Richtis Gorges from Exo Mouliana

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Hike through the Richtis Gorges near Sitia. It’s a lovely route along the gorges, featuring a waterfall where you can have a swim. Reasonable numbers of visitors given the time of year (late August). Suitable for children over 8 who are used to walking. There are small log bridges to help you get along the path.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.03 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,211 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,227 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,191 ft
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    Lowest point: 10 ft
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Arrival at the pebble beach
Pebble beach
Pebble beach
Descent through the gorges

Description of the walk

Park in the car park near the village of Exo Mouliana. It is easily accessible, simple to find and partly shaded.

(S/E) Walk down from the car park along the road to the left, until you reach the entrance booth to the gorges (entry €5).

(1) Take the path leading down into the gorges (marked with red, white and yellow or red and yellow signs), which is very easy to follow. You’ll reach the waterfall and the small reservoir where you can go for a swim.

(2) After a very pleasant break, carry on to the car park at the bottom of the gorges.

(3) Continue down to the sea along the same path (if you’re going for a swim, make sure you have water shoes – it’s a pebble beach).

(4) Retrace your steps to return to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,188 ft - Car park on the road near Exo Mouliana
  2. 1 : mi 0.85 - alt. 843 ft - Entrance booth at the gorge
  3. 2 : mi 2.1 - alt. 417 ft - Waterfall
  4. 3 : mi 2.81 - alt. 85 ft - Car park at the bottom of the gorges
  5. 4 : mi 3.01 - alt. 16 ft - Sea
  6. S/E : mi 6.03 - alt. 1,191 ft - Car park on the road near Exo Mouliana

Notes

The water at the waterfall is not safe to drink.

Some sections can be a little tricky (especially if the rocks are wet).

There is an entry fee to the gorges (€5).

Other walks in the area

Walking Gorge of the Dead from Kata Zakros, return via the plateau

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↔5.05 mi ↗+732 ft ↘-735 ft ◔2h 55 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Greece
Starting from sea level, the passage through the Gorges des Morts is absolutely magnificent: high ochre cliffs, in total silence. The markings are perfect, with extremely regular yellow, white and blue dots. There are traces of climbing equipment, and after an hour you arrive at a magnificent rocky cirque.At the intersection to the second gorge (exit), on the right, the markings change to red dots that are much rarer and even difficult to read. There is a small passage with metal pedals and a chain, which is not difficult.After following the dry riverbed, you climb up onto the plateau, which is ultimately of little interest, as you cannot really see the gorge, which is some distance to your right. It is probably more pleasant to turn back and return via the bottom of the gorge rather than making a circular route.

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