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Rocky Mountain Trail – Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus) loop from Idaean Cave

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Rocky Mountain Trail – Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus) loop from Idaean Cave

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Rocky Mountain Trail – Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus) loop from Idaean Cave

03:28

6.92km

600m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Waypoints

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136 m

Anogeia Mountain Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

282 m

Church of the Ascension (Analipsi), Anogeia

Highlight • Religious Site

Many of the small churches belong to local families, so they are not always open. This is also the grave site of two Cretan freedom fighters.

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355 m

Rocky Mountain Trail

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1.31 km

Ascent to Psiloritis, shortly after the Nida Plateau

Highlight • Trail

1.74 km

Valley to the pass on Mount Psiloritis

Highlight • Mountain Pass

very well marked trail. In April, there is still snow in places. Observe weather conditions!

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2.95 km

Trail Junction on the Nyda Plateau

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inconspicuous fork in the road. From the Nyda Plateau there are 2 possible routes to the Psiloritis.
To the left, well marked with cairns and later with red dots. This …

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5.92 km

Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus)

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Historically very interesting, at some point an attempt was made to improve it for tourism, and as is so often the case in Crete, the money ran out and a …

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6.92 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.62 km

1.21 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.27 km

862 m

352 m

350 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

19°C

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Comments

April 21, 2026,Kreta 🇬🇷 Nida Plateau - Psiloritis Massiv, 1910 m

For a fast 4 weeks we kept looking at the snow-covered Psiloritis mountain range, today as the last tour for this year we wanted to get closer to it and were rewarded with a top view...🗻😍🔝

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Rocky Mountain Trail – Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus) loop from Idaean Cave

Anogeia Mountain Refuge

Church of the Ascension (Analipsi), Anogeia

Rocky Mountain Trail

Ascent to Psiloritis, shortly after the Nida Plateau

Valley to the pass on Mount Psiloritis

Trail Junction on the Nyda Plateau

Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus)

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