Cyprus South & North: The finest coastal and mountain walks. 50 walks. With GPS tracks

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Bergverlag Rother GmbH, 28 Mar 2019 - Sports & Recreation - 192 pages

Cyprus is not only famous for its cultural heritage and 9000 year old past – “Aphrodite‘s Island“ is one of the most popular hiking destinations in the eastern Mediterranean. The centre of the island is dominated by the Troodos mountain measuring some 2000 m in height, which despite its considerable altitude is more reminiscent of European low mountains, due to its softly rounded and forested peak.

This Rother hiking guide proposes 50 routes mostly ranging from easy to medium level. Next to mountain tours, it also includes a selection of coastal paths along bizarre cliffs and adventurous ravine tours. Forest paths and nature trails lead through aromatic cedar woods, silent valleys and to remote Byzantine churches and monasteries. Classic spring tours are those which take visitors across the peninsula of Akamas, when colourful carpets of flowers and orchids blossoming by the wayside unveil their typical Mediterranean charm.

Contents

Use of the guide
6
The best walks in Cyprus
9
Walking in Cyprus
13
Southern Cyprus
24
Northern Cyprus
32
Information and addresses
38
Locations and accommodation
46
Overview map
50
The Vouni Trail onto Profitis Ilias 1143m
74
Petra tou Romiou
76
Cape Aspro
78
Chapotami gorge at Archimandrita
82
Circular path around the Stavros forestry station
84
Chorteri Nature Trail 1291m
86
From Cedar valley onto Tripylos 1407m
88
To the Caledonian Falls
90

Aphrodite Trail
52
Adonis Trail
56
From the Baths of Aphrodite to Cape Arnaoutis
58
Smigies Trail
62
Avakas gorge
64
Lara Beach
68
To the Kantarkasti sea grottoes
70
Arnies Nature Trail
72
Myllomeris Waterfalls
92
Pouziaris Nature Trail 1580m
94
Artemis Nature Trail
96
Atalante Nature Trail
99
Persephone Nature Trail
102
From Troodos to Platres
104
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