Nida - Vouloumenou (Kreta / Crete)

Dostop do izhodišča:
Iz mesta Heraklion na Kreti se zapeljemo do vasi Anogia in potem po asfaltirani cesti do planote Nida (angl. Nida plateau; gr. Οροπέδιο Νίδας). Izhodišče za turo sicer že spada pod upravno območje mesta Rethimno.

-ENG--

Nida plateau is the starting point. Drive from Heraklion to the settlement of Anogia and then to Nida plateau (which is already in Rethimno area). The road is paved.

Opis poti:
Od parkirišča nadaljujemo proti makadamski cesti in skladno s kažipoti zavijemo na pešpot, ki kmalu dvakrat prečka cesto, gre nato mimo cerkve Analipsi in nato ponovno privede na cesto. Za ovinkom stojita kažipota, eden kaže smer za Idino jamo, drugi pa za Timios Stavros, najvišji vrh Psiloritisa in Krete.

Od kažipotov nadaljujemo naprej po cesti do izrazitega desnega ovinka, kjer se začne pešpot. Pot je od tu naprej označena z dvema rdečima pikama, na skalah pa so včasih narisane tudi rumene puščice. Sledimo dobro označeni poti, ki se najprej vzpenja po pobočju proti jugozahodu, nato pa se obrne proti severozahodu, kjer preide v gorske dolinice, ki so obdane z bodečim rastlinjem. Pot sledi gorskim dolinicam smeri proti zahodu, dokler ne pride do sedla na 1920 metrih nadmorske višine. Tu se pot spusti proti jugozahodu in vodi 100 metrov višinske razlike nižje (možna je tudi smer proti severu, ki pa je slabše označena, pot pa tudi tam vmes izgubi na višini).

Od tu naprej ponovno sledimo gorskim dolinam, ki so večje kot prej, rastlinje pa je tu še vedno prisotno. Pot se počasi obrača vedno bolj proti severu, prečka lepo položno kotanjo in se dvigne na sedlo, od koder se naposled odpre pogled proti najvišji gori Krete Psiloritisu / Timios Stavrosu.

Od tu naprej ne sledimo več glavni poti, ki vodi proti zahodu na Psiloritis, temveč se obrnemo proti vzhodu. Mestoma je pot težje vidna, a orientacija ni težavna. Najbolje držati nekoliko levo po stezeh planotastega sveta proti vrhu, ki ga dosežemo po 20 do 30 minutah nadaljnje hoje.

Povratek po opisani poti ali krožno z obiskom tudi gore 2209 metrov visoke gore Kousakas, ki je celo nekoliko krajša a mestoma bolj strma.


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Park your car and walk to the start of the gravel road. There you will see signs that will direct you right to the path that soon crosses the road twice; afterward you will pass a church, Analipsi, and join the road again. After the road turn you will see two signs, one for Timios Stavros (highest peak in Psiloritis range and Crete island) and one for the cave.

Follow the sign for Timios Stavros until the road turns right, and join the trail. From this point on, the trail is marked with two red dots, and sometimes a yellow arrow. A well-marked trail crosses the slope while gaining altitude to the southwest, and later to the northwest, where you will find yourself in small mountain valleys surrounded by thorny vegetation. Follow these valleys west until the mountain saddle at 1920 meters of altitude. At this point, follow the descending trail southwest to about 100 meters lower altitude (It is also possible to go north. But that trail is poorly marked that way, and you will also lose the altitude later on).

In the continuation, the mountain valleys are somewhat bigger; the vegetation is still present. Your direction will begin to slowly change from west to the north. When that happens, cross the beautiful basin, and reach the saddle, where you can see the Crete's highest peak Psiloritis or Timios Stavros.

From here, we no longer follow the main trail heading west toward Psiloritis, but instead turn east. In places, the trail is faint and less visible. Keep slightly left across the plateau-like terrain toward the summit, which is reached after 20 to 30 minutes of walking from the saddle.

Return via the described route, or take a circular route that also includes the 2209-meter-high Kousakas mountain, which is actually slightly shorter but steeper in sections.

Ob poti: Analipsi (1413m)

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