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Caledonia (Kalidonia) waterfall Pouzaris Trail Platres Troodos Cyprus

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Distance
4.87 mi
Elevation gain
3,753 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
3,753 ft
Max elevation
5,420 ft
TrailRank 
66 5
Min elevation
1 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
3 hours 35 minutes
Time
5 hours 49 minutes
Coordinates
1471
Uploaded
June 23, 2020
Recorded
June 2020
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near Tróodos, Eparchía Lemesoú (Cyprus)

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Itinerary description

At this time I did combine part of Kaledonia Waterfal Trail with part of Pouzaris Trail and E4
and made a nice loop. One part of the trail is expert level when I did left Kaledonia Trail to reach Pouzaris Trail. I suggest to follow this only if need extra adrenaline and you able to use compass well to find forestry path it is well hidden, two poles are not harm at all to secure your position. If you won't take any risk just follow Kaledonia Trail all way long and go on Pouzaris from Psilo Dentro Restaurant. If you catch the forestry road from above like I did , be very careful at last part near the road it is very slippery, either secure this last three meters with rope or find a lower part to reach the road.
Route is magnificent all way long , waterfalls , shady forests, black pines , view to Platres, Kouris Dam, Akrotikiri etc etc.

The water of the waterfall falls vertically from a height of 12 meters. According to the season, the surrounding area is covered in lush forest and native wild flowers. Avoiding the nature trail, some choose to walk through a shortcut from Aeodion road through the Psilo Dendro Trout Farm.[2] The trail can be followed from a parking area near the ‘Psilo Dendro’ (Tall Tree in Greek). Caledonia Falls can be enjoyed all year long, however, the rocky parts of the trail may be quite slippery after wet weather.[3][4] Hiking boots are recommended for crossing the river in wet weather or after snowfall.[5] Business Insider ranks the waterfall as the 14th Best waterfall in Europe.[6]

The waterfalls are the highest in elevation found on the island and are located about 2 km north of Pano Platres village.[7] The official starting point is 3km from Troodos square.[8] Some tourists visit the area by using the roadway towards the waterfall or following the nature trail on foot leading to it through Psilo Dendro.[9] The nature trail can take between 1.5 and 2.5 hours to walk. It is ranked as average (Level:3) in difficulty.[10] The trail can be used for either hiking or walking but is best used from March until October. Dogs are able to use this trail as well.[11][12]

A Scottish expedition saw a strong resemblance of the waterfall with their home land, (Scotland) and thus named them Caledonia - which is ancient Latin name of Scotland. The name of the Caledonians may be found in toponymy, such as Dùn Chailleann, the Scottish Gaelic word for the town of Dunkeld meaning "fort of the Caledonii", and possibly in that of the mountain Sìdh Chailleann, the "fairy hill of the Caledonians".[13][14] According to Historia Brittonum the site of the seventh battle of the mythical Arthur was a forest in what is now Scotland, called Coit Celidon in early Welsh.[15][16] The etymology is probably from a P-Celtic source. The modern use of "Caledonia" in English and Scots is either as a historical description of northern Britain during the Roman era or as a romantic name for Scotland as a whole.[16][17] Ptolemy's referred to the Caledonia Silva, recalled in the modern expression "Caledonian Forest", although the woods are reduced today compared to the Roman times. This association with a Silva (literally the flora) reinforces the idea that Caledonia was a forest or forested area named after the Caledonii.[18]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia_Waterfalls

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You can reach this point from Troodos old road.

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Akrotikri

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Comments  (6)

  • radu radu 1 Jan 9, 2021

    I have followed this trail  verified  View more

    Very good trail

  • Photo of HikingFun
    HikingFun Jan 9, 2021

    Thank you for your review!

  • Liana1984 Mar 28, 2021

    I have followed this trail  View more

    Amazing trail

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    Yuriy Ladygin Oct 9, 2021

    It’s better than sex!!!!
    Perfect elevation difference, stunning views.
    Don’t miss out river baths

  • Konstantin D Oct 9, 2021

    I have followed this trail  verified  View more

    Bath the river!

  • Sergei Zayats Sep 27, 2022

    1. There is no huge elevation gain (max 400 m). And elevation map lies.
    2. Middle part of this route is really difficult cause there is no trail at all - map shows route but it’s on hillside - it’s dangerous especially if you don’t have trail boots

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