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2.477 m
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29,12 km
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perto de Kamáres, Crete (Greece)
I started from the taverna at the end of the asphalt, on the Nida plateau. First I did the classical visit to the Ideo Antro, passing through the church of Analipsi. Then, from the first hairpin below the Antro, I took the E4 path, decently marked, which goes up a hidden valley in direction WNW. On the saddle at the end of the valley one finds a little stone shelter. From here, heading N and then NW, it would be possible to go on following the ridge. I was more interested in the lower way. Hence, I went down short in direction SW to reach the end of one of the several branches of the dirt road coming up from Lochria, on the south side of the mountain. From here, I followed again the path heading now NW, until at a saddle one gains sight on the wide north side of the mountain. The path traverses the N flank of the Agathias, second summit of the Psiloritis, reaching the saddle between the latter and the main summit, Timios Stavros, with its characteristic stone chapel.
I traversed then to Agathias, from which I descended south following ridges where one does not find any path. Where you see the track suddenly turning W, I met a path which I did not know to exist, and traversing the SW flank of Agathias, to reach the "normal" ascent route to Timios Stavros, namely, the one coming up from Tomboutos Prinos, above Kouroutes. Now that I was there... I decided to ascend the main summit once more, coming down the same way, in order to see where this path on the SW flank started. As I had expected, I found out that it starts right when the steep road from Lochria reaches the flat high plateau: this is the place where in 2008 I left my bicycle in order to walk to Agathias and Timios Stavros (but that time I had not discovered the path, or may be at the time it was not marked). I followed the road all the way W, taking then a branch pointing north, in order to join the E4 path from Nida.
The last photo associated with the track is a 360° panorama from the summit, in a fairly windswept day, endowed with a clear view. Following the link in the comment you can find the version with label and description.
I traversed then to Agathias, from which I descended south following ridges where one does not find any path. Where you see the track suddenly turning W, I met a path which I did not know to exist, and traversing the SW flank of Agathias, to reach the "normal" ascent route to Timios Stavros, namely, the one coming up from Tomboutos Prinos, above Kouroutes. Now that I was there... I decided to ascend the main summit once more, coming down the same way, in order to see where this path on the SW flank started. As I had expected, I found out that it starts right when the steep road from Lochria reaches the flat high plateau: this is the place where in 2008 I left my bicycle in order to walk to Agathias and Timios Stavros (but that time I had not discovered the path, or may be at the time it was not marked). I followed the road all the way W, taking then a branch pointing north, in order to join the E4 path from Nida.
The last photo associated with the track is a 360° panorama from the summit, in a fairly windswept day, endowed with a clear view. Following the link in the comment you can find the version with label and description.
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pierrepisano 9/nov/2014
Thank you for your track: I follow the part not drown on the best map, traversing the SW flank of Agathias!
Alberto Pedrotti 9/nov/2014
Well! I saw your track.
I saw also that you did the Agia Roumeli - Sougia, that walk is one of my favourites!
Alberto Pedrotti 20/jun/2015
In better quality on http://www.panoramio.com/photo/118186544
With description on http://www.panorama-photo.net/panorama.php?pid=17270 https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/psiloritis-from-nida-7753937/photo-6005505