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A group heading for Zaranokefala stocks up with water in the Potamos Valley (Trek 7)

The high mountains get breezes – plan high-level walks (perhaps not Walk 42 because it is in pine forest and so vulnerable to fires) and long midday breaks. When it is extremely hot choose to walk only in the Gorge of Samaria for its plentiful shade and reliable water points. Be aware of the danger of heat exhaustion or, worse, heatstroke. Visit the NHS website (Appendix D) for information on this. Hopefully extreme temperatures will not occur during the best ‘walking months’ of spring and autumn.

Psiloritis has no coastline although Matala, a scenically interesting resort on the Bay of Messara, is within easy reach by bus from Mires. Either side of Matala Bay walkers can find crags and unfrequented walking terrain. However, inland at Zaros – where there are gushing aqueducts and a pleasant freshwater lake (for fish, not swimming), the mid-priced Hotel Idi, with an outdoor pool and shady trees, could be the best place to linger (unless you have already escaped to high level). Lassithi has always been a refuge from the summer heat. Two or three villages of the plateau offer accommodation.