ΦΑΙΣΤΟΣ - ΚΝΩΣΟΣ ΜΙΝΩΙΚΟΣ ΑΘΛΟΣ
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 42.10 mi
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Average duration: 21h 40
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: No
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Ascent: + 2,625 ft
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Descent: - 2,608 ft
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Highest point: 2,133 ft
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Lowest point: 20 ft
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Country: Greece
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Start: N 35.051723° / E 24.811693°
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End: N 35.298237° / E 25.161003°
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 315 ft - Start on Φαιστού - Καλών Λιμένων
- 1 : mi 0.11 - alt. 289 ft - Turn right onto Φαιστού - Καλών Λιμένων
- 2 : mi 1.21 - alt. 115 ft - Turn right onto Ηρακλείου - Φαιστού
- 3 : mi 4.89 - alt. 249 ft - Keep right onto 28ης Οκτωβρίου
- 4 : mi 5.47 - alt. 256 ft - Turn slight right onto 25ης Μαρτίου
- 5 : mi 5.68 - alt. 259 ft - Keep left onto Ηρακλείου - Φαιστού
- 6 : mi 6.23 - alt. 302 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 6.32 - alt. 302 ft - Turn right onto Ηρακλείου - Φαιστού
- 8 : mi 7.66 - alt. 417 ft - Turn right
- 9 : mi 7.68 - alt. 417 ft - Turn right onto Ηρακλείου - Φαιστού
- 10 : mi 9.03 - alt. 538 ft - Keep right
- 11 : mi 9.05 - alt. 538 ft - Turn left
- 12 : mi 9.08 - alt. 545 ft - Turn right onto Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός
- 13 : mi 9.76 - alt. 538 ft - Turn right
- 14 : mi 9.76 - alt. 538 ft - Turn right onto Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός
- 15 : mi 10.83 - alt. 558 ft - Keep right onto Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός
- 16 : mi 10.92 - alt. 568 ft - Turn left
- 17 : mi 10.92 - alt. 571 ft - Turn right onto Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός
- 18 : mi 11.06 - alt. 594 ft - Turn right onto Αγίων Δέκα - Μάρθας
- 19 : mi 11.06 - alt. 594 ft - Turn left onto Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός
- 20 : mi 19.28 - alt. 1,998 ft - Turn sharp right
- 21 : mi 19.29 - alt. 1,998 ft - Turn sharp left
- 22 : mi 19.39 - alt. 1,975 ft - Turn right onto Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός
- 23 : mi 19.58 - alt. 1,959 ft - Turn right
- 24 : mi 19.59 - alt. 1,959 ft - Turn right onto Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός
- 25 : mi 20.19 - alt. 1,880 ft - Keep right
- 26 : mi 20.21 - alt. 1,870 ft - Turn sharp right
- 27 : mi 20.25 - alt. 1,870 ft - Turn right
- 28 : mi 21.06 - alt. 1,745 ft - Turn left
- 29 : mi 23.19 - alt. 1,512 ft - Turn slight right
- 30 : mi 25.49 - alt. 938 ft - Turn slight right onto Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός
- 31 : mi 26.53 - alt. 1,014 ft - Turn right
- 32 : mi 26.54 - alt. 1,014 ft - Turn right onto Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός
- 33 : mi 26.64 - alt. 1,017 ft - Keep right onto Σταυράκια - Βενεράτο
- 34 : mi 27.91 - alt. 1,060 ft - Keep right
- 35 : mi 27.91 - alt. 1,060 ft - Turn sharp right onto Σταυράκια - Βενεράτο
- 36 : mi 30.76 - alt. 387 ft - Keep right onto Σταυράκια - Βενεράτο
- 37 : mi 30.8 - alt. 387 ft - Turn right onto Ηράκλειο - Φαιστός
- 38 : mi 32.86 - alt. 262 ft - Keep right onto Ηράκλειο - Φαιστός
- 39 : mi 34.74 - alt. 151 ft - Keep right onto Ηράκλειο - Φαιστός
- 40 : mi 35.39 - alt. 112 ft - Turn left
- 41 : mi 35.39 - alt. 112 ft - Turn right onto Ηράκλειο - Φαιστός
- 42 : mi 35.89 - alt. 118 ft - Turn right
- 43 : mi 35.9 - alt. 118 ft - Turn left onto Ηράκλειο - Φαιστός
- 44 : mi 35.92 - alt. 118 ft - Turn left onto Κεφαλογιάννη Μανώλη
- 45 : mi 35.92 - alt. 115 ft - Turn right onto Ηράκλειο - Φαιστός
- 46 : mi 36.42 - alt. 82 ft - Turn sharp right onto Αθητάκη Γιάν.
