Acramitis
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| height | 825 m | |
| location | Rhodes island , Greece | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 9 '43 " N , 27 ° 45' 52" E | |
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| particularities | second highest mountain on the island | |
The 825 m high Akramitis ( Greek Ακραμίτης ) is the second highest mountain on the Greek island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean .
The mountain is located northwest of the village of Siana in the west of the island. It has a moderately rising eastern flank and a steep western slope.
Ascent
Two hiking trails lead to the summit. An ascent begins as a footpath at the western exit of Siana at the cemetery and climbs up in narrow serpentines on old shepherds' paths. Stone men facilitate orientation. After about thirty minutes you leave the shady cedar forest and move partly through impassable macchia . An abandoned fire station building on the summit serves as a guide. The climb takes about seventy minutes.
From the road between Siana and Monolithos, another path leads to the summit. The ascent here takes almost two hours and initially leads along an overgrown driveway. You reach a plateau where there used to be a settlement. After about forty minutes you will reach the small chapel of Agios Ioannis . Then you get to the edge of the gently rising summit plateau, from which the path leads leisurely to the summit.
Summit and view
Since the summit is not forested and drops steeply to the west, you have an undisturbed view over the west coast to the island of Chalki and the uninhabited island of Alimia . At the northwestern foot of the mountain you can see a strange tennis racket-shaped plateau, which is now overgrown with vines and where the kingdom of Kimisala is said to have been located 2,500 years ago. The reservoir of Apolakkia can be seen in the south, to the northeast you can see the bare summit of Attavyros .
literature
- Rothers hiking guide - Rhodos Bergverlag Rother , 2004, ISBN 3-7633-4272-9
