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Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Ρεθύμνης

Arkadi Monastery – Arkadi Monastery loop from Monastery of Arkadi

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Mountain biking trails
Greece
Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Ρεθύμνης

Arkadi Monastery – Arkadi Monastery loop from Monastery of Arkadi

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Arkadi Monastery – Arkadi Monastery loop from Monastery of Arkadi

04:27

44.0km

1,280m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.41 km for 74 m

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Start point

Restaurant

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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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496 m

Arkadi Monastery

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The Arkadi Monastery is truly worth seeing.
Admission costs 4 euros.

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829 m

View of Arkadi Monastery

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Great story that the monastery can tell.

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8.43 km

Archaeological Museum of Eleutherna

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The Museum of Ancient Eleutherna displays exhibits from the site of Eleutherna (a city-state in Crete, Greece, which prospered from the Greek Middle Ages to the Byzantine period. The site …

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39.2 km

Viewpoint

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perfect for a rest

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41.4 km

Washed-Out Path

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2023: The path is still in good condition for a short time up to the weir, then it becomes quite overgrown and hardly passable. In the end you know why, …

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43.6 km

Arched Walkways at Arkadi Monastery

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Beautiful arcades in the monastery courtyard. They provide shade and are beautifully planted.

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43.7 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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44.0 km

End point

Restaurant

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.8 km

13.4 km

5.78 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.2 km

14.1 km

360 m

346 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,150 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

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Thursday 9 July

28°C

20°C

16 %

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