Hiking | East Crete Travel Guide

Selakano Forest

Selakano Forest is an area of wild beauty and one of the most important ecosystems on the island, included in the Natura 2000 network. A pine forest, hidden in a mountain valley, with an impressive access through a gorge and…

Selakano-Lassithi e4 trail

We start just outside the Selakano settlement at 880m, and we walk first through the village and orchards and before we pass the last houses we enter the amazing and unique pine forest which will accompany us for the next…

Psichro forest

A beautiful route through the pine forest of Psichro, Agios Ioannis about 20 km east of Ierapetra. Almost all of the path we take is through forest roads with the forest being a bit sparse and most of it being…

Karidi – Honos – Vrisidi

Our route starts from Karidi village at 600 meters altitude. As we walk a few hundred meters west of the settlement on our left begins the path that after 1700m and 30 minutes walking on a distinct stone-built path we…

Agii Pantes Gorge

Though it is unknown, it is very beautiful and impressive. It is relatively easy to access. It is located 7 kms far from Sitia. The new 3km aspalt road drives you directly to the entrance/beach of the gorge. This road ends up…

Pervolakia or Kapsa Gorge

A very beautiful gorge close to the well known monastery of Kapsa in South-eastern Crete near Goudouras Village and Makrigialos. The Kapsa Gorge or Pervolakia Gorge is 9 kms far from Makri Gialos and 35 kms far from Sitia. The access…

Agia Irini Gorge

The gorge is known to the natives, but unknown to the most of the visitors, who pass from Ziros or Xerokambos (the two destinations most known near the gorge). In fact here we have two different gorges, the north and the…

Xerokambos – Lamnoni Gorge

One more unknown gorge of the area of Xerokambos. From the settlement of Xerokambos, on your way to Ziros’ plateau in a distance of 2 kms, you will see the gorge, as you are ascending the turns. It starts from 70m…

Xerokambos Gorge

A small but impressive gorge 1 Km far from the Xerokambos settlement and beaches. Xerokambos gorge is located at a deserted and rocky area between Ano Zakros and the touristic region of Xerokambos. Its entrance is located 500m far from…

Orino or Butterfly Gorge

It's one of the most known gorges of south-east Crete (Makrigialos-Ierapetra area). Its entrance is at the little forest of Koutsouras, which is just one km far from the littoral village of Koutsouras and 6 km from Makrigialos. Its end…