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Lake Potamoi – Arkadi Monastery loop from Τσεσμές

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Greece

Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Ρεθύμνης

Lake Potamoi – Arkadi Monastery loop from Τσεσμές

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Lake Potamoi – Arkadi Monastery loop from Τσεσμές

05:04

72.7km

1,370m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

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Start point

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9.02 km

Simas Bridge

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Impressive arched bridge from 1910. With a length of 25 meters, it spans the Kaminolakos Gorge, which is about 50 meters lower, and forms the northern entrance to the Amariotiki Valley.

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11.5 km

View of the Kourtaliotiko Gorge

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14.3 km

Potamon Lake

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From Retymno with a simple rental bike on asphalt roads with little traffic but partly in poor condition through beautiful landscapes around the reservoir. Very friendly residents in the villages …

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27.2 km

Café with Outdoor Seating

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Does anyone know the opening hours

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35.3 km

Munition Chamber, Arkadi Monastery

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An old wine cellar served as an ammunition chamber during the 1866 uprising. Here the defenders blew themselves up as the Ottomans approached. The Cretans' motto was 'Freedom or Death'.

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35.8 km

Arkadi Monastery

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Arkadi Monastery is a former Orthodox monastery in Crete. It existed from the 14th century to 1866 and is the island's most important national monument. The monastery played a prominent …

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36.5 km

View of Arkadi Monastery

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Great story that the monastery can tell.

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46.7 km

Viewpoint

72.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.0 km

9.95 km

3.00 km

1.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

61.9 km

7.00 km

2.52 km

582 m

497 m

244 m

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

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Weather

Thursday 9 July

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22°C

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Lake Potamoi – Arkadi Monastery loop from Τσεσμές

Simas Bridge

View of the Kourtaliotiko Gorge

Potamon Lake

Café with Outdoor Seating

Munition Chamber, Arkadi Monastery

Arkadi Monastery

View of Arkadi Monastery

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