- 47 : mi 36.42 - alt. 82 ft - Turn left onto Ηράκλειο - Φαιστός
- 48 : mi 36.43 - alt. 82 ft - Turn right onto Αθητάκη Γιάν.
- 49 : mi 36.45 - alt. 79 ft - Turn right
- 50 : mi 36.55 - alt. 49 ft - Keep right
- 51 : mi 36.65 - alt. 33 ft - Turn right onto ΕΟ97
- 52 : mi 37 - alt. 26 ft - Turn slight right onto ΕΟ97
- 53 : mi 37.06 - alt. 23 ft - Keep right onto Παναγιωτάκη
- 54 : mi 37.1 - alt. 23 ft - Keep right toward ΕΟ90
- 55 : mi 37.35 - alt. 26 ft - Keep right onto 62 Μαρτύρων
- 56 : mi 37.7 - alt. 66 ft - Turn right onto Αγίου Θωμά
- 57 : mi 37.72 - alt. 66 ft - Turn right onto 62 Μαρτύρων
- 58 : mi 38.24 - alt. 95 ft - Turn right onto ΕΟ90
- 59 : mi 38.26 - alt. 95 ft - Turn right onto 62 Μαρτύρων
- 60 : mi 38.3 - alt. 95 ft - Turn right
- 61 : mi 38.3 - alt. 95 ft - Turn right onto 62 Μαρτύρων
- 62 : mi 38.34 - alt. 89 ft - Turn right
- 63 : mi 38.35 - alt. 89 ft - Turn left onto 62 Μαρτύρων
- 64 : mi 38.37 - alt. 85 ft - Enter roundabout
- 65 : mi 38.44 - alt. 102 ft - Keep right onto Νικολάου Πλαστήρα
- 66 : mi 38.56 - alt. 115 ft - Enter roundabout
- 67 : mi 38.62 - alt. 115 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Νικολάου Πλαστήρα
- 68 : mi 38.7 - alt. 115 ft - Turn slight right
- 69 : mi 38.71 - alt. 118 ft - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Νικολάου Πλαστήρα
- 70 : mi 38.87 - alt. 141 ft - Enter roundabout
- 71 : mi 39.07 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right onto Έβανς
- 72 : mi 39.13 - alt. 141 ft - Turn slight right
- 73 : mi 39.14 - alt. 144 ft - Keep right onto Πλατεία Κύπρου
- 74 : mi 39.22 - alt. 161 ft - Turn left onto Κνωσσού Λ.
- 75 : mi 39.31 - alt. 177 ft - Turn right onto Πετράκη Λουκά
- 76 : mi 39.32 - alt. 177 ft - Turn right onto Κνωσσού Λ.
- 77 : mi 39.42 - alt. 177 ft - Turn right onto Παλαμά Κωστή
- 78 : mi 39.42 - alt. 177 ft - Turn right onto Κνωσσού Λ.
- 79 : mi 39.57 - alt. 171 ft - Turn slight right onto Κνωσσού
- 80 : mi 39.69 - alt. 157 ft - Keep left onto Κνωσσού
- 81 : mi 39.7 - alt. 161 ft - Keep right
- 82 : mi 40.65 - alt. 285 ft - Enter roundabout
- 83 : mi 40.91 - alt. 292 ft - Enter roundabout
- 84 : mi 41.04 - alt. 299 ft - Enter roundabout
- 85 : mi 41.17 - alt. 331 ft - Enter roundabout
- 86 : mi 42.1 - alt. 328 ft - Turn left
- E : mi 42.1 - alt. 328 ft
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