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Rouvas Wooden Bridge – Rouvas Gorge loop from Community of Zaros

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Rouvas Wooden Bridge – Rouvas Gorge loop from Community of Zaros

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Rouvas Wooden Bridge – Rouvas Gorge loop from Community of Zaros

04:06

9.04km

590m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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Hotel

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815 m

Rouvas Gorge (Agios Nikolaos Trail)

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Very nice gorge trail.
A bit of fitness and sure-footedness would be quite good. In the middle of summer, however, only heat-tested people should go, as you can also walk …

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1.19 km

Rouvas Gorge

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A beautiful and worth seeing gorge near Zaros that ends in the Rouvas forest. There are three ways to get started: at Votomos Lake, at the Eleonora Country Village Hotel …

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2.11 km

Bench With a View of Rouvas Gorge

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Anyone who has reached this point will already have a few meters of altitude in their legs and the most beautiful part of the climb is about to begin. The …

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2.66 km

Rouvas Wooden Bridge

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The thing stands... holds... does what it's supposed to!

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2.71 km

Rouvas Gorge

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Simply a highlight

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4.40 km

Agios Ioannis Chapel

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The chapel of Agios Ioánnis is the destination of the hike through the Rouwas Gorge. It is located on a small plateau at 938 meters and can also be reached …

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4.49 km

Rouvas Forest Plateau

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It's just beautiful here on the plateau!

Shady spots, tables, silence.

amazing!!!

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7.34 km

Rouvas Gorge

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Very beautiful and impressive gorge. Sturdy shoes are a must. Once you get to the top, there are beautiful table and bench combos in the shade as well as an open shelter with a fireplace.

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9.04 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.83 km

649 m

416 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.94 km

939 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

34°C

22°C

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Comments

June 19, 2025,Fortsetzung - Schluchting Kreta / Zaros

Two days earlier, I did the hike with my lovely wife.

She didn't want to do it again so quickly, though.

Time for me to experiment with a bit of video technology. I don't own a "wand" or a mega-editing program, but maybe I'll still like it.

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April 18, 2023,Rouwas Schlucht. Kreta im Frühling

At the small idyllic Vomonos Lake we let our souls dangle. There are also trout on the table here, which are farmed next door. Then we head into the gorge.

The path is constantly changing: sometimes in the river bed or high above it. Wooden bridges and stairs help. We still have no comparison with other Cretan gorges. Now, in …

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September 26, 2024,Rouvas Schlucht 🇬🇷

After we had to cancel the tour last year because of an approaching thunderstorm, today was our second attempt to walk the gorge. The weather was good and we started at 9.30 am at Lake Zaros. In total, it took us 2 hours to get up, a 30-minute break and 2 hours to get back down. The actual gorge only …

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June 17, 2025,Der steile Aufstieg der Sina C

Two years ago, I went up and down alone.

This year, with my better half.

It's really hard to describe something like this, but I'll give it a try.

Totally diverse.
An "Aha" or "Ohoo" behind every other bend.

The trail is quite challenging. Being relatively free from vertigo will definitely help at one point or another.

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June 11, 2023,vom Hotel Eleonas bis nach oben - Schluchtwanderung

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maybe even for me inexperienced person.

Be sure to check the weather beforehand. When it rains, some stones get very soapy.

Otherwise:

up! It's worth it. The Hotel Elionas is a great place to park and start hiking from there.

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October 1, 2024,Oleander – In den Tiefen der Schlucht Runde von Nivritos

Moderately difficult is putting it kindly. Some parts are tricky and a head for heights is often advisable. But the panorama is really worth seeing.

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September 4, 2023,Zaros - Canyon – Rouvas Schlucht - Hin und zurück ein Erlebnis

Unfortunately Komoot didn't record a few meters, but no matter. Wow what a path, incredibly strenuous for us and sometimes not without risk, as narrow paths, steep cliffs without protection. But we did it 👍🏻 and it was really worth it. Insane scenery... With my bad knees, I would definitely recommend trekking poles...

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October 13, 2023,Rouvas-Schlucht hin und zurück

Great tour with oleander bushes in the gorge that naturally bloomed in October. Rugged rock formations, you should be sure-footed. At the end of the way there is a small chapel and a huge picnic area under Cretan oaks.

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Rouvas Gorge (Agios Nikolaos Trail)

Rouvas Gorge

Bench With a View of Rouvas Gorge

Rouvas Wooden Bridge

Rouvas Gorge

Agios Ioannis Chapel

Rouvas Forest Plateau

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