Sarakina Gorge#
Sarakina Gorge, August 2013, © Gerhard Huber, under CC BY-NC 4.0 +Edu
Im Hinterland graben heftige Winterregen tiefe Schluchten in den weichen Kalkstein. Deshalb ist es nur bei niedrigem Wasserstand im Sommer und Herbst möglich, die Canyons zu durchwandern. Im Falle der Sarakinas-Schlucht
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dauert die Erkundung knapp eine Stunde, kleine Kletterpassagen über Felsbrocken inklusive.
The Sarakina Gorge is located about 15 km west of Ierapetra, near the small village of Mithi. Its length is about 1.5 km and the width between 3 and 10 meters, only at a few point it reaches more. The height of the walls peaks at approximately 150 m. The river of Kriopotamos flows through the gorge.
The canyon can be accessed from both the lower and the upper end. To tranverse it it takes about 1.5 hours, with a bit of scrambling over stones and walking a few times in the river.