点评:Like many others have said, the hike through Samaria Gorge is an arduous one, but it's one that we're glad we did. We did a bus tour from Chania and we were dropped off at the start of the trail in Omalos after about an hour drive from Chania. We opted for renting hiking poles and we're so glad that we did as that helped immensely when descending over rocky terrain. The trail descends rapidly over the first few miles and that is relatively slow going as some of the rocks are slippery (we visited in August and everything was very dusty as it hadn't rained in 4 months). The Old Village of Samaria is about halfway and it's a good place for a bathroom break and to have a snack. There are water stations from mountain springs every few kilometers, so it's easy to keep you water bottle/hydration pack full. The Iron Gates are the narrowest part of the gorge and the walls are 3 meters apart and 100 m tall and that is the last major landmark before you finish the trail.
Despite doing lots of research about the hike, we were a bit frustrated to find out that the mileage that's quoted is not correct (it was a bit frustrating when we kept thinking we were at the end as the quoted mileage is much shorter). It's about 11 miles or 17 km to the end of the trail and then just under 2 miles or 3 km to Agia Roumeli and you can walk there or you can grab a bus and schlep to the village for a few euros each. Agia Roumeli has a few little shops with local wares (we grabbed some local honey) and there are a few restaurants, which is fantastic as we were very hungry after our hike. You can catch the ferry from here to the village of Sougia, which is where we were picked up and driven 90 min back to Chania.
Make sure to bring properly fitted hiking shoes as the terrain is all rocks and make sure to bring sunscreen, sunglasses snacks, and a water bottle/hydration pack. It's definitely a challenging hike, but hiking Samaria is truly an accomplishment!
翻译:就像很多人说的那样,穿越萨马利亚峡谷的徒步旅行非常艰难,但我们很高兴我们做到了。我们从哈尼亚乘坐巴士旅行,大约一个小时的车程后,我们在奥马洛斯的小径起点下车。我们选择租用登山杖,我们很高兴我们这样做了,因为这在穿越岩石地形时非常有帮助。这条小径在前几英里迅速下降,而且相对较慢,因为有些岩石很滑(我们八月份去过,因为 4 个月没下雨了,所以一切都很尘土飞扬)。萨马利亚古村大约在半程,是上厕所和吃零食的好地方。每隔几公里就有山泉水站,所以很容易让你的水瓶/水袋装满。铁门是峡谷最窄的部分,墙壁相距 3 米,高 100 米,这是你完成小径前的最后一个主要地标。
尽管对这次徒步旅行做了大量研究,但我们还是有点沮丧地发现,引用的里程数不正确(当我们一直认为我们已经到达终点时,这有点令人沮丧,因为引用的里程数要短得多)。到小径的尽头大约有 11 英里或 17 公里,然后距离 Agia Roumeli 不到 2 英里或 3 公里,您可以步行到那里,也可以乘坐公共汽车,每人花几欧元就可以到达村庄。Agia Roumeli 有几家小商店出售当地商品(我们买了一些当地蜂蜜),还有几家餐厅,这真是太棒了,因为我们徒步旅行后非常饿。您可以从这里乘渡轮前往 Sougia 村,在那里我们被接走,然后开车 90 分钟返回 Chania。
一定要带上合适的登山鞋,因为地形全是岩石,一定要带上防晒霜、太阳镜、零食和水瓶/补水包。这绝对是一次具有挑战性的徒步旅行,但徒步穿越撒马利亚确实是一项成就!