Charkia-Arkadi-Margarites-Chani Alexandrou-Viran Episkopi
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Charkia-Arkadi-Margarites-Chani Alexandrou-Viran Episkopi

A cycling route starting in AgĂ­a FoteinĂ­, Crete, Greece.

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Overview

About this route

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From the tiny mountain villages of Charkia and Kavousi over to the famous monastery of Arkadi. At Eleftherna there is a nice look-out-coffee-shop to the excavation site of "Orthi Petra" which was minoan. Just above Margarites possibility of seeing a pottery presentation at the "Tsikalario" of Eleni Gavgalakis. Via Chani Alexandrou through lush hills back towards the north coast and Viran Episkopi.

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Duration
37.6 km
Distance
295 m
Ascent
823 m
Descent
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Michael Dirksen
Michael Dirksen

created this 9 years ago

Route quality

Waytypes & surfaces along the route

Waytypes

  • Busy road

    29.5 km

    (78 %)

  • Road

    6.8 km

    (18 %)

  • Quiet road

    1.3 km

    (4 %)

Surfaces

Paved

26.2 km

(70 %)

Unpaved

0.1 km

(<1 %)

  • Asphalt

    26.2 km

    (70 %)

  • Gravel

    0.1 km

    (<1 %)

  • Undefined

    11.3 km

    (30 %)

Route highlights

Points of interest along the route

  1. Point of interest after 7.8 km

    Historic Monastery of Arkadi

  2. Point of interest after 16.9 km

    Archaeological Museum and excavation sites of Eleftherna

  3. Point of interest after 18.7 km

    Minoan/Roman Excavation site of Archaea Eleftherna.

  4. Point of interest after 21.9 km

    Pottery Presentation at the "Tsikalario" of Eleni and Nikos Gavgalakis.

  5. Point of interest after 22.8 km

    Pottery Village of Margarites

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