Best hike in Crete? The secret Vrissi Gorge | Hidden Gem Vrysi - Vrisi - Crete | Φαράγγι Βρυσί
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- čas přidán 18. 03. 2022
- One of the best hikes in Crete, is according to my opinion Vrissi gorge. I haven't met anyone so far who even knows about it. I visited Vrisi gorge 5 times so far and never met a single person on the path. In this video you can find directions if you are interested in visiting it. If you have some question, feel free to ask in the comment section.
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There are 3 options on how to do this hike:
Lakkoi - Vrissi
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Lakkoi - Vrissi gorge - Zourva
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Zourva - Vrisi gorge
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It's a very nice gorge, I hiked it last year (2022) from Lakkio to Zourva. Your video of the first part is very good, it explains every difficulty and the right way to go. My son and I found this gorge much better than Samaria, which we consider a highway for tourists. The trail in second part is well marked, obvious and less difficult. At the end, coming onto the main road, we went left to Café Zourva Rizinia (drinks and food available). It has a fine panoramic view, you can see Lakkio in the distance.
I love Vrisi. Visited Zirinia a couple of times too. Samaria attracts a lot of people. I understand many want a safe environment. :) You can have a look at my video with my favorite hikes for ideas next time. I plan to make more videos about the White Mountains (Lefka Ori) too. I got obsessed since last summer. Thank you for your comment. :)
@@THATGREEKGUY_ Thanks for your reply and I'm looking forward to more video's.
In the last three years, we've hiked some other gorges (Imbros, Aradena, Agia Irini, Diktamos, Deliana-Rokka, Lissos, Anidri), some parts of the E4-trail from Chora Sfakia to Paleochora, we climed some mountains close to the Omalos plateau (Gigilos, Melidou) and we went up & down the Samaria gorge (not in the same year). Hope to clime Psiloritis this year.
@@guidovandevelde3190 you have been active! You will find Psiloritis quite easy. Maybe you try White Mountains too at some point. :)
@@THATGREEKGUY_ I had planned to hike the White Mountains last year (i.e. Mount Pachnes), but local environmental restrictions made that impossible due nature fires. Some other time I hope.
@@guidovandevelde3190 Hope you make it soon! If you have time, combine it with one or more of the nearby peaks like Sternes, Mpournelos, Troharis. It will make it harder but better. :)
Very nice video explaining every detail from start to finish. Gorgeous hike!!
Thank you my friend!
wow, looks a great experience, beautifully captured, I can imagine the cretans having used these secret paths many times during the ottoman occupation to hide into safety
Thank you so much for this video-i was looking for hidden paths on Crete:):)
I enjoyed every second. So very atmospheric and picturesque!
Thank you so much!
What a great hidden hike! Thanks for sharing! 👍
Love this one. Hope you make it one day. :)
Solid advice and awesome trail, can't wait to hit it. Bonus for sketchy reference. Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you! You will love it!
Great job Johny
That looks totally gorgeous my friend. I come to Crete every summer and next time it will be there👍🇬🇷🇬🇧
Hope you like it. Stay safe. :)
Υπέροχη παρουσίαση σου με πολλές λεπτομέρειες για το πως θα βρεθείς εκεί !!! Καλή συνέχεια 😊
Ευχαριστώ πολύ Μιχάλη!
wow a beautiful place! thanks for the video!
Thank you! Hope you visit it one day. :)
Great instructive video! We call you this summer if we get lost in the gorge! 😊
thank you. Maybe will see you there. :)
Wow! Beautiful video.
Thank you Ben!
Great, very informative-thanks
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing:):)
Great video
Good job:):)
Such a beautiful terrains but the path should be better graded ,so you know where you are going . You represented this video very well and thank you for promoting this beautiful region of Greece.
Thank you! Unfortunately it's not a very mainstream hike and hasn't been marked. More are like that, unmarked, than the ones that have clear markings.
I like it also:) Good hike
Bravo pedia:)
Thank you for this video:):):)
Thank you for your comment :)
looks amazing:)
It is!
good tip for my coming trip to Crete:)
You will love it!
Useful tips!
Thank you!
Good tips
I will be on crete for 3 weeks in June and looking for such a hidden gems:) thank u
Thank you!
its time to plan summer holiday
Plan Crete!
I didnt even hear about it:( looks fantastic
Love that place.
😍😍😍
🙌
Πολλά φιλιά και στους δύο
Φιλιά!
Εντυπωσιακό!!
Πολύ καλή παρουσίαση 👋👋👍👍
Ευχαριστώ πολύ!
Well, just thought you would have met Pliny the Elder, Aritotle, Plato, or some Greek gods somewhere along this magnificent gorge.
Only met Epicurus. And heard what he had to say about gods. :) I really love that gorge.
I miss crrte
Polish nickname:):):):) JANUSZ❤️❤️
Just hiked Samaria:( need to change it
:):)
:)
How do you get back after you hike to the end?
If you have a car in the other end, you can finish at the other side (from the one you started). Or, you come back the same way.
In case i wouldnt like to came back same path but from the other side, what is the distance to płace where i left car?
Then you would have to walk from Zourva to Lakkoi. About an hour and a half.
