Pissouri Nature Trails
“The best view comes after the hardest climb.”
Pissouri Village is located about 3 kilometers from the sea on the Cape Aspro ridge, and about 500 feet above sea level (152 meters).
The area has 8 hiking trails, crossing through the hills, providing some spectacular views and an amazing geological experience, with fossils of sea life to be found many hundreds of feet above the sea level.
Four of the eight trails are open to both hiking🚶and biking 🚴
Bicycles are available for hire and also guided cycling tours can be arranged.
1. Blue Route
Hike🚶
TRAIL TYPE: Linear
STARTING POINT: Pissouri Square
END POINT: Pissouri Tourist Area, Columbia Hotel
TOTAL DISTANCE: 7.4 km
ESTIMATED DURATION: 1hr 15’
DIFFICULTY RATE: High
Blue Route (Google Map)
2. Red Route
Hike🚶
TRAIL TYPE: Linear
STARTING POINT: Pissouri Square
END POINT: Pissouri Tourist Area, Columbia Hotel
TOTAL DISTANCE: 5 km
ESTIMATED DURATION: 1hr
DIFFICULTY RATE: Medium
Red Route (Google Map)
3. Yellow Route
Hike🚶- Bike 🚴
TRAIL TYPE: Linear
STARTING POINT: Pissouri Square
END POINT: Pissouri Tourist Area, Columbia Hotel
TOTAL DISTANCE: 10.8 km
ESTIMATED DURATION: 🚶1hr 15’ 🚴 40’
DIFFICULTY RATE: 🚶Easy 🚴 Medium
Yellow Route (Google Map)
4. Green Route
Hike🚶- Bike 🚴
TRAIL TYPE: Linear
STARTING POINT: Pissouri Square
END POINT: Melanda Beach
TOTAL DISTANCE: 12.2 km
ESTIMATED DURATION: 🚶1hr 55’ 🚴 1hr
DIFFICULTY RATE: 🚶Medium 🚴 Medium
Green Route (Google Map)
5. Brown Route
Hike🚶- Bike 🚴
TRAIL TYPE: Linear
STARTING POINT: Pissouri Square
END POINT: Pissouri Tourist Area, Columbia Hotel
TOTAL DISTANCE: 6.7 km
ESTIMATED DURATION: 🚶1hr 🚴 20’
DIFFICULTY RATE: 🚶Easy 🚴 Medium
Brown Route (Google Map)
6. Pink Route
Hike🚶
TRAIL TYPE: Linear
STARTING POINT: Pissouri Square
END POINT: Pissouri Tourist Area, Columbia Hotel
TOTAL DISTANCE: 3.8 km
ESTIMATED DURATION: 45’
DIFFICULTY RATE: Easy
Pink Route (Google Map)
7. Orange Route
Hike🚶- Bike 🚴
TRAIL TYPE: Circular
STARTING POINT: Pissouri Square
END POINT: Pissouri Square
TOTAL DISTANCE: 18.9 km
ESTIMATED DURATION: 🚶3hr 🚴 1hr 30’
DIFFICULTY RATE: 🚶Easy 🚴 Medium
Orange Route (Google Map)
8. Genesis Aphrodite’s Trail
Hike🚶
TRAIL TYPE: Linear
STARTING POINT: Prolimnos Dog Beach
END POINT: 28 Octovriou Street
TOTAL DISTANCE: 4.5 km
ESTIMATED DURATION: 1hr 20’
DIFFICULTY RATE: High
Genesis Route (Google Map)
HIKING TRAILS DIFFICULTY RATINGS
All nature trails are divided in 3 categories of difficulty, as follows:
Easy: Easy trail, with gentle gradient. Suitable for all ages and fitness levels.
Medium: Average degree of difficulty, suitable for adults in fair to good fitness levels. Sudden changes in gradient (uphill and/or downhill), and/or course along narrow or rough terrain.
High: High degree of difficulty. Route with difficult terrain such as sudden changes in gradient (uphill and/or downhill), course along particularly rough and/or slippery, and/or narrow, and/or steep terrain. Suitable for adults in very good to excellent fitness levels. Unsuitable for young children.
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