Lakos Migerou from Livadia

The road ends where the trail to Crete's highest mountain, Psiloritis, starts. From there you have a nice view of the mountain and in May, when I was there, there was still some snow here and there on the mountain. Fortunately, not on the way there. However, I had chosen this climb not for the view, but for the challenge, as this is, in my opinion, the toughest climb on Crete. Right from the start there are stretches of 12-13-14％ in it. However, Crete's climbs are mainly stepped, so there are always some flatter bits in between the steep sections. However, between kilometres 3.5 and 5 (I started 500m earlier than the route above) there is a section that is constantly steep. Here it is gruelling. Fortunately, this is a stretch with hairpin bends , so you always have a target point. After the steep section you come to a kind of chalet and there are clearly two pillars next to the road. From here, the walk improves with flatter sections and descents. Here you have a bit more time to enjoy the scenery on your left. After 9 kilometres or so, you turn back in between the mountains and it gets a bit steeper again. Here and there goats walk next to and sometimes on the road. The last 800 metres to the summit looms like a wall in front of you. This is where the climb is the steepest at about'17 ％ and this lasts quite long for your feeling. After the turn, it flattens slightly to the highest point and then you descend a few hundred metres to the car park of refuge Lakos Migerou.