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Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων

Start of the Gigilos Ascent

Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων

Start of the Gigilos Ascent

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Start of the Gigilos Ascent

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Location: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων, Greece

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Christoph Stoffel Bö

June 7, 2026

Hiking

Here it goes steeply down into the Samaria Gorge

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Erich Schrenk

April 19, 2026

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In Xiloskalo, at the upper exit of the Samaria Gorge, the path to Gigilos begins.

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Targi

August 31, 2024

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It doesn't always have to be the Samaria Gorge. The mountain hike to the Gigilos offers breathtaking panoramas and a return to the rental car.

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Elevation 1,280 m

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