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Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων

Iron Gates (Portes) — Narrowest point of the Samaria Gorge

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Iron Gates (Portes) — Narrowest point of the Samaria Gorge

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Iron Gates (Portes) — Narrowest point of the Samaria Gorge

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    February 25, 2025

    Hiking

    The gorge is lined by vertical rock walls up to 600 m high, which allow a passage of only three to four meters at the narrowest point of the gorge, at the so-called "iron gate".
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    October 13, 2024

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    August 2024. I don't know why the trail is described as difficult. It took us 5 hours to complete it from the entrance to the beach lounger at a normal …
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    Elevation 170 m

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    Location: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων, Greece

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