@@THATGREEKGUY_ so u think its better to go back same way?
@@THATGREEKGUY_ how much Taxi will cost? Approx? Thank u very much:)
@@marktwain5117 If possible, it's better by car. And even better if you drop the car first and then somehow go to Lakkoi to start.
I am looking to plan extended hikes to include this gorge but what are the rules for wild camping?
Technically it is not allowed. But we have camped in many places. Beaches and mountains. I don't think you will have a problem. :)
@@THATGREEKGUY_ Leave no trace 👌
@@T5Zplayer if you want share your hikes at some point. Looking for ideas too. Been focused on the White Mountains mostly the last year. Will post hikes from there too.
Do u know if there is any public Transportation to beginning of path?
I don't think so. But even if there was a bus going once per day to Lakkoi, you would then need another bus to return in the afternoon. I think it's best to have a car.
On Tuesdays there is a bus from Chania to Lakkoi at 6:30 and back at 14:00. I traveled by this bus in October 2023
That's good to know! It would be a bit tight for someone who wants to visit the gorge, but it is a solution.
@@THATGREEKGUY_I also took the same bus to Karanou (near Lakkoi). There I passed the gorge Μποριανό and Κυδώνι.
@@Natalie_R. see? By using car all the time we miss tips like this. very useful information on the bus. Κυδώνι we did too, 4 years ago. And i can hardly remember anything about it. :) www.strava.com/activities/2286320222
We just did that trail yesterday ( 29/04/2024 ) and we do not recomment this trail at all. There is a reason why this path is hidden from public and that reason is danger and risk.
It does not look like a hiking path, but instead a path made for the maintenance of the pipes that feed the water to the village.
Through all trail you need to keep 100% focus under your feet as there is no marging or error as you are walking on extremely narrow, very damaged path on great hights, which is also covered in loose gravel. The few sketchy parts mentioned in the vide are not fun sketchy - the last one is around 5 meter traverse on sliding gravel on a very high angle that leads directly down the canyon from the highest point of the trail. Your feet slip and that is it - no chance to save yourself as there is nothing to grab exept gravel.
As you constantly walk in very dangerous conditions, looking at your feet all the time, you dont even experience the scenery around you.
In short, the trek is very difficult, very risky and at the end not worth it at all.
We are couple of 30+ years old experienced hikers/climbers with above average fitness, and we decided to leave that comment for people to not get into that trap.
The hardest and riskiest parts are at the very end of the trail, so people will try to cross them even more, ignoring the risk.
In 2024, there is no spring and no water at the end, so there is no satisfaction of completing the path. All you will find are pipes comming from the cave that is made to collect the water for the village.
I agree that there are some tricky parts but didn't see anything risky at the end to be honest. I don't think it's "unknown" because it's dangerous. It's just off the beaten path and people usually go to the more popular ones. There are gorges i wouldn't recommend at all without a guide, like Klados and Tripiti. I find Lefka Ori (outside of E4 parts) more dangerous than this. I appreciate the opinion and the feedback.
Looks great but there is no frickin' way I'm going on a hike with steep drops, overgrown paths and no signposting.
There are many other options in Crete. You can skip this hike. :)
I will preface this by saying I was never afraid of heights until yesterday. Yesterday we hiked the Lakkoi -Vrysi - Zourva and I will NEVER do it again under any circumstances.
The risks outweigh everything( view, scenery). For the majority of the path you are hiking in a narrow path alongside a cliff. If you slip and fall, there is no way you can make it alive, because of the extreme height. Unfortunately this happened
to a hiker who lost her life in 2017 at the path to Zourva and there is monument in the path. There are many other well-maintained paths to explore in Chania, why choose this?
I believe it was stupid of us to complete this path, as we couldn't bring ourselves to return to lakkoi and face the same sketchy parts.
p.s. I am a local
Thanks for your story. Now I've changed my mind about going there.
R u guide as well?
No, not a guide. :)
Έχω κάνει πολύ πεζοπορία και ορειβασία στην Κρήτη, ειδικά στον νομό Χανίων (η μάνα μου είναι απ'τον Σκινέ ή, μάλλον απ'τη Μεσοκεφάλα, αναμεταξύ Σκινέ και Φουρνέ) και όλα αυτά τα μέρη τα ξέρω πάρα πολύ καλά (είμαι, μάλιστα, συγγενείς των Μπουλταδάκηδων που έχουν μαγαζί στον Ομαλό - Σελινιώτικο Γύρο) και έχω πάει στις Μαδάρες (Λευκά Όρη) καθώς και στο Ε4 παραλιακό μονοπάτι και Σελλούδα και φαράγγια και τα λοιπά, αλλά ετούτο δα το φαράγγι δεν το ήξερα. Ωραίο βίντεο!!!
Ευχαριστώ πολύ! Έχετε γράψει πολλά χιλιόμετρα!
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@@langleywallingford260 Φυσικά. Γιάννης Γιαννέλης. Δεν είμαι από δω. Ζω Κρήτη τα τελευταία 9 χρόνια.
@@THATGREEKGUY_ Είστε από Αθήνα;
@@langleywallingford260 ναι. Εκεί μεγάλωσα.
Great video
thank you!