Ready to explore the natural beauty of Cyprus? One of the best ways to truly experience a place is by walking through it.

Despite its small size, Cyprus offers a diverse landscape full of scenic trails ready for exploration. With a favorable climate year-round, the island’s countryside is easily accessible, offering an enriching journey into nature, history, and culture through well-maintained trails. Along these paths, you’ll uncover Cyprus' diverse flora and fauna.

Here are a few trails worth exploring:

• Length: 7 km

• Duration: 2.5 - 3 hours

• Difficulty: 1

Points of interest on this circular route around Mount Olympus (Chionistra) at 1850 meters include dense black pine forests, rare flora, and access to two ancient black pine trees (Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana) around 500 years old. Historical highlights include the ruins of the Venetian "Walls of Old Country," built in 1571 as a defensive effort against the Ottomans. The trail offers panoramic views in all directions and runs parallel to the Atalanti trail, allowing for a combined hike.

• Length: 3 km

• Duration: 1.5 hours

• Difficulty: 2

This trail follows impressive cliffs with unique geological formations, providing stunning views of the Mesaoria Plain and Morphou Bay. It connects to the Madari-Doxa Soi o Theos and Madari-Selladi tou Karamanli trails, allowing for extended exploration.

• Starting Point: 150 meters south of Troodos Square, near the Police Station

• Length: 3 km

• Duration: 1 hour

• Difficulty: 1

This trail leads through lush black pine forests for the first 2 km, offering a scenic hike to Makria Kondarka. It connects with the Pouziaris and Kalidonia trails, providing options for extended exploration. Approximately 500 meters from the end, the path intersects a forest road that leads to Kryos River.

• Starting Point: Kionia Picnic Area, accessible from the Machairas Monastery road

• Length: 7 km

• Duration: 2.5 hours

• Difficulty: 3 (steep descent towards the end)

Beginning at Kionia picnic site, which includes a drinking water fountain, this trail takes you through forested areas with spectacular views of the Mesaoria Plain, ending at the Prophet Elias Monastery. The trail offers an immersive nature experience and is accessible by dirt roads from Lythrodontas and Mandres tou Kampiou.

• Starting Point: Agios Georgios Pegeias-Lara Beach Road

• Length: 1.1 km

• Duration: 0.5 - 1 hour

• Difficulty: 2

Avakas Gorge, accessible via a marked road near Agios Georgios, is renowned for its dramatic rock formations, scenic gorge path, and unique flora, including the endemic Akamas centaury (Centaurea akamantis), which thrives in the gorge’s shaded rocks.

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