Kounaviano Gorge – Old Mill Ruins of Kounavi loop from Mirtia

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Kounaviano Gorge – Old Mill Ruins of Kounavi loop from Mirtia

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4.5

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Kounaviano Gorge – Old Mill Ruins of Kounavi loop from Mirtia

02:45

9.32km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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114 m

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum pays tribute to the great intellectual, author, thinker, philosopher, politician and traveler Nikos Kazantzakis.

The museum consists of a group of buildings in the central square …

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957 m

Kounavon Municipality of Kazantzakis Conservation Area

Highlight • Natural

1.23 km

Rocky Water Channel in Kounavon, Kazantzakis Municipality

Highlight • Gorge

1.24 km

Old Stone House Ruins in Kounavoi

Highlight • Historical Site

Actually an easy, beautiful, shady hike. Actually! We recommend sturdy shoes, durable trousers and good outerwear.
The path is partially overgrown with underhand thorns. We had to look for a …

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1.40 km

Kounaviano Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Sturdy shoes and long trousers are strongly recommended: In May, the vegetation was sometimes so dense that the path was rarely clearly visible.

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1.67 km

Wooden bridge over stream in Kounavon, Kazantzakis

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The wooden bridge will no longer be there in September 2026. It has been replaced by a rope. In late summer, there is also very little water in the stream.

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1.81 km

Old Mill Ruins of Kounavi

Highlight • Historical Site

2.71 km

Riverbed Trail in Kounavoi, Kazantzakis Municipality

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The route includes several river crossings, usually without a bridge. In May, the water was low, so it wasn't challenging. Otherwise, be prepared for wet feet!

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9.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.41 km

2.33 km

1.62 km

971 m

Surfaces

4.81 km

1.98 km

1.35 km

884 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

16°C

11°C

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

September 26, 2026,Kounaviano-Schlucht

That was a real jungle tour today. 🌱🌵🌴🌲🌳
I've already walked a few gorges on Crete, but I hadn't experienced anything like this before. 😃
It was a close call that a machete wasn't needed to hack through the gorge. 😅
Different, but still really beautiful. 👍🏼🤩

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September 6, 2024,Wilde Tour bergauf durch die Schlucht, zurück per Anhalter

The gorge itself is very pretty, the hiking trail is not well maintained and you often have to guess and clear your way through the undergrowth. It is more pleasant to start from the museum at the top and go down as far as you want and then back again.

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