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Loutro – Cliffside Coastal Trail loop from Loutro

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Loutro – Cliffside Coastal Trail loop from Loutro

Moderate

4.8

(131)

649

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Loutro – Cliffside Coastal Trail loop from Loutro

04:18

13.5km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Start point

Hotel

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45 m

Loutro

Highlight • Settlement

Rustic fishing village, which lives mainly from tourism. Once the day tourists who bring the ferries are gone, things get much more comfortable. Then you can end the day in …

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1.53 km

Carob Tree with View of Loutro

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you also have a great view of Loutro

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2.31 km

Rocky Cove Between Sweet Water Beach and Loutro

Highlight • Beach

On the way to Lutro you can go into the water everywhere

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2.59 km

Sweet Water Beach (Paralia Glyka Nera)

Highlight • Beach

About 3.5 km from Loutro lies the bay. It is known for its freshwater springs. The bay is beautifully secluded and invites you to swim.

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4.21 km

Cliffside Coastal Trail

Highlight • Trail

Great section of the route here on the cliffs.

There are rope safety devices in places. Difficulty in my opinion A/B.

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6.43 km

To really experience Chora Sfakion from above (and to escape the hustle and bustle), you should take the trouble to take a walk through the higher-lying districts with their around 40 churches: komoot.de/tour /307426164

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8.07 km

Coastal trail from Chora Sfakion to Loutro

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Super nice hike along the coast with fantastic views. Sure-footedness and a head for heights are, however, a must 🌞🇬🇷👌😎👍

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13.5 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.34 km

3.91 km

752 m

185 m

132 m

131 m

Surfaces

6.35 km

3.91 km

2.18 km

575 m

344 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 4 September

29°C

18°C

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

September 23, 2023,Von Chora Sfakion nach Loutro

Beautiful coastal hike on a section of the E4 from Chora Sfakia to Loutro. First a short stretch on a little-used asphalt road, then spectacularly on a narrow path, partly secured by ropes. Sure-footedness and a head for heights required, no shade. You can swim at Sweet Water Beach halfway. From Loutro by boat back to the starting point. Incidentally, …

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October 10, 2023,Von Loutro nach Chora Sfakion

Our final stage on the coast seemed to be more of a walk, being 8 km long and with unspectacular directions. Far from it: the one kilometer from Sweet Water Beach to the road 75 m higher was quite a challenge. With a large backpack, the climbing on the numerous boulders was a real challenge. Steel cables were installed in …

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May 19, 2022,20220519 Kreta 🇬🇷 E4, fünfte Etappe: Loutro- Chora Sfakion

Actually, we didn't want to walk this way anymore due to some injuries on our feet, but rather go by boat, but then there was a storm warning and there were no more ferries and boats. We could hardly imagine it, because there was no wind in Loutro, even at Sweet Water Beach. But when we got close to Chora …

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May 22, 2022,Van Skafia naar Loutro via mooi pad langs de kust.

Superb walk along the coast. By boat from Loutrou. Buy a ticket there on the shore.

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September 19, 2023,Escursione

Stage no. 8. Likos beach - Sfakia. Moderately challenging hike

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September 22, 2023,Sfakion - Loutro und mit der Fähre zurück

Hike on a section of the E4 to Loutro.
An old fishing village, which today attracts tourists, can only be reached on foot or by boat and, according to Wikipedia, was a place for pirates in the Middle Ages.
The path meanders spectacularly along the slope with fantastic views of the crystal-clear turquoise sea.
Today mountains ⛰️ and sea 🌊 …

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September 10, 2022,Traditionswanderung 09.22

For a comprehensive description see tour from 1.09.16

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October 1, 2025,🇬🇷KüstenWanderung ab Loutro. Vorbei am SweetwaterBeach bis nach Chora Sfakion. Heiss.

A lovely little hike along the coast. We set off late in the morning. It got really hot during the course of the afternoon.
From Loutro to Sweetwater Beach and then on to Loutro for a quick afternoon snack.
The only downside today: I left my hiking poles at the ATM. Unfortunately, they were gone when I came back an …

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Loutro

Carob Tree with View of Loutro

Rocky Cove Between Sweet Water Beach and Loutro

Agios Pavlos Beach and Chapel

Sweet Water Beach (Paralia Glyka Nera)

Cliffside Coastal Trail

View of Chora Sfakion

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