Description
The trail of Rigaina’s baths and Chlio is amazingly beautiful due to its rich vegetation, the river “Setrachos” and of course of its history. Rigaina is part of Cyprus mythical and history tradition. Rigaina and her husband Rigas who were lords in Cyprus were visiting the area for holidays with their main activities being hunting and visiting the natural thermal baths of the area.
The trail is located almost 1 km away from Moutoullas village following the road going to Kykkos. The actual trail has a total length of 1 km long and it is linear but the ending point reaches a concrete narrow road, where you can make it circular, if you choose to. Otherwise you can return back the same way. The official type of the trail is categorised as circular. The maximum altitude is 881 metres and can be completed in 40 minutes.
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Viewpoints
The hiker in the very early stage of the trail meets the Rigaina’s bathing area. The scenery there is incredible. The lush greenery, the Setrachos river and the natural rock formation in the river that shapes a small pool make the whole landscape worth visiting. Thus, the first viewpoint you meet is a wooden platform construction right on top of the river, where the hiker can be literally in the heart of this overwhelming landscape and enjoy the view.
The next viewpoint you will come across is the lovers bridge. A wooden bridge crossing the river with again beautiful views of the dense vegetation and the greenery scenery.
The trail continues along the river with beautiful views surprising you and making you wonder if you are still in Cyprus!
Starting points
The trail of Rigaina’s baths and the Chlio seems to have a few starting points, where each point is numbered. The first one is within the village following a narrow concrete road until you reach the trail’s entry/exit points. The second one is found in the road towards Kykkos, a little bit outside of the village of Moutoullas. The trail is well sign posted, so you will not get lost. An exact GPS location is provided below in the Natural trail information table. From this point you have two options:
- If you are a small group, you can drive the gravel road until a crossroad is found. The trail entry point is found nearby to the left. This makes the hiking distance very short (~1km)
- If you are a bigger group or you want to hike a bit more (total hiking distance ~2.3km), then park your car on the side of the road such that you are not causing any traffic jam and have the gravel road as part of your hiking.
Personal comments
It is an easy and pleasant hike without any significant elevation except the light uphill on the way back (in the case you included the gravel road as well as part of your trail). It has a length of 1.5km long (or 2.3km including the gravel road with a reference to the starting point given further below). The actual trail path is linear, however it can be made circular. The trail can be done in all seasons.
Natural trail of Rigaina’s information
| Description | |
| Starting points | 34.9788, 32.82713 (link) |
| Ending point | – |
| Distance | 2. 3 km |
| Difficulty (1 – easy, 2 – moderate, 3 – difficult) | 1+ |
| Trail type | Linear/Circular |
| ETA finish time | ~ 40 minutes |
| Elevation Gain/Loss | ~ 92 meters |
| Maximum Altitude | 881 meters |
Elevation Stats
GPS map
Gallery
5 nearby trails
- Ariadni natural trail
- Xystarouda – Agiasma – Vasiliki Natural Trail
- Discovery Natural Trail
- Mountain trail
- Kattouthkia natural trail
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