THE TROODOS MOUNTAINS

Walking in the Mountains of Cyprus

Cyprus is an island of outstanding natural beauty. Away from the cosmopolitan towns and beach resorts you will find large areas of natural, unspoilt countryside. Rugged, pine-clad mountains, woodlands, gentle orchards and vineyards are interspersed with tranquil, timeless villages. In April and May the mountains come into bloom and April and October see a profusion of migratory birds passing through. At all times of the year the locals extend a warm and friendly welcome.

We start our tour at Pedoulas village, high in the Troodos Mountains. On day 2 you make a circular walk from Pedoulas via Moutoulas and its 13th century church, enjoying wonderful scenery and some spectacular views. You continue from Pedoulas through the delightful Platy Valley to the village of Milikouri. Your next day’s walk starts after the Monastery of Kykko, mostly via the pine forest with a section through Cedar Valley and onto Stavros tis Psokas forestry station. This entire area is the habitat of Moufflon, a horned sheep unique to Cyprus. You descend from the Troodos through the beautiful, narrow valley of Stavros and then via Simou village on to the pretty little village of Kato Akourdaleia. The walk now continues through a gentler landscape of vine-yards and citrus groves passing the tiny 16th century Byzantine church of Ayia Paraskevi and onto the pleasant village of Drouseia. From Drouseia you descend to the west coast on the way to the small fishing harbour of Agios Georgios tis Pegeias, with the option of going up to the entrance of Avagas Gorge on the way.

On the 11 day tour you stay 3 nights at Chrysochou Bay on the northern side of the Akamas Peninsula. The Akamas affords a variety of scenery and breathtaking views. You can visit the well known beauty spot the ‘Baths of Aphrodite’. Another walk takes you via the wooded Smiyies area and the peak of Mouti tis Sotiras for spectacular views of the Akamas Peninsula.

Inn to Inn 8 or 11 days	Click here detailed dossier
Duration: 7 nights/8 days or 10 nights/11 days Tour Code: JCY Grade: Moderate Day Stages: Minimum 12km, max 20km (25 optional extended day).	Click here detailed dossier
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April - October
April - October

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Accommodation

7 nights/8 days - The type and standard of accommodation used on this tour varies considerably as choice is limited in the small mountain villages which are a feature of this walk.
Your hotel at Pedoulas is a comfortable, family-run guesthouse for 3 nights in the middle of this attractive village. In the forests at Stavros tis Psokas you stay at an attractive guesthouse run by the Forestry Department. In the centre of the tiny village of Kato Akourdaleia you stay in a traditional old building now converted into an attractive, family-run inn. At Drouseia we stay in hotel apartments offering comfortable accommodation. Your hotel at Agios Georgios tis Pegeias is a small, family-run guesthouse about 400 metres from the small fishing harbour and beach.

10 nights/11 days - On the 11 day tour you stay 3 nights at a 2* hotel on Chrysochou Bay.

Sherpa Notes

Waymarking
Waymarking is rare so close attention to maps and route notes is needed.

Accommodation and Meals
Dinner, bed and breakfast in small hotels, village inns & country guesthouses. All rooms ensuite. In one village meals are taken at local tavernas.

Travel
Flights are available from London Gatwick to Paphos on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays from 1st April to 11th September.
Flights are available from London Heathrow to Larnaca every day of the week year round.

Arrival
Transfer to the first hotel is provided and included in the price from Paphos airport, transfers can also be provided from Larnaca airport at a supplement of E81 for up to 4 people.

End of Tour
Transfer is provided from your last hotel to Paphos airport or to Larnaca airport at a supplement of E81 for up to 4 people.

Winter in Cyprus

7 nights/8 days - This programme concentrates on the western part of Cyprus, specifically the Akamas Peninsula, where the weather will remain warmer than in the mountains. The tour starts at Drouseia where you stay for 2 nights. You then walk onto Chrysochou Bay (2 nights) and can follow the same walks as mentioned in the Akamas extension. From here you head back inland to Kato Akourdaleia (2 nights) before walking down to Agios Georgios tis Pegeias, via the entrance of the Avagas Gorge on the west coast where you spend your last night. more details