Imbros Gorge

Imbros Gorge was by far the easiest hike I’ve ever done and one of the most enjoyable. There are a couple of ways to approach it. One option is to park your car at the entrance at the top and then catch a taxi back up after finishing the hike. But since we were visiting in the off-season and weren’t sure we’d find a taxi at the end, we didn’t want to take the chance. Instead, we chose to park at the bottom near the tavernas. We asked one of them to call a taxi, but they actually had their own driver who took us up for 25 euros (they asked for 28, but we only had 25 in cash, and they were perfectly fine with it). This way, when we finished our hike, our car was waiting for us right at the bottom, super convenient. Starting from the top and doing only the descent was incredibly easy. The path is mostly smooth rock with a gentle slope, and we didn’t break a sweat. The scenery is absolutely stunning… narrow passages, soaring rock walls, and the sound of mountain goats with their bells echoing through the gorge. The 7 km walk took about 2 hours at a relaxed pace. Honestly, we could have easily done the round-trip up and down. If you choose that option, start around 9:30 AM, enjoy lunch at the top, and then hike back down. The full hike takes about 4–5 hours and is still very manageable and super enjoyable. A truly beautiful, accessible, and memorable hike. Highly recommended! 🌄🐐

Fab walk and scramble! There was one review on Google saying you could do this walk barefoot….idiot! Thankfully I read the other ones. Boots are better but trainers work too. It’s very rocky for the walk through the gorge but then it’s just a mountainous path on the way back to the car parking area. Some of the rocks in the gorge are quite slippery from years of footfall but as long as you take care it’s easy enough to navigate. Follow the red markers to the top of the gorge and then veer right when you see the yellow markers. The yellow markers will lead you back to the car parking area. On the yellow path you will come across some “gates” basically just fence panels being used as gates. You will need to go through these but just make sure to close them after you. We stopped for photos, a sandwich and lots of drinks of water and it took us less than two hours. We’re a medium fitness level 🤣 Well worth a visit!!

8Km hike through the gorge. €5 entry fee which isn’t too bad. Walking shoes/boots are recommended but it is doable in trainers (would advise against doing it in sandals, crocs, flip flops etc). Sun cream, water and snacks are recommended too. There is a small shack shop/cafe which sells soft drinks, water and beer. It also has a donkey there too!

Really glad we went to hike the gorge, a stunning experience! €5 per person entry fee - very reasonable. Just be warned, the paths throughout the entire gorge are extremely rocky and you'll need to be able to navigate some tricky areas. Many said its "beginner/easy" but note that its still a trek and you need to be very careful where you're walking. Hike took us (a couple) about 3-3.5 hrs and that was with very limited stops (maybe max of 15 mins total) because you need to go so slow in some areas. If you have hiking shoes highly recommend using, I was slipping a lot wearing trainers and you can also feel the rocky stones on the bottom/sides of your feet depending on the footwear). Bring plenty of water and a hat too. There is a shop halfway but it's a long way to get there. If you start at 9am during the summer you'll be in shade for most of the time but still very very hot. Sights were still lovely! You will also see a sign towards the end of the hike that says beach is 7km away, don't worry there's a cafe shortly after the sign where you can get the shuttle bus up to the start where you would have parked. You're highly likely to have people to share the shuttle with (the cafe staff just give you a ticket for €5 per person) and they arrange it all. There's plenty of parking spaces at the start, recommend using the toilets nearby as there doesn't seem to be any actual toilets along the way.

We went upwards and it was very nice, not too hard even for youngest (11years old). There is a kioks in the middle with cold drinks and nice cafe at the end in the village. Taxi xosts 5€ per person 5o get back to yhe village.

Great place to walk ! Entry cost was 5’euro which was a shame as other gorges are free! Magnificent views and definitely worth the walk . We were told by the ticket office that the walk was roughly 5 km but it turned out to be 10 km! We were not well prepared ,with no walking boots and this is definitely needed! But we managed the walk / hike anyway ! The ticket office told us that the taxi back would be 5 euros pp! It turned out to be 25 euros for s taxi . The 5 euros was for a bus of 10 people or more pp ! So Watch out of you don’t want to spend to much!

GORGEOUS!!! Definitely worth a trip. We poorly planned and took a very expensive taxi ride from Chania by asking our hotel to reserve one. When we got there at around 10a, no one was at the booth to collect an entrance fee. Not sure if that’s because it’s close to the holidays though. The trail is not for weak ankles, as it’s a lot of unstable rocks and all downhill (but nothing too major). Other than that, it’s a pretty easy trail. Also crossed paths with some goats

Not absurdly spectacular but definitely worth it. This was in November so hardly any people and also no entrance fee. I was a bit worried about losing light so i kept a good place, but i finished the round trip in a little over 3 hours, turning back at the first spot where there is a taxi pickup. You can also walk slightly further down but the lady there said the gorge was done so i took her word. There are a few cafes or tavernas in the village with decent food, only drink for sale at the taxi spot and they only took cash, but it seems like they might have food in busy season. Dont expect something mind blowing but it is a nice hike