Madari – Selladi tou Karamanli Nature Trail
The route follows a path through the forest with a cluster of cedar trees, located in the middle of the route. It offers great views of Morphou Bay, Mesaoria plain and the Troodos Mountains in general. It is connected to the network of the trails of the area, namely the nature trails of Madari – Doxa Soi O Theos, Teisia tis Madaris, Moutti tis Choras – Selladi tou Karamanli and Selladi tou Karamanli – Kannavia, and through a paved road 2km, it is connected with the trail Lagouderas – Agros.
Starting point: Near Madaris fire lookout station. Access by car is available from the road Chandria – Polystypos. The last 800m of the access road is dirt road, uneven narrow and steep. It ends at the location of Selladi of Karamanlis, where there is access to the village of Saranti (1,5km asphalted road) and to the village Spilia (6km dirt road).
Length: 3,5km – Linear
Time: 1.5 hours
Grade of difficulty: 3 (very difficult downhill) – High difficulty path due to a route with difficult soil morphology characteristics, such as particularly abrupt altitudes (drift and / or downhill), particularly irregular and / or slippery and / or steep terrain. Unsuitable for young children.
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