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Agios Sabbas - Kapetaniana - Kofinas - Tres Ekklisies

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Distance
27.72 mi
Elevation gain
5,394 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
6,227 ft
Max elevation
3,923 ft
TrailRank 
62
Min elevation
20 ft
Trail type
One Way
Coordinates
2464
Uploaded
July 10, 2023
Recorded
July 2023
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near Vasilikí, Crete (Greece)

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Itinerary description

The present track, short but not that easy, encloses some of the best unpaved roads of the Asterousia. It is based on what I cycled on 25-08-2014, when I moved from the tavern of Agesilaos, little above the Tripiti gorge, back to Tres Ekklisies, from where all my tours, both by bicycle and by foot, had started.
For the sake of completeness, I prefixed the track with a short stretch cycled the previous evening, from Vasiliki to Agesilaos through the gorge of Agios Sabbas.
As for photo documentation, I freely used also material stemming from previous crossings of the Kofinas, directed to Koudouma or to Agios Ioannis. As a conquence, some places (among which the very summit of the Kofinas) are shown in different lights.

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Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 859 ft
Photo ofVasiliki Photo ofVasiliki

Vasiliki

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,211 ft
Photo ofFork to Lentas Photo ofFork to Lentas Photo ofFork to Lentas

Fork to Lentas

PictographMountain pass Altitude 1,066 ft
Photo ofAgia Paraskevi

Agia Paraskevi

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,065 ft
Photo ofCanyon Agios Sabbas Photo ofCanyon Agios Sabbas Photo ofCanyon Agios Sabbas

Canyon Agios Sabbas

PictographIntersection Altitude 444 ft
Photo ofFork to Agesilaos Photo ofFork to Agesilaos Photo ofFork to Agesilaos

Fork to Agesilaos

PictographWaypoint Altitude 412 ft
Photo ofAgesilaos Photo ofAgesilaos Photo ofAgesilaos

Agesilaos

PictographReligious site Altitude 419 ft
Photo ofAgios Sabbas Photo ofAgios Sabbas Photo ofAgios Sabbas

Agios Sabbas

PictographIntersection Altitude 363 ft
Photo ofFork to Tripiti Photo ofFork to Tripiti

Fork to Tripiti

PictographPanorama Altitude 495 ft
Photo ofLand of Agesilaos Photo ofLand of Agesilaos

Land of Agesilaos

PictographWaypoint Altitude 742 ft
Photo ofRidge I

Ridge I

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,077 ft
Photo ofRidge II

Ridge II

PictographReligious site Altitude 1,662 ft
Photo ofMoni Zoodochou Pygou Photo ofMoni Zoodochou Pygou Photo ofMoni Zoodochou Pygou

Moni Zoodochou Pygou

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,836 ft
Photo ofView on Zoodochou Photo ofView on Zoodochou

View on Zoodochou

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,857 ft
Photo ofColumn Photo ofColumn Photo ofColumn

Column

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,128 ft
Photo ofFork to Agios Fanourios Photo ofFork to Agios Fanourios Photo ofFork to Agios Fanourios

Fork to Agios Fanourios

PictographReligious site Altitude 2,006 ft
Photo ofAgios Fanourios Photo ofAgios Fanourios Photo ofAgios Fanourios

Agios Fanourios

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,653 ft
Photo ofKapetaniana Photo ofKapetaniana Photo ofKapetaniana

Kapetaniana

Photo ofMetochi Trion Ierarchon Photo ofMetochi Trion Ierarchon Photo ofMetochi Trion Ierarchon

Metochi Trion Ierarchon

PictographIntersection Altitude 3,443 ft
Photo ofFork to Kofinas Photo ofFork to Kofinas Photo ofFork to Kofinas

Fork to Kofinas

PictographReligious site Altitude 3,542 ft
Photo ofPanagia Kera Photo ofPanagia Kera Photo ofPanagia Kera

Panagia Kera

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,597 ft
Photo ofSwitchback below Kofinas Photo ofSwitchback below Kofinas Photo ofSwitchback below Kofinas

Switchback below Kofinas

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,831 ft
Photo ofPath to Kofinas Photo ofPath to Kofinas Photo ofPath to Kofinas

Path to Kofinas

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,874 ft
Photo ofKofinas ridge Photo ofKofinas ridge Photo ofKofinas ridge

Kofinas ridge

PictographReligious site Altitude 3,882 ft
Photo ofKofinas Church Photo ofKofinas Church Photo ofKofinas Church

Kofinas Church

PictographSummit Altitude 3,866 ft
Photo ofKofinas Photo ofKofinas Photo ofKofinas

Kofinas

PictographIntersection Altitude 3,351 ft
Photo ofCrossroads Photo ofCrossroads Photo ofCrossroads

Crossroads

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,605 ft
Photo ofPlatanias Photo ofPlatanias Photo ofPlatanias

Platanias

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,206 ft
Photo ofDoor to close Photo ofDoor to close Photo ofDoor to close

Door to close

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,707 ft

Paranymphi

PictographReligious site Altitude 1,680 ft
Photo ofChurch close to the fork to Mournia Photo ofChurch close to the fork to Mournia Photo ofChurch close to the fork to Mournia

Church close to the fork to Mournia

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,715 ft

Sea view

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,088 ft

Upper switchbacks

PictographPanorama Altitude 496 ft
Photo ofLower switchbacks

Lower switchbacks

PictographBeach Altitude 25 ft
Photo ofTres Ekklisies Photo ofTres Ekklisies

Tres Ekklisies

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