Rethymno's Venetian Harbor – Trail Among Ruined Buildings loop from Rethymno

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Rethymno's Venetian Harbor – Trail Among Ruined Buildings loop from Rethymno

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Rethymno's Venetian Harbor – Trail Among Ruined Buildings loop from Rethymno

05:49

20.1km

400m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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180 m

Rethymno's Venetian Harbor

Highlight • Structure

Small but nice. Annoying are the places where you can not pass without being addressed.

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725 m

Rethymno Harbor and Beach Promenade

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The harbor is particularly beautiful in the evening.

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12.5 km

Ruins of Old Mills

Highlight • Historical Site

Too bad the old mills are falling into disrepair.

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12.7 km

The gorge itself is a fascinating relic from the time when 16 active watermills stood here in the 19th century! 🏞️✨ They supplied the region with flour and still shape the name of the gorge today ("Mili" means mill). Today, you can still discover many ruined mill ruins along the riverbed – with information boards that tell you the story.

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12.8 km

View of Myli Gorge and the Sea

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a beautiful gorge. The hiking trail leads along fig trees and under lianas past collapsed mill ruins.

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13.0 km

Restored water mill in the Mili Gorge

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You can always come across mill ruins like these in this valley.

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13.1 km

Waterfall in the Mili Gorge

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Beautiful area, unfortunately the old mills fall into disrepair.

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13.5 km

Kato Myloi (Lower Mills Village Ruins)

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Kato (lower) Mili and Pano (upper) Mili are the two old abandoned villages in the Mühlental.
The settlements were first mentioned in 1643 during the Venetian rule. After 1645 under Ottoman rule, the Ottomans mainly inhabited the village of Kato Mili. The approximately 30 mills on the river bed supplied the entire area of Rethymnon with flour.
In the 1960s, the residents of the Mühlental moved to Nei (Neu) Mili.

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14.8 km

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20.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.92 km

5.78 km

2.46 km

2.15 km

1.49 km

362 m

Surfaces

7.60 km

6.84 km

4.65 km

630 m

227 m

189 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

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Comments

September 2, 2025,Ruinen alter Mühlen – Wasserfall in der Mili-Schlucht Runde von Μισίρια

This tour is suitable for people in good physical condition.
It's also important to wear sturdy footwear and bring plenty of water.
There are three tavernas along the way where you can refill your water.
A hiking pole served me well and I would recommend it.
Now in September, I would recommend starting before 8:00 a.m., as the first part …

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August 13, 2024,Myli gorge round trip from the beach hotel

Height meters are wrong!! The sensor on my Garmin tracker is not working well!
The entrance to the gorge in the far south (highest point) was heavily overgrown with thorns and can not be recommended for everyone.

April 23, 2024,Alte Mühle – Waterfall Runde von Ξηρόν Χωρίον

Hiked at the end of April 2024
The ascent begins on a public road and goes up on easily accessible paths. The ascent ends in a small village with shops. Then it continues on a busy road to the entrance to the Mühlental.

The Mühlental is interesting and easy to walk.

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October 15, 2023,Das Tal Kato Miloi

The first part of the tour and the climb were mostly on concrete farm roads.
It is still very interesting to hike through this still partially blooming landscape. The mountains are in front of you and the sea is behind you.
In Chromonastiri you can fortify yourself in a tavern in the village center.
The descent then goes through a …

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