Halki walks & information sheets
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210m ascent over 4Km, minimum 1 hour
- A walk up the road (very few cars) to the ruined hill village and steep climb to the Crusader castle
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1d Chorio - Emborio
160m down over 3.5Km, minimum 25 minutes
- A walk back from the ruined hill village and castle
2u Emborio - Chania
80m ascent and descent over 1.5Km, minimum 20 minutes
- Walk over a low col to sheltered bay and extension to ruined castle
3 THREE PEAKS WALK
About 900m climbing over about 20Km taking 7 hours for the round trip
- Climb all three 600m peaks from Chorio with chapels, views and spiky limestone rocks
4u Chorio - Ayios Panteleimon
300m ascent over 2.0Km, minimum 30 minutes
- Up the virtually unused road to the plateau for views and more walks
5u Chorio - St. Yiannis the Nearer and optional Vigla ascent
300m ascent over 2.6 Km, minimum 40 minutes
- Steep shepherds' path up to the plateau, option to summit
5d St. Yiannis the Nearer - Chorio
300m descent over 2.6 Km, minimum 30 minutes
- Steep shepherds' path down
6u Chorio - Taxiarchis - Maistro & Vigla
400m climb over 5Km , allow 75 mins
- Direct climb, some off-path to pair of summits towering over the port
6d Maistro - Taxiarchis - Chorio
400m descent, steep in places, over 4 Km, Allow about ¾ hour
- Steep descent from hilltop to Chorio
7u Ayios Panteleimon - Ayios Yiannis, Monastery of St John
3.5 Km clear slightly undulating path, requiring about 35 mins
- A walk out along the ridge to the famed monastery at the far end of the island, links from 4u
7d Ayios Yiannis - Ayios Panteleimon
3.5 Km clear slightly undulating path, requiring about 35 mins
- A walk back along the ridge from monastery, links to 4D
8u Emborio - Taxiarchis, inland route
350m climb over 8 Km, tricky navigation, allow 1½ hours
- direct scramble under crags to mountain chapel
9 ALIMIA: The Castle and summit
2½ Km climb to the castle, minimum 30 minutes plus 15 mins to summit pillar
- Climb to ruined castle and summit of uninhabited islet on your day trip by boat
Information sheet
- General introduction for walkers
Summit panorama diagram
6pan Maistro
Summit panorama diagram
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