Sfakohonos
verified
Ungraded
Unknown flood risk
Agios Ioannis, Chania
The most accessible of the Sfakia trio, 15 minutes from car to canyon, though the 720 m of relief and a three hour exit keep it a full day.
Also published as Canyon de Sfakohonos. Data quality caveat: ropewiki lists the identical coordinate pair for both Sfakohonos and the neighbouring Sapounas, so treat the position as approximate for at least one of the two. The Samaria National Park authority states that all those who wish to walk beyond the main footpath require a special licence, and this canyon lies in the Sfakia municipality in that massif, but park boundary status is unconfirmed. Ropewiki has no condition report and a blank red tape field.
Logistics
| Distance | 1.1 |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2362 ft vertical relief |
| Time | 6-7 hr total, 15 min approach, 3.5 hr descent, 3 hr exit |
| Technical | Ropewiki publishes no difficulty rating, rappel data or rock type, so the grade is null. Published figures are 1800 m of canyon and 720 m of vertical relief. The approach is only 15 min, which is unusual for this massif, but the exit still costs three hours. No shuttle. |
| Coordinates | 35.231, 24.0205 |
Sources
- ropewiki: https://ropewiki.com/Sfakohonos
- tech: https://ropewiki.com/Sfakohonos
- permit: https://www.samaria.gr/tips-for-crossing-samaria/
- nearest town: https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=jsonv2&lat=35.231&lon=24.0205&zoom=14
- beta: http://descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-description/22718