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Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus) – Nida Plateau loop from Idaean Cave

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Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus) – Nida Plateau loop from Idaean Cave

Moderate

4.6

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Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus) – Nida Plateau loop from Idaean Cave

02:07

7.10km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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254 m

Church of the Ascension (Analipsi), Anogeia

Highlight • Religious Site

Many of the small churches belong to local families, so they are not always open. This is also the grave site of two Cretan freedom fighters.

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Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus)

Highlight • Cave

Historically very interesting, at some point an attempt was made to improve it for tourism, and as is so often the case in Crete, the money ran out and a …

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1.43 km

Rocky Mountain Trail

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1.86 km

Anogeia Mountain Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

2.18 km

Nida Plateau

Highlight • Natural

1350 meters high, a dream if you love mountains. A completely enclosed plateau - green in spring, yellow in autumn and white in winter. Several gravel roads run through the plateau.

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4.77 km

Extinct lava of the volcano

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Extinguished lava flows are visible to the left and right along the path

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7.10 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.96 km

1.05 km

909 m

190 m

Surfaces

3.77 km

1.98 km

980 m

305 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,500 m)

Lowest point (1,340 m)

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Saturday 29 August

29°C

10°C

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Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus) – Nida Plateau loop from Idaean Cave

Church of the Ascension (Analipsi), Anogeia

Idaean Cave (Cave of Zeus)

Rocky Mountain Trail

Anogeia Mountain Refuge

Nida Plateau

Extinct lava of the volcano

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