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Rouvas Gorge – Rouvas Gorge loop from Community of Zaros

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Rouvas Gorge – Rouvas Gorge loop from Community of Zaros

Moderate

4.5

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387

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Rouvas Gorge – Rouvas Gorge loop from Community of Zaros

01:56

4.93km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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114 m

Chapel at the Entrance to Rouvas Gorge

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When you start the gorge hike at Eleonoras Country Village, you pass this small chapel. It is open and you can take a look inside. It is in use because candles were burning here early in the morning.

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600 m

Agios Nikolaos

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Small but nice, quiet place for a hiking break. Unfortunately not always open. On the map it looks as if you could go directly to the lake from here. This …

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835 m

Rouvas Gorge (Agios Nikolaos Trail)

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Very nice gorge trail.
A bit of fitness and sure-footedness would be quite good. In the middle of summer, however, only heat-tested people should go, as you can also walk …

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1.00 km

Rouvas Gorge Trail

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This is exactly what I expected and Krets delivered unconditionally! 🇬🇷 THANK YOU!

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1.21 km

Rouvas Gorge

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A beautiful and worth seeing gorge near Zaros that ends in the Rouvas forest. There are three ways to get started: at Votomos Lake, at the Eleonora Country Village Hotel …

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1.62 km

Rouvas Gorge

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Very beautiful and impressive gorge. Sturdy shoes are a must. Once you get to the top, there are beautiful table and bench combos in the shade as well as an open shelter with a fireplace.

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2.13 km

Bench With a View of Rouvas Gorge

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Anyone who has reached this point will already have a few meters of altitude in their legs and the most beautiful part of the climb is about to begin. The …

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4.12 km

View of the Monastery of Zaros

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Located at the entrance to the impressive Rouvas Gorge, the tranquil Agios Nikolaos Monastery invites you to pause for a moment. Surrounded by shady trees and fragrant herbs, it offers …

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4.93 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.29 km

1.98 km

577 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.74 km

938 m

161 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 27 August

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Comments

October 11, 2025,Rouvas-Schlucht – Rouvas-Schlucht Runde von Nivritos

At 4.28 km, you have to continue along the road. There's now a holiday resort that has fenced everything off.

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August 13, 2022,Stetig nach oben – Λίμνη Βότομος (Votomos Lake) Runde von Βορίζα

The descent over the gravel road is not really recommended. You can get down quickly and see the gorge from above, but the path in the gorge is more attractive.

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April 14, 2023,Kreta - vom Votomos See in die Rouvas Schlucht

The starting point at Votomos Lake is very nice, immediately behind the tavern it goes into the Rouvas Gorge. The idea with the circular hike was not a good one, however, as the way back led completely over a boring gravel road 😕 At the monastery of Moni Agios Nikolaos, the way back was also blocked, so we had to …

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April 19, 2022,Wanderung

Nice tour through a river bed. If it has water, it may not be accessible.

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July 8, 2023,Zaros Canyon rond from the lake

Hike starting from zaros lake restaurant. Round around and partly in the canyon. Passing the monastry.

October 19, 2023,Rouvas Schlucht

We started from Bergsee to the left of the river. The path to the monastery is no longer passable, so we didn't visit it. The path was quite strenuous and we often had to climb, but it was beautiful and absolutely worth seeing. Wild thyme, sage, rosemary, fennel and whole oleander forests. Once we got lost and climbed into the …

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Rouvas Gorge – Rouvas Gorge loop from Community of Zaros

Chapel at the Entrance to Rouvas Gorge

Agios Nikolaos

Rouvas Gorge (Agios Nikolaos Trail)

Rouvas Gorge Trail

Rouvas Gorge

Rouvas Gorge

Bench With a View of Rouvas Gorge

View of the Monastery of Zaros

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