilos peak from parking in Omalos, just outside of the entrace to National Park of Samaria Gorge. 0,0k at 1240m - Omalos, parking. I arrived something about 7:00AM and temp outside was just 12 C (see photo)!! Prett...

    A bit of scrumbling at the last meters. There is drinkable water spring all year around. Very nice mountain
    Onomatepwnymos .·.

  • Crete: Omalos - Samariá Gorge - Agía Rouméli

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    Daniele Ceddia
    with valinette
    Distance
    9.67mi
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    2894f
    TrailRank
    73| Rating 4.67
    Photo ofCrete: Omalos - Samariá Gorge - Agía Rouméli Photo ofCrete: Omalos - Samariá Gorge - Agía Rouméli Photo ofCrete: Omalos - Samariá Gorge - Agía Rouméli

    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 ...

    Thrilling journey!
    valinette

  • Samaria Gorge September 2022

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    ross11117
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    11.19mi
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    6362f
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    67
    Photo ofSamaria Gorge September 2022 Photo ofSamaria Gorge September 2022 Photo ofSamaria Gorge September 2022

    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
    Elevation +
    6365f
    TrailRank
    58
    Photo ofSamariá - Agía Rouméli Photo ofSamariá - Agía Rouméli Photo ofSamariá - Agía Rouméli

    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...

  • Samaria Gorge

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    rcanal
    Distance
    9.54mi
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    2356f
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    56| Rating 4.33
    Photo ofSamaria Gorge Photo ofSamaria Gorge Photo ofSamaria Gorge

    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,...

    One of the best walks I have done. Easier with a tour booked, as arranging transport back to town can be quite tricky.
    Fen Ferreira
    A must do track for everybody who spent a couple of days in Crete. The path is very easy to follow and there are awe-ins...
    jbellmunt
    Beautiful walk down the gorge. Well kept path with various points to relax and refill the water bottles. Park rangers in...
    wpnfm

  • Samaria Gorge, Crete #ActiveSundays

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    Active Sundays
    Distance
    10.83mi
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    5850f
    TrailRank
    53| Rating 3.33
    Photo ofSamaria Gorge, Crete #ActiveSundays Photo ofSamaria Gorge, Crete #ActiveSundays Photo ofSamaria Gorge, Crete #ActiveSundays

    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...

    The famous trail.
    voorfrank

  • Ο 'Φαραγγας' - Samaria Gorge

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    ggont
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    10.53mi
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    66f
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    49
    Photo ofΟ 'Φαραγγας' - Samaria Gorge Photo ofΟ 'Φαραγγας' - Samaria Gorge Photo ofΟ 'Φαραγγας' - Samaria Gorge

    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...

  • Samaria gorge, Crete, October 2014

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    omriqo1
    Distance
    11.71mi
    Elevation +
    1506f
    TrailRank
    39
    Photo ofSamaria gorge, Crete, October 2014 Photo ofSamaria gorge, Crete, October 2014 Photo ofSamaria gorge, Crete, October 2014

    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...

  • Gigilos

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    Alex Newton
    Distance
    6.04mi
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    4147f
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    39| Rating 4.33
    Photo ofGigilos Photo ofGigilos Photo ofGigilos

    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...

    We only managed to get to the saddle at 1665 m where the E4 descends into the adjacent valley. The trail up to the summi...
    wpnfm

  • Samariá Gorge

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    FullerRL
    Distance
    12.97mi
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    6837f
    TrailRank
    37
    Photo ofSamariá Gorge Photo ofSamariá Gorge Photo ofSamariá Gorge

    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...

  • Gingilos 1st Peak

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    boober fraggle
    Distance
    5.25mi
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    3645f
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    35| Rating 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.

    Path is well-marked after the col with yellow arrows. Took me 3h45 up and down with short stops to drink water, take som...
    manel_nou_barris
    Tracé bien indiqué. Parcours fatiguant (chaleur du mois de juillet), sans chemin libre de cailloux, longue montée dans u...
    Cire49

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

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    hodac
    Distance
    18.63mi
    Elevation +
    2753f
    TrailRank
    34
    Photo ofKalegri Ref.-Melidaou-Potamos-Eligia-Agia Roumeli Photo ofKalegri Ref.-Melidaou-Potamos-Eligia-Agia Roumeli Photo ofKalegri Ref.-Melidaou-Potamos-Eligia-Agia Roumeli

    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 ...

