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Hiking route Chania - Kissos

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Path Specifications

  • Difficulty Level: Medium
  • Distance: 8000 meters
  • Walking Time: 03:00 Hours
  • Altitude Difference: 720 meters
  • Coverage: Ground path, Asphalt, Stone path, Cement road, Dirt road
  • Accessible by: Walker
  • Recommended

Overview

The following route is preferable during the summer months as the biggest part of it goes through a thick beech forest. The path is well-signed.

Hania-Kissos trail


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 Main road (asphalt)
 Secondary road (asphalt/cement road)
 Dirt road
 Path
 Alley
 Settlement boundaries
 Village/Municipality borders
 Stream/gully

Path Points

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Junction to ski centre: After 10 min walking we reach the junction to the Ski center.
© Dimitris Varalis
Junction to ski centre
Altitude: 1200 meters

Point 1 - Setting off from Chania settlement

We set off from Chania settlement (Municipality of Agria) and we follow the road to Zagora and to the ski resort. 10min later we reach the junction to the ski resort, where we see a road sign "Kissos 12km" (photo).

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Point 2 - Asphalt road junction to the base of the ski lifts: We continue towards the ski resort and when we reach the second parking lot we follow the road to the left.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 2 - Asphalt road junction to the base of the ski lifts
Altitude: 1240 meters

Point 2 - Asphalt road junction to the base of the ski lifts

We continue towards the ski resort and when we reach the second parking lot we follow the road to the left. (photo)

Related Links:
  • Agriolefkes Pelion Ski resort Link Open in new window
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Point 3 - Ski lifts base: This leads to the base of the ski lifts.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 3 - Ski lifts base
Altitude: 1170 meters

Point 3 - Ski lifts base

This leads to the base of the ski lifts (photo). The distance from Chania to the base of the ski lifts is 2 km. From here, the asphalt road continues for another 1,5 km.

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Point 4: One kilometer after the base of the ski lifts, we come to a fresh water spring.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 4
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Point 4 - Path junction: After the spring we go on for another 500 m and we see the path on our left.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 4 - Path junction
Altitude: 1150 meters

Point 4 - Path junction

One kilometer after the base of the ski lifts, we come to a fresh water spring (photo). After the spring we go on for another 500 m and we see the path on our left (photo).

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Point 5 - Kiosk: The path goes downhill through one of the most beautiful beech tree forests of the area. It is quite steep at first and then it goes smoothly...
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 5 - Kiosk
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Point 5 - Dirt road junction: Then, it is cut-off by a forest road. We turn right into the forest road.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 5 - Dirt road junction
Altitude: 1040 meters

Point 5 - Dirt road junction

The path goes downhill through one of the most beautiful beech tree forests of the area. It is quite steep at first and then it goes smoothly (kiosk - photo). Then it is cut off by a forest road (photo). We turn right into the forest road.

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Point 6 - Path junction: After 10m on our right we find the path that goes downhill into the forest.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 6 - Path junction
Altitude: 1020 meters

Point 6 - Path junction

After 10m on our right we find the path that goes downhill into the forest (photo).

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Point 7 - Path: On this sunward slope there is lush vegetation (mostly ferns). We must look out to make out the path through the ferns.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 7 - Path
Altitude: 930 meters

Point 7 - Continue along the path

The cobbled path turns to a ground path and leads us out of the forest under "Agriogidi" peak. On this sunward slope there is lush vegetation (mostly ferns). We must look out to make out the path through the ferns (photo).

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Point 8 - Dirt road junction: The path ends up to a dirt road among chestnut trees. We turn right (photo).
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 8 - Dirt road junction
Altitude: 860 meters

Point 8 - Dirt road junction

The path ends up to a dirt road among chestnut trees. We turn right (photo).

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Point 9 - Dirt road junction: 200m further we come to the main dirt road that connects Kissos to Chania. We turn left and we follow this road.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 9 - Dirt road junction
Altitude: 830 meters

Point 9 - Dirt road junction

200m further we come to the main dirt road that connects Kissos to Chania. We turn left and we follow this road (photo).

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Step 10 - Junction point: At 900m we reach a junction and we follow the road on the left.
© Dimitris Varalis
Step 10 - Junction point
Altitude: 770 meters

Point 10 - Junction

At 900m we reach a junction and we follow the road on the left (photo).

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Point 11 - Cobbled path junction: After 1000m the dirt road turns into a cement road. At the next junction we turn left into the cobbled path that leads to St Efstathios Church that is worth visiting.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 11 - Cobbled path junction
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Agios Efstathios chapel: At the next junction we turn left into the cobbled path that leads to St. Efstathios Church that is worth visiting.
© Dimitris Varalis
Agios Efstathios chapel
Altitude: 660 meters

Point 11 - Cobbled path junction (Detoure to visit old chapel)

After 1000m the dirt road turns into a cement road. At the next junction we turn left into the cobbled path (photo) that leads to St Efstathios Church that is worth visiting (photo).

Nearby locations: Aghios Efstathios Church (49 meters), Aghios Efstathios quarter (125 meters),

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Point 12 - Path junction: We go back to the cement road, we turn left and a few meters further down on our right the path goes downhill. We turn right.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 12 - Path junction
Altitude: 640 meters

Point 12 - Path junction

We go back to the cement road, we turn left and a few meters further down on our right the path goes downhill (photo). We turn right.

Nearby locations: Aghios Efstathios quarter (65 meters), Aghios Efstathios Church (109 meters),

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Point 13 - Cement road junction: After a while we come to a cement road. We cross the road and we go on to the path that we see in front of us.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 13 - Cement road junction
Altitude: 610 meters

Point 13 - Cement road junction

After a while we come to a cement road. We cross the road and we go on to the path that we see in front of us (photo).

Nearby locations: Aghios Efstathios quarter (40 meters),

Altitude: 590 meters

Point 14 - Road junction

We are among the first houses of Kissos. The path is cut off by a road where we turn left.

Nearby locations: Aghios Efstathios quarter (80 meters),

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Point 15 - Road junction: The road turns into a quite steep cobbled path in the village. After a while we see the road that we cross and we continue into the path exactly opposite.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 15 - Road junction
Altitude: 560 meters

Point 15 - Road junction

The road turns into a quite steep cobbled path in the village. After a while we see the road that we cross and we continue into the path exactly opposite (photo).

Nearby locations: Kissos Settlement (75 meters), Kissos Pharmacy (121 meters), Vougiouklis Fountain (134 meters), Kissos Surgery (139 meters),

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Kissos square: The path ends at Kissos Square and St Marina Church.
© Michalis Pornalis
Kissos square
Altitude: 520 meters

Point 16 - Finish. Kissos Square

The path ends at Kissos Square and St Marina Church (photo).

Nearby locations: Vougiouklis Fountain (10 meters), Kissos Pharmacy (21 meters), Kissos Surgery (27 meters), Aghia Marina church (63 meters), Kissos Settlement (66 meters), Aghia Marina square (79 meters), Kissos parking (121 meters),

Related Links:
  • Kissos-Aghios Ioannis hiking route starts form here Link Open in new window
  • Kissos-Mouresi hiking route starts from here Link Open in new window

Photos

 Aghia Marina Square, Kissos.
Aghia Marina Square, Kissos 
© Michalis Pornalis
Aghia Marina Square, Kissos.
Aghia Marina Square, Kissos
 Chania - Agriolefkes Ski center.
Chania - Agriolefkes Ski center 
© Michalis Pornalis
Chania - Agriolefkes Ski center.
Chania - Agriolefkes Ski center

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