Cairn on the Trail – Summit of Mount Dikeos loop from Zia

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Cairn on the Trail – Summit of Mount Dikeos loop from Zia

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Cairn on the Trail – Summit of Mount Dikeos loop from Zia

03:35

8.44km

510m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.40 km for 3.66 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.72 km

Cairn on the Trail

Highlight • Structure

Anyone who knows them from South Tyrol will inevitably be reminded of the "Stoarnerne Mandel". The whole thing is, of course, interpreted in a typically local way rather as a stone ruin 😉

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4.14 km

Mount Dikeos Summit and Dikeos Christos Chapel

Highlight • Summit

Great view. Since you hike over scree and partly climb, sturdy shoes are mandatory.

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4.18 km

Summit of Mount Dikeos

Highlight • Summit

At 846 m, Dikeos is the highest mountain on Kos. The starting point is the small mountain village of Zia, from which it takes around two hours to get to …

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8.44 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.11 km

3.63 km

670 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.63 km

3.61 km

1.03 km

126 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 12 October

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Comments

June 29, 2022,Bergtour nach Top of Dikeos

Now I've really found a great mountain to climb 😊 the paths are almost like ours, only bone dry. There is a chapel at the top. The view from the top is wonderful😀 so much sea and islands 😊

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July 24, 2024,Aufstieg zum Dikeos / Top of Kos 🇬🇷 von Zia

The route leads from Zia through the narrow alleys, first along a forest road and then the last 2 km through a beautiful and shady forest, but the whole time along a very rocky T3 trail and a steep stone field on the 846 m high Dikeos (ancient for "mountain") with phenomenal sea views in all directions and a small …

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