  • Mt Gigilos, Crete, October 2014

    Alpine Climbing
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    omriqo1
    Distance
    6.96mi
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    3150f
    TrailRank
    34
    Photo ofMt Gigilos, Crete, October 2014 Photo ofMt Gigilos, Crete, October 2014 Photo ofMt Gigilos, Crete, October 2014

    Climb to Mt. Gigilos in the white mountain in Crete. The tril is about 5km (one way) with 750m height difference. Up until the col (~480m ascent) the walk is straightforward, with nice views of the Omalos plateau, the be...

  • Samariá - Agia Roumeli

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    aeconomides
    Distance
    15.05mi
    Elevation +
    75f
    TrailRank
    34
    Photo ofSamariá - Agia Roumeli Photo ofSamariá - Agia Roumeli Photo ofSamariá - Agia Roumeli

    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

  • Kallergi - Melintaou - Psari - Kallergi

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    ftoth
    Distance
    9.29mi
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    3675f
    TrailRank
    33
    Photo ofKallergi - Melintaou - Psari - Kallergi Photo ofKallergi - Melintaou - Psari - Kallergi Photo ofKallergi - Melintaou - Psari - Kallergi

    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.

  • Samaria Gorge

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    Julius Toltesi
    Distance
    10.84mi
    Elevation +
    6207f
    TrailRank
    32
    Photo ofSamaria Gorge Photo ofSamaria Gorge Photo ofSamaria Gorge

    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...

  • Samaria gorge

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    Jakub W
    Distance
    9.57mi
    Elevation +
    6194f
    TrailRank
    31
    Photo ofSamaria gorge Photo ofSamaria gorge Photo ofSamaria gorge

    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.

  • Samaria Gorge

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    Bara’ Suleiman
    Distance
    13.70mi
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    2569f
    TrailRank
    30
    Photo ofSamaria Gorge Photo ofSamaria Gorge Photo ofSamaria Gorge

    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...

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

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    Pablo de Gárate
    with Gonzalo Guerra
    Distance
    8.56mi
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    3678f
    TrailRank
    99| Rating 5.0
    Photo ofE4 - GRECIA - Isla de Creta - Parque Nacional. Garganta de Samaria. Río Omalos. Desde Xyloskalo hasta Agia Roumeli Photo ofE4 - GRECIA - Isla de Creta - Parque Nacional. Garganta de Samaria. Río Omalos. Desde Xyloskalo hasta Agia Roumeli Photo ofE4 - GRECIA - Isla de Creta - Parque Nacional. Garganta de Samaria. Río Omalos. Desde Xyloskalo hasta Agia Roumeli

    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...

    Gracias Pablo de Gárate por tu detallada y precisa información, además eres de los pocos a las que Wikiloc no les ha fal...
    Albertoarro
    Estamos organizando un viaje a Creta para mayo o junio y ha sido un hallazgo encontrar tus rutas, variadas y bien detall...
    Okisik
    Ruta muy bien detallada. Muchas gracias por el aporte.
    XaviVB

  • 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 ...

  • Gingilos Mountain, Crete

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    Valhal
    Distance
    4.33mi
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    2005f
    TrailRank
    26
    Photo ofGingilos Mountain, Crete

    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...

  • 579 GOLE DI SAMARÌA

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    luca berni
    with leogas albypilates luca.gambino1969
    Distance
    12.25mi
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    6775f
    TrailRank
    89| Rating 5.0
    Photo of579 GOLE DI SAMARÌA Photo of579 GOLE DI SAMARÌA Photo of579 GOLE DI SAMARÌA

    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...

    La discesa delle Gole di Samaria è un’esperienza straordinaria e imperdibile durante una vacanza a Creta.
    leogas

  • Gigilos

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    Roman Polonsky
    Distance
    2.88mi
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    2562f
    TrailRank
    24
    Photo ofGigilos Photo ofGigilos Photo ofGigilos

    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.

  • # Kreta Xyloskalo - Katsiveli

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    hannesnolf
    Distance
    9.87mi
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    4715f
    TrailRank
    22

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