Kissos - Timpanos spring
- Difficulty / Distance
- Moderate
- 2.87km
- Altitudinal difference
- 78m
- 535m
- 457m
- Ascend/Descend
- 275m
- 167m
- 108m
- Duration
- 00:45
- Drinking water
- Unknown
- Marking
- Red marks
Α visit to the springs of Timpanos near Kissos is an absolute must. Double waterfalls, water pond for an icy swim, huge rocks, water coming from everywhere. This wild paradise is 45 minutes away from Kissos square. We walk to the south on a paved road that later becomes earth road. Just as we reach the streambed (where there is a large pond worthy of a visit) at the sharp left turn of the road (attention) we find an uphill path marked with red paint and follow it. Near Timpanos, there are two short sections where you have to walk along a waterway with a drop beneath. With encouragement, everybody can do it, unless they suffer from severe acrophobia. Then you have to crawl for a few meters through a tunnel dug in the rock, along the waterway. After the tunnel there is a safety rope on the side. It is possible to get your feet wet, so it pays either to take your shoes off, or carry a second pair. In spring, excessive water flow due to melting snow can make passing quite difficult, so best time for visit is in midsummer. In August water flow is markedly diminished.