Aphrodite trail
A loop from the Baths of Aphrodite on the Akamas Peninsula. First a rocky climb to the ruins of Pyrgos tis Rigainas, then the trail climbs to the summit of Sotira. From there you can see Cape Arnaoutis, Polis Chrysochous and the Paphos Forest. The descent leads to a forest road and back to the Baths.
- Where
- Akamas, Cyprus
- Length
- 7.5 km
- Time
- 3–4 h
- Difficulty
- hard
- Route
- loop
- Difficulty colour
- black run
- Up and down
- ↑ 387 m · ↓ 387 m
Colours work like ski runs and match the app: they come from the length, the climbs and the steepness. Highest point: 340 m.
Where to start
The Baths of Aphrodite, at the end of the road from Latchi. Nearby are a parking area and the Akamas botanical garden, where the trail begins.
Before you go
The hardest category on the Department of Forests scale: the third of three.
The water in the fountains on the trail is not drinkable. Bring your own.
Bicycles and motorcycles are banned on the trail.
Lighting fires in state forests and within 2 km of their boundary is forbidden. To report a fire, call 1407 — the call is free.
Facts checked on 26.10.2026.
Sources
- Τμήμα Δασών — Μονοπάτια: «Αφροδίτη» (κυκλικό, 7,5 km, 3–4 ώρες, βαθμός δυσκολίας 3, μη πόσιμο νερό, Βοτανικός κήπος Ακάμα)
- Visit Cyprus (Deputy Ministry of Tourism) — Aphrodite (Circular), Akamas Forest Nature Trail
- Τμήμα Δασών — leaflet “Akamas Peninsula: Adonis and Aphrodite Nature Trails” (P.I.O. 175/2007): the shared 2.5 km from the Baths to Pyrgos tis Rigainas, Sotira summit, Kefalovrysia, plants along the way
- Τμήμα Δασών (Department of Forests) — Guidelines: fires banned in state forests and within 2 km of their boundary, report a fire on 1407, bicycles banned on trails
