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Samaria Gorge

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Samaria Gorge

Recommended by 639 hikers out of 653

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Εθνικός Δρυμός Σαμαριάς

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Location: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων, Greece

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1. Samaria Gorge – Iron Gates (Samaria Gorge) loop from Agia Roumeli

24.7km

08:21

1,200m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Iron Gates (Samaria Gorge) – Samaria Village Ruins loop from Agia Roumeli

21.8km

06:44

750m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Samaria Gorge – Samaria Village Ruins loop from Agia Roumeli

12.9km

04:54

880m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Raffael

September 27, 2022

As a rule, a few hundred people start the tour through the gorge here every day.

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Raffael

September 27, 2022

Shortly after the entrance you walk with a lot of other people, but after a few kilometers it spreads out quite well, so that you no longer have the feeling of being part of a popular hike.

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Beate

September 29, 2020

The Samaria Gorge is one of the highlights on the island, especially for hikers, active vacationers and everyone who doesn't just want to spend their holidays in hotels and on the beach. The gorge is around 13 km long from the entrance to the exit house - incidentally one of the longest in Europe - and with an altitude difference of 1,200 meters, it is also a superlative in this respect. The gorge is lined by up to 600 m high vertical rock walls, which allow a passage of only three to four meters at the so-called "iron gate".
The gorge is beautiful, but since it is one of the tourist highlights of Crete, up to 4000 people hike through it in the summer high season and it is often quite crowded.

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Distance 2.04 km

Uphill 20 m

Downhill 230 m

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Samaria Gorge

1. Samaria Gorge – Iron Gates (Samaria Gorge) loop from Agia Roumeli

2. Iron Gates (Samaria Gorge) – Samaria Village Ruins loop from Agia Roumeli

3. Samaria Gorge – Samaria Village Ruins loop from Agia Roumeli

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