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Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου

Tigaki Beach – Aliki Salt Lake with Flamingos loop from Diastavrosi

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Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου

Tigaki Beach – Aliki Salt Lake with Flamingos loop from Diastavrosi

Hard

4.1

(12)

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Tigaki Beach – Aliki Salt Lake with Flamingos loop from Diastavrosi

01:21

23.3km

50m

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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4.43 km

Tigaki Beach

Highlight • Beach

If you need to cool down, just jump into the water 💦.😄

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6.15 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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6.42 km

Chapel near Tigaki

Highlight • Religious Site

The church in typical Greek colors - white and blue

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7.70 km

Alykes Salt Lake

Highlight • Lake

Salt lake, the water surface is practically white with salt

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9.18 km

View of the Dikeos Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view is nice, the mountains are impressive

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10.5 km

Tigaki Salt Lake

Highlight • Lake

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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11.6 km

View of the Island Across

Highlight • Viewpoint

There is a view, but nothing spectacular 😉

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18.0 km

Tigaki Village

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Tourist place with souvenir shops and pretty cozy taverns.

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23.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

6.90 km

2.52 km

320 m

Surfaces

18.8 km

2.04 km

1.51 km

793 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 24 August

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Tigaki Beach – Aliki Salt Lake with Flamingos loop from Diastavrosi

Tigaki Beach

Aliki Salt Lake with Flamingos

Chapel near Tigaki

Alykes Salt Lake

View of the Dikeos Mountains

Tigaki Salt Lake

View of the Island Across

Tigaki Village

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