Anogia

At the north-eastern exit of the village of Margarites, there is a small square (1) from which an uphill road begins, leading to the church of Metamorphosi tou Sotiros (Transfiguration of the Saviour). East of the church a dirt road begins; we take it in a southerly direction, passing through a landscape with cypress and olive trees. After approximately 400 m, we come to a right branch, which we ignore and continue straight on for another 400 m, to the small settlement of Pigouniana (2).

From Arkadi (1), we follow the asphalt road; having passed by a rain water tank on our right-hand side, we reach the ridge of a hill where a small plateau can be seen to our right, from which a path (2) with a north-easterly direction begins.

The old, indistinct path descends gently on a scrub-covered hill. After approximately 1.200 m, it leads to a hollow of the northern side of the hill, where the ruins of a small monastery (3) can be seen, among oaks.

To descend to Nίda from the summit of Timios Stavros (1), we follow the mountain line until the saddle (2) with Agathias.

Once there, we reach (on our right-hand side, towards the south) the footpath which leads down to the shelter of the Mountaineering Club of Rethymnon.

We continue straight on, eastwards, on a slightly uphill path, and reach the northern slope of Agathias (3).

When covered with snow and frost, this section of the route may become very dangerous.

From the square at the northern exit of Moundros (1), we follow the road in a rather south-easterly direction and after 150 m we pass by a chapel.

We continue uphill on a distinct path for another 400 m and then we come to a dirt road (2) which we follow southwards, into a small, bare valley, where a stream and the ruins of an old watermill can be seen.