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Gidospito Café – View of Lake Potamon loop from Potamoi Dam

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Greece

Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Ρεθύμνης

Gidospito Café – View of Lake Potamon loop from Potamoi Dam

Moderate

4.3

(89)

250

hikers

Gidospito Café – View of Lake Potamon loop from Potamoi Dam

02:35

9.32km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3 m

Potamon Lake

Highlight • Lake

From Retymno with a simple rental bike on asphalt roads with little traffic but partly in poor condition through beautiful landscapes around the reservoir. Very friendly residents in the villages …

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8 m

Gidospito Café

Highlight • Cafe

Anyone visiting the largest dam in Crete cannot miss a stop at this wonderful restaurant right next to the dam. You can sit in peace in the shade, look out …

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122 m

Vrysses Dam

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Dam wall of the reservoir on the road with a great view.

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2.83 km

View of the Riverbank with Grazing Animals

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3.69 km

View of Lake Potamon

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Wonderful view over the lake. Good photo spot

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4.32 km

View of the Lake and Hills

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9.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.32 km

Surfaces

5.89 km

3.09 km

329 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Monday 22 June

26°C

18°C

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Gidospito Café – View of Lake Potamon loop from Potamoi Dam

Potamon Lake

Gidospito Café

Vrysses Dam

View of the Riverbank with Grazing Animals

View of Lake Potamon

View of the Lake and Hills

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