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Ruins of Old Mills – Trail Among Ruined Buildings loop from Municipality of Rethymnon

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Ruins of Old Mills – Trail Among Ruined Buildings loop from Municipality of Rethymnon

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Ruins of Old Mills – Trail Among Ruined Buildings loop from Municipality of Rethymnon

02:45

8.61km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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2.21 km

Ruins of Old Mills

Highlight • Historical Site

Too bad the old mills are falling into disrepair.

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2.32 km

Trail Among Ruined Buildings

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The gorge itself is a fascinating relic from the time when 16 active watermills stood here in the 19th century! 🏞️✨ They supplied the region with flour and still shape …

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2.37 km

View Into the Gorge

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coming out of the thicket of trees at the southern end there is a nice view back down the gorge to the north and out to sea to the south.

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2.64 km

Restored water mill in the Mili Gorge

Highlight • Monument

You can always come across mill ruins like these in this valley.

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2.74 km

Waterfall in the Mili Gorge

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Beautiful area, unfortunately the old mills fall into disrepair.

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2.90 km

Stone Cave Ruins

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beautiful old ruins on the rock face. Unfortunately, the place is also often used for defecating.

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3.13 km

Kato Myloi (Lower Mills Village Ruins)

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Kato (lower) Mili and Pano (upper) Mili are the two old abandoned villages in the Mühlental.
The settlements were first mentioned in 1643 during the Venetian rule. After 1645 under …

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3.70 km

Stream in the Mili Gorge

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small stream bed with small pools from time to time.

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4.05 km

Viewpoint

8.61 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.69 km

2.05 km

1.56 km

648 m

618 m

Surfaces

6.37 km

1.02 km

712 m

194 m

179 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Saturday 8 August

29°C

23°C

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Comments

July 18, 2024,Aussichtspunkt Myli-Schlucht – Waterfall Runde von Chromonastiri

A beautiful little gorge that is worth a visit. Nothing really spectacular but nice to walk through and if you get too hot there are small pools where you can cool off.

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June 20, 2023,Kreta - Rundwanderung durch die Myloi Schlucht

Before we start our main hike of this holiday tomorrow, we have just inserted the Muloi Gorge today.
Really absolutely beautiful, great contrast to many other tours here on Crete.
Lots of water, ferns, lush vegetation, overgrown ruins of old mills and small waterfalls. A dream.
However, I would advise against making a circular hike out of it like we …

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June 22, 2024,Alte Mühle – Waterfall Runde von Chromonastiri

The gorge is really beautiful! Easy to walk even at 31°C, as it is often in the shade, the ruins of the old mills are small lost places... 😉
Shortly after the starting point (I had parked near the bus stop), however, you go down a very narrow old stream that is half overgrown with thorn hedges...😐
The way back …

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May 23, 2024,Myli-Schlucht Rethymnon

Beautiful hike through the "Mill Valley" near Rethymon. Very cool to have a rest stop just before you get to the top. The way down is less spectacular and always in the sun. You have to endure it. When we got to the bottom we went to Canteen Banana. Second highlight of the tour. Super friendly service, local beer from …

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October 6, 2023,Alte Mühle – Waterfall Runde von Χρομοναστήρι

Very nice tour! Only the last climb was questionable - a (currently) dry riverbed with heavy blackberry bushes. Otherwise really great!

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May 17, 2024,🇬🇷 Kreta - Runde von Xiro Chorio nach Chromonastiri, zurück durch das Tal der Wassermühlen (Mili-Schlucht)

We were able to fit this little tour in when we changed our accommodation. The starting point is easy to reach from the highway near Rethymno.
The weather was unfortunately not at its photogenic best. In addition to the heat haze, there was also a good portion of Sahara dust. Although we hardly saw the sun, the high temperature of …

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June 12, 2023,Alte Mühle – Waterfall Runde von Χρομοναστήρι

A beautiful but demanding circular route, especially at the beginning through impassable paths, as well as at the end 3.5 km uphill. But the vertical meters that have been run down have to come back somewhere.

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October 8, 2023,Alte Mühle – Waterfall Runde von Χρομοναστήρι

Please remember that if you do the complete circular route, only the path past the mill ruins is beautiful and interesting. The way back to the village is on gravel or concrete and not very interesting.

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Ruins of Old Mills – Trail Among Ruined Buildings loop from Municipality of Rethymnon

Ruins of Old Mills

Trail Among Ruined Buildings

View Into the Gorge

Restored water mill in the Mili Gorge

Waterfall in the Mili Gorge

Stone Cave Ruins

Kato Myloi (Lower Mills Village Ruins)

Stream in the Mili Gorge

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