Hiking

Hiking In Crete – Eastern Crete Awaits You!

If you are a fun of hiking in Crete during your holidays on the island, probably you have already discovered some of the best places offered for such an activity. However, always, Crete may surprise you with the hidden beauties of its nature, revealed to you by taking different hiking routes every time you explore the island.

So, the team of Cretan outdoor activities ,presents to you some of the most beautiful routes for hiking in Eastern Crete.Enjoy!

The Dikti Range

The Dikti range and Its highest summit Spathi (2.148 m) will be the aim of this hiking trip.With no doubt Spathi peak will provide you the most spectacular view of the Lasithi plateau and a 360 view of the south-eastern prefecture of Crete, libyan sea and the cretan sea.
Everything will be on your feet and you will have the opportunity to feel and breath the hot Egyptian air.

This route is one of the most exciting hikes in mountainous Lasithi which is the birthplace of god ZEUS.
A magnificent green scenery route through several traditional and picturesque villages and the well known for its remarkable set of traditional windmills Seli Ambelou will make you feel like being in an airplane takeoff.
On the summit and during the hiking, the beauty of the genuine Cretan environment, combined with the intense scents of Cretan herbs and the sounds of wild birds, will undoubtedly compensate you. If we are lucky, we may also encounter the Cretan wild rabbit. With great certainty, the Cretan eagles will overwhelm our heads as modern drones.
After the descent, great surprises and another irresistible return route will make you feel speechless.The memories will be unforgettable!!

MYGEROS REFUGE TO TIMIOS STAYROS PEAK OF PSILORITIS

Nikos Kazantzakis from the "Reference to Greco", for the top
of Psiloritis:
... A boat with 3 masts was Crete, with its three high mountain peaks,
The White Mountains, the Psiloritis, the Dichti, and sails through the foams.
A sea monster was, a mermaid, with large breasts,
lying in the waves and shining. I saw clearly, inside
in the morning sun, her face, her hands, her legs, her tail,
the upright breasts ... I got a lot of joys in my life,
I cant complaint …but this… to see Crete on the waves……..

Psiloritis...
...is one of three major mountain ranges on the island of Crete, and holds the highest peak - Mt. Ida-Timios stayros (2456m).
This route which we recommend is the path of the well known as “psiloriti’s strata”( famous walkway of Psiloritis)
The total vertical gain for the round trip is about 806 m of pure beauty, cretan nature, fresh air and aerial and panoramic views.The mountain hike to Psiloritis is beautiful and very challenging! On the summit of Mt. Ida, you will find the Holy Cross (Timios Stavros) chapel, built in stone.From the top of the highest summit of Crete, enjoy the fabulous view and the landscape of whole Crete, which is standing below your feet. After that who of you wouldn't feel like a god?

Kavousi-Havgas gorge-Azores Minoan Settlement -Mesonas Gorge-Kastro- Memorial Azores Olive

This route which we recommend is one of the most exciting hikes in eastern Crete and without doubt we will access the most impressive part of the Sitian Mountains .At the eastern side of Kavoussi we follow the way which leads to the archaeological excavations (Azoria site), after the steep and jaw-dropping Xavgas gorge.There, we start entering the amazing gorge of Mesonas, where the path is uphill to its top. If we access it in spring, fresh running water streams in the channel and would be our chanting company. The path climbs up to the bluff, steep and breathtaking sides of the cliff and offers to us fabulous views to the gorge, to the surrounding mountains and to the bay of Agios Nikolaos. After the exit of the gorge we will see the magnificent Capsas and Kastro(archaeological settlement)peaks standing like giants.The view is unlimited to the bay of Agios Nikolaos.The last surprise of our hiking route will be memorial Azores Olive, a natural monument and the most ancient olive in the world. In 2004 it was decided that the first winner of the Women’s Marathon in the Olympic Games in Athens would be crowned with branches from this olive tree.Come with us!! Feel the magic and relive the history of the Greek and Cretan culture and civilization.