October 2025
Saturday 4τη – Sunday 5τη
Sougia – Agia Roumeli
Leader: Thomas Viskadourakis • Hiking time: 6 + 6 hours • Difficulty level: 4
A hike through one of the most beautiful yet demanding sections of the European E4 trail in Crete. On Saturday, we depart for Sougia before dawn. Shortly after arriving, we begin our hike eastward along the E4 towards Domata. There, we enjoy the sea at a unique beach and spend the night. On Sunday morning, we continue along the coastal E4 trail from Domata to Agia Roumeli, reaching a high point of 350m. From there, we board a boat back to Sougia and then return to Heraklion.
Sunday 5th
Nofalias – Anogeia Beach – Milatos
Leader: Eleni Arnopoulou • Hiking time: 6 hours • Difficulty level: 2
Starting from Nofalias (508m) in the Merabelo region, we descend via dirt road and old path to Souvlos, then follow the Maliaris stream down to the sea, passing the now-abandoned Argyris metochi. We continue across Anogeia Beach, follow a trail with some exposed sections, visit the cave where the TV series Postcard was filmed, and proceed along the coast to Milatos (50m).
Sunday 12th
Potamoi – Selena – Tzermiado
Leader: Grigoris Kokolakis • Hiking time: 6 hours • Difficulty level: 2
We start just past the village of Mesa Potamoi (892m) and reach the chapel of Agios Panteleimonas and the area of Zaroma in about an hour. A path then leads us to the summit of Selena (1558m). We return to Zaroma and descend via a trail through the Nissimos plateau, finishing in the village of Tzermiado (845m).
Sunday 19th
Psiloritis Trekking: Nida Plateau – Timios Stavros – Fourfouras
Leader: Michalis Lyratzakis • Hiking time: 10 hours • Difficulty level: 4
This is the classic autumn trekking of Mount Psiloritis—not just a summit ascent, but a full experience offering seasoned hikers a chance to enjoy the mountain’s grandeur before it is covered in snow. We begin from the Nida Plateau (1450m), follow the E4 mountaineering path to the summit of Psiloritis (Timios Stavros, 2456m), and descend southwest to the EOS Rethymno mountain shelter, Toumbotos Prinos (1400m). After a rest, we continue through a forested trail down to the village of Fourfouras (500m).
Saturday 25th – Wednesday 29th
Metsovo
Leader: Fanis Mamos
A trip to the beautiful town of Metsovo, north-western Greece, with hikes in the surrounding Pindus mountains, mainly Mount Lakmos (2295m) and Mount Flega (2159m), located above the Valia Calda national park. A detailed program is to be announced later.
Sunday 26th
Kato Symi – Lapathos – Karydi – Mythoi
Leader: Giannis Antonakis • Hiking time: 7 hours • Difficulty level: 2
We begin just before the sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite (1040m), which we visit. We then gradually ascend to the Lapathos plateau (1300m), pass the old church of the Holy Apostles (1260m), and then descend to the village of Mythoi (200m), passing through the settlement of Karydi (740m) along the way. Most of the route crosses pine and holm oak forests, following mainly off-trail terrain—but over gentle ground—along with dirt roads and a few stone-built paths.
