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Exo potamoi 2- paspari fount- stream- Aloida- Vitsilia settlement- Liana- exo potamoi

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Distance
7.52 mi
Elevation gain
2,228 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
2,228 ft
Max elevation
3,753 ft
TrailRank 
51
Min elevation
3,753 ft
Trail type
Loop
Coordinates
781
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October 16, 2016
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near Éxo Potámoi, Crete (Greece)

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Itinerary description

Once again to lovely exo potamoi village. Start before village down by dirt road to paspari fount and then to stream by clean path under oaks.Some fences, all of them with passages. We continue deeper to stream to find that s coming from Tsivi mountain and Aloida. In 20min we start walking inside in this. Most of route by path and some inside stream with river stones. Easy ascent and cool temperature. 2.30min from start to Aloida by the stream. Aloida is a small field and belong to Mesa Lasithi village.Hiding place for revolutionist of Captain Kazanis at ottoman occupation.There is a memorial.
Break for fresh water and then we walk through aloida to find the path by the scarp to old settlement of 'Vitsilia' which is at the 'nose' of mountain.One of the most impressive paths i ever walk.
5-6 old stone houses in the midlle of nowhere with view to everywhere.
We continue to other side of mountain carefully because is abrutly. Ηalf hour to cross the side and we arrive at top of Liana.Liana is fields in which at old years residents of exo potamoi planted wheat and barley at summertime.Now dereliction, only goats.
down by small valley to last straight area of Liana with nice view to Potamoi and then by the old path to meet streams and back. Path is big but in some pieces because of slidings, is not very obvious. Path drive to streams and then up again to paspari fountain and to starting point.
Unexpected nice trail in wild parts of the area.
Epilogue: Easy by marks to follow the trail. Path from Aloida to Vitsilia, and from thear to Liana is not for them who fear the heights.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 0 ft

fences

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,595 ft

fence door

PictographFountain Altitude 2,474 ft
Photo of'Paspari' water fountain

'Paspari' water fountain

PictographRiver Altitude 2,362 ft
Photo ofstream

stream

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,799 ft

old stone home

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,701 ft
Photo ofAghios Ioannis church

Aghios Ioannis church

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,694 ft

'Aloida' fount

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,694 ft
Photo ofMemorial of 'Hainides'

Memorial of 'Hainides'

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,655 ft
Photo of'Aloida'

'Aloida'

PictographRuins Altitude 3,570 ft
Photo of'Vitsilia'

'Vitsilia'

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,350 ft

'Liana'

PictographMountain pass Altitude 2,992 ft
Photo ofLiana path starting point

Liana path starting point

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,081 ft

old stone home

PictographPanorama Altitude 3,081 ft
Photo ofView point

View point

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,402 ft

fence (passage)

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