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 walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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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

Highlight • Trail

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

Highlight • Trail

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)

Highlight • Cave

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

4.61 km

1.14 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.34 km

786 m

367 m

356 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 3 November

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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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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