Kamaraiko

verified Ungraded Low flood risk Kamares, Faistos, Heraklion

The biggest line in Heraklion by a wide margin: 5 kilometers and roughly 1230 meters of descent starting at 1785 meters above Kamares.

Both sources are thin here. Descente-canyon publishes the technical sheet only, with no route narrative, and the descent sections on ropewiki are empty headers. The 17 km shuttle plus a 6 hr descent makes this a full day with a long drive on either end. Limestone.

Logistics

Permit	No permit required. Ropewiki records Requires permits: No. Descente-canyon flags a dam, water intake or hydroelectric structure upstream or on the descent.
Distance	3.11
Elevation	4035
Time	About 6 hr descent with no approach and a 5 min exit. Ropewiki spans 6 to 6.2 hr.
Technical	Minimum 70 m rope in single; biggest waterfall 65 m. Descente-canyon lists 1230 m of drop over 5000 m starting at 1785 m of elevation, with a 6 hr descent, but publishes no access, approach, descent or return narrative and no v/a grade, and ropewiki carries no ACA rating. Ropewiki's own depth figure of 4134 ft is slightly higher than the 1230 m descente-canyon gives. Treat as exploratory and get local beta before committing.
Flood risk	A dam, water intake or hydroelectric structure sits upstream or on the descent, so flow is not purely natural. At 5 km and roughly 1230 m of drop with a 6 hr descent this is the longest commitment in the regional unit and there is no published escape beta at all. Cancel on any rain anywhere in the upper catchment.
Vehicle access	17 km shuttle, the longest of any canyon in the regional unit.
Crowd	Only one ropewiki rating, a 5 of 5, and two votes on descente-canyon, the thinnest vote count of any large canyon in the regional unit.
Coordinates	35.158, 24.8058

Kamaraiko

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