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WALK 6A

Koustoyerako to Xyloscala via Strifomadi

Start Koustoyerako 500m (1640ft) Finish Xyloscala 1240m (4068ft) Distance 14km (8¾ miles) Grade D Time Koustoyerako to Olisma 1000m (3280ft) 2hrs 30mins; to Achlada cistern 1300m (4265ft) 1hr 30mins; to summit 3hrs; to Xyloscala 2hrs; total: 9hrs. From Souyia to Koustoyerako on foot add 3hrs. Highest point Summit of Strifomadi 1921m (6302ft) Height gain 1421m (4662ft) Height loss 681m (2234ft) Access Taxi from Souyia Access to finish KTEL Omalos bus or taxi from Chania

As well as that described in Walk 6, there is an alternative walking route from Souyia up to Koustoyerako. Take a minimum of two litres water per person.

On foot from Souyia

Cross the riverbed on the E4 Trail (see Trek 10A) and ascend the marked footpath to reach the first dirt road of the hillside. Here turn left, and then uphill, right, at the next junction. Walk up this road as far as a stand of beehives (a potentially non-permanent feature), just under the south-facing side of a spur descending the hillside. Now make your way straight up this spur, which is free of the crags that are a feature of the hillside further north near Livada village. By doing this, you will encounter a road at about 500m (1640ft), which contours northwards directly to Koustoyerako. This road serves a radio station that overlooks the coast. If you happened to tramp this otherwise likely-looking road south from Koustoyerako, and arrived at its end, you would then have to clamber down a very steep hillside to reach the E4 coastal path.