Alyki Salt Lake – Aliki Salt Lake with Flamingos loop from Mastichari

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Alyki Salt Lake – Aliki Salt Lake with Flamingos loop from Mastichari

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Alyki Salt Lake – Aliki Salt Lake with Flamingos loop from Mastichari

01:38

28.0km

90m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Great for any fitness level. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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9.67 km

Wide Sandy Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice sandy beach

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10.4 km

Αλυκή Τιγκάκι Alykí Tigáki = Alykes means salt field

The operation of the saltworks on Kos ceased in 1989.
Salt water lake still has an artificial water supply (canals) directly from the sea. The lake has a length of around 1500 m and a maximum width of around 700 m and an area of around 80 hectares (0.8 km²) with a circumference of around 3700 m. Fresh water is fed into the lake from the south of the Linopotis village.
The area around the lake and the lake itself are under nature protection and the wetland is now permanent. The salt water lake has become a protected, heavily salty wetland and a wintering area for migratory birds. Due to the high salt content, common fish and mollusks cannot live here. However, there are species that could adapt to such conditions (halophiles). This also includes the Artemia salina (brine shrimp), which attracts flamingos, as well as halophytic plants.

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11.7 km

View of the Dikeos Mountains

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The view is nice, the mountains are impressive

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13.0 km

Alyki Salt Lake

Highlight • Lake

There is a small trail around it, if you're lucky you can see flamingos 🦩.

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13.7 km

Alykes Salt Lake

Highlight • Lake

Salt lake, the water surface is practically white with salt

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14.7 km

Aliki Salt Lake with Flamingos

Highlight • Lake

Close to the seaside resort of Tigaki on the northern coast of Kos, about 15 kilometers from the island's capital, Kos Town, is the famous salt lake Alikes. Here was a large saline entertained, which was closed in the middle of the 20th century. Since then, a unique nature has evolved, so that the area has been declared a nature reserve.

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