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Route 5: All of Apokoronas in one journey
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Sep–Jun · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)
- J13°10°139
- F13°10°119
- M15°11°78
- A18°14°36
- M21°17°17
- J26°22°3
- J27°24°1
- A28°24°2
- S25°22°18
- O22°19°68
- N18°15°117
- D15°12°139
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Route 5: All of Apokoronas in one journey is a local hiking route of about 17 km (11 mi) in Crete, Greece. It is on Kefála in the White Mountains. It is at Vrýses.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 17 km · 11 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 18 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Kefála (mountain; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- White Mountains (Eastern Mediterranean Islands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- At Vrýses (Nomós Chaniás, Crete) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Sep–Jun
- Country
- Greece
- Region
- Crete
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- Apo 05
- Operator (OSM)
- Municipality of Apokoronas
- From / to
- Vrisses → Vrisses
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 35.3604, 24.1943
- Route start
- 35.3760, 24.2010
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17288499
- Official info
- samonas.gr/blog/%ce%b5%ce%bb%ce%bb%ce%b7%ce%bd%c
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
Nearest trails
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2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Crete
Route 7: The enchanted forest
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Route 8: Contrasting landscapes
2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Crete
Route 9: The lake tour
5.0 mi · 8.1 km · Crete
Route 3: Stone shepherd huts in the White Mountains
5.7 mi · 9.1 km · Crete
Route 2: Α journey through History
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