Description
The trail Selladi tou Staxtou to Trypilos is a remote hike right in the heart of Cedar valley. The hiking trail belongs to Pafos forest but resides in the Nicosia district and it is part of the E.4 European long distance trail. Despite its remote location, the trail has unparalleled beauty. The combination of pine and cedar trees form a magnificent scenery, that’s totally worth visiting!
The trail is linear with a total distance of 10.5km. The first part is a continuous ascent with a couple of sections having a small downhill and then returning back uphill until Trypilos fire lookout post. The second part refers to the way back to the starting point, which is a continuous downhill. It is categorised as difficult due to its continuous ascent and descent. The total elevation is 572 meters and the hiking duration is 4:30 hours including breaks.
Trypilos is a hub of various trails. The most popular is Cedar Valley to Trypilos, which is basically a forest road until the Trypilos fire lookout post. Additionally from Trypilos you can go to the area called “12 winds”. These trails will be described in other posts.
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Viewpoints
The trail goes into the heart of the impressive and unique Cedar valley. The cedar valley has thousands of endemic Cedar trees and is included in the European network Natura 2000. The trail starts with an ascent offering a magnificent view of the Throni and the forest below it and goes deeply into the Pafos forest until you reach the Trypilos fire lookout post.
Before reaching Trypilos, the hiker walks in the ridgeline of the mountains, with the Cypriot Cedar trees providing a unique sight, making the whole experience more interesting!
The Trypilos fire lookout post offers a 360 panoramic view of the whole area.
Starting points
The starting point is at the junction between Kykkos towards Cedar Valley and Kykkos to Selladi tou Stavrou. You can get there:
- Either from Kykkos, follow the road E912 towards Tsakistra and then turn left to E740, which is around 1 km after Kykkos Monastery, towards Cedar valley. Around 15 minutes you will reach the junction point, which is also the starting point.
- Or from Panagia village, following the road towards the Cedar valley. Then you continue until you reach the aforementioned junction point.
Note that the parking is limited to probably up to 6-7 cars.
For more details check out the GPS coordinates at the Natural trail information table.
Personal comments
The trail is totally worth visiting and hiking. It is very beautiful and a hidden gem with the Cedar trees being the major attraction of the route. The route is easy to follow and wide enough with a minor exception of a small portion of the first part of the trail. That part is a bit narrow for a few minutes.
Pafos forest is dense and extremely beautiful. The area hosts the Cypriot mouflon so if you are quiet and lucky you may see them.
Selladi tou Staxtou to Trypilos natural trail information table
| Description | |
| Starting points | Selladi tou Staxtou: 35.00268, 32.71319 (link) |
| Ending point | Trypilos: 34.9967, 32.67823 (link) |
| Distance | 10.44 km |
| Difficulty (1 – easy, 2 – moderate, 3 – difficult) | 3 |
| Trail type | Linear |
| ETA finish time | 4+ hours |
| Elevation Gain/Loss | 571 metres |
| Maximum Altitude | 1396 metres |
Elevation Stats
GPS map
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5 nearby trails
- Kykkos To Konizi Trail
- Kykkos – Kamilostrata – Selladi tou Staxtou
- Trypilos trail
- Selladi tou Staxtou -Trypilos – 12 Anemoi
- Gnafkio trail
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