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E4 European Long Distance Path - Crete
#1 KASTELLI KISAMOU-SFINARI
DISTANCE: 22,5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6,30 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring and Autumn
CHALLENGES: Easy route on passable route with some turns.
#2 SFINARI-MONI CHRISOSKALITISSA
DISTANCE: 32 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 8 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring through Autumn
CHALLENGES: None
#3 CHRISOSKALITISSA-PALEOCHORA
DISTANCE: 22 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 7 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring through Autumn
CHALLENGES: No particular difficulties
WARNING: Additional drinking water is necessary.
#4 PALEOCHORA-SOUGIA
DISTANCE: 14.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring through Autumn
CHALLENGES: No particular difficulties
WARNING: Additional drinking water is necessary.
#5 SOUGIA-AGIA ROUMELI
DISTANCE: 20 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 8-9 hours
BEST SEASON: April through September
CHALLENGES: One of the most tiring and difficult routes in Crete.
WARNING: Additional drinking water is necessary.
#6 AGIA ROUMELI-LOUTRO
DISTANCE: 13 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 4.5 hours
BEST SEASON: All year round, mainly September through May
CHALLENGES: None
WARNING: Additional drinking water is necessary.
#7 LOUTRO-FRANGOKASTELO
DISTANCE: 19.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6.5 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: minimal
#8 SOUGIA-KOUSTOGERAKO-OMALOS
DISTANCE: 24.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 8 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring through Autumn
CHALLENGES: No particular difficulties
#9 SOUGIA-AGIA IRINI GORGE-OMALOS
DISTANCE: 15 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 7.5 hours
BEST SEASON: May through September
CHALLENGES: Relatively tiring if you cross the gorge
#10 OMALOS-AGIA ROUMELI (Samaria Gorge)
DISTANCE: 18 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6.5 hours
BEST SEASON: Forbidden from October through May
CHALLENGES: Relatively easy contoured route.
#11 OMALOS-KALLERGI-KATSIVELI
DISTANCE: 15 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 7 hours
BEST SEASON: End of Spring until the beginning of Autumn
CHALLENGES: No particular skills are necessary but it can be a tiring walk in the summer.
WARNING: Additional drinking water is necessary.
#12 KATSIVELI-ASKIFOU
DISTANCE: 20 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 8-10 hours
BEST SEASON: May through September
CHALLENGES: One of the most difficult routes in Crete
WARNING: Additional drinking water is necessary.
#13 ASKIFOU-IMBROS-KOMITADES-FRANGOKASTELLO
DISTANCE: 19.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6.5 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring through Autumn
CHALLENGES: None
#14 ASKIFOU/IMBROS-KALIKRATIS
DISTANCE: 18 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: Relatively easy (passable by car)
#15 KALLIKRATIS-ARGYROUPOLI
DISTANCE: 16 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 5 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
#16 FRANGOKASTELLO-KATO RODAKINO
DISTANCE: 14 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 3.25 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: None (paved road)
#17 RODAKINO-AGIOS KONSTANDINOS
DISTANCE: 20.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 7-8 hours
BEST SEASON: March through October
CHALLENGES: No particular difficulties
#18 ARGYROUPOLI-AGOUSELIANA
DISTANCE: 23 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 7-8 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: No particular difficulties
#19 AGOUSELIANA-SPILI
DISTANCE: 13.3 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 4 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: None
#20 SPILI-GERAKARI
DISTANCE: 18.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 8 hours
BEST SEASON: March through October
CHALLENGES: Relatively difficult ascent to the summit of KEDROU Mountain
#21 GERAKARI-APLITRA (TOUBOTOS PRINOS SHELTER)
DISTANCE: 22 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 3-8 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: Relatively difficult in the area of FOURFOURA, near the shelter
#22 TOUBOTOS PRINOS SHELTER-NIDAS PLAIN
DISTANCE: 14 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6.30 hours
BEST SEASON: April through October
CHALLENGES: High altitude. Bare terrain without shade.
WARNING: Additional drinking water is necessary
#23 AGIOS KONSTANTINOS-ARMENI
DISTANCE: 15 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 5 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: None (relatively difficult in winter in the river-bed of KALONIKITI)
#24 ARMENI-ARKADI
DISTANCE: 15 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 9-10 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring
CHALLENGES: Relatively difficult in winter.
#25 ARKADI-GARAZO
DISTANCE: 32 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 11-12 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: Moderate turns but tiring route
#26 GARAZO-ANOGIA
DISTANCE: 16 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 5 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring through Autumn
CHALLENGES: None
#27 ANOGIA-NIDA
DISTANCE: 11 +11 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 8 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring through Autumn
CHALLENGES: Relatively easy
#28 AKOLITA- KAMARES-ZAROS
DISTANCE: 9 + 12.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 3 + 3.5 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring through Autumn - All year
CHALLENGES: Relatively easy route
#29 NIDA-RΟΥVΑΣ-ZAROS
DISTANCE: 19.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 5 + 2.5 hours
BEST SEASON: March through October
CHALLENGES: Relatively easy route
WARNING: Additional drinking water is necessary.
#30 ZAROS-ROUVAS-PRINOS SHELTER ASITES
DISTANCE: 21.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 9.5 hours
BEST SEASON: April through September
CHALLENGES: Tiring in the hot months on the route from AG IANNI until GURUSTI
#31 UPPER ASITES-ARHANES
DISTANCE: 25 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 7 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: Easy
#32 ARHANES-MONASTERY AGARATHOU
DISTANCE: 18 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: None
#33 MONASTERY AGARATHOU-KASTAMONITSA
DISTANCE: 17 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 5 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: None
#34 KASTAMONITSA-AGIOS GEORGIOS
DISTANCE: 15 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 4.5 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: Relatively easy
#35 AGIOS GEORGIOS-SELAKANO
DISTANCE: 17 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6 hours
BEST SEASON: Spring through Autumn
CHALLENGES: No particular difficulties
#36 SELAKANO-PRINA
DISTANCE: 18 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 5 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: None
#37 PRINA-MESELERI-BASILIKI
DISTANCE: 19 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 5.5 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: None
#38 BASILIKI-CHRISOPIGI
DISTANCE: 23.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 27 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: Practically none
#39 CHRISOPIGI-CHANDRAS
DISTANCE:
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#40 CHANDRAS-KATO ZAROS
DISTANCE: 20.5 ΚΜ
ESTIMATED TIME: 6 hours
BEST SEASON: All year
CHALLENGES: None
