Hiking to the Top of Crete - Psiloritis (2456m)

Early September 2017, I went to Greece and also found some time to hike up the highest mountain of Crete - the Psiloritis (2456m). Below you can find some short information around this easy hike.

• Date: Early September - blue sky - sunny day
• The hike indeed is nothing extraordinary without great scenery in the first phase - it gets better as soon as you reach the peak
• The European long distance hiking trail E4 does lead over the peak as well
• We approached the peak from the South side via the village Kouroutes - from there, a 10 km gravel road leads to the Prinos hut
• Driving with the car to the hut is an adventure and the success depends on the power of your car - we had to push ours once and didn’t make it to the hut but parked the car further downhill - 4×4 is heavily recommended, but I read reports of folks who made it without
• There is a stone church (Timios Stavros) on top which could also be used as an emergency shelter
• There is water available at the top - a cistern is right behind the church - I recommend strongly to apply filters and only use the water in emergency cases since it does not seem to be very trustworthy
• 1200m altitude took us a little bit more than 2 hours - we carried 4,5 liters of water for 2 persons which was sufficient but I would bring more next time
• Bring strong sunblockers and some warm clothes for the peak

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