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Kallikratis Road Switchbacks – Kallikratis Pass loop from Fortress Frangokastello

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Kallikratis Road Switchbacks – Kallikratis Pass loop from Fortress Frangokastello

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Kallikratis Road Switchbacks – Kallikratis Pass loop from Fortress Frangokastello

01:32

22.6km

730m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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After 22.2 km for 76 m

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690 m

Mikro Chorio Taverna

Highlight • Restaurant

friendly service and very good food and coffee.

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6.61 km

View of Frangokastello and Coastal Plain

Highlight • Viewpoint

wow, you can't stop being amazed! absolute dream road!!

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6.69 km

Kallikratis Road Switchbacks

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Winding road from Kapsodasos to Kallikratis, one of the most stunning roads in Crete. Also on dangerousroads.org, or on YT. Very nice to do on a bike!

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10.8 km

Kallikratis Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Kallikratis Pass features a series of immaculate hairpins that link the edge of the Perisinaki national park to the arable land and the Libyan Sea

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12.1 km

Kallikratis Pass Climb

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10km climbing, 27 hairpins, better than the Alps! ;-)

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22.1 km

Frangokastello Castle

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beautiful "Magic Place" beach in the immediate vicinity of the castle. Also suitable for small children (with parents), as the water is very shallow and warm.

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22.6 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.4 km

137 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.5 km

2.06 km

< 100 m

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Sunday 19 July

34°C

27°C

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Kallikratis Road Switchbacks – Kallikratis Pass loop from Fortress Frangokastello

Mikro Chorio Taverna

View of Frangokastello and Coastal Plain

Kallikratis Road Switchbacks

Kallikratis Pass

Kallikratis Pass Climb

Frangokastello Castle

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