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Trails with Picnic Sites
Twenty-seven of our trails start at, or pass through, one of the Department of Forests' picnic sites: tables, shade and usually a barbecue. This collection is computed rather than hand-picked — we match the Department's 61 sites against our routes, and a trail qualifies when a site sits at its trailhead or on the path itself.
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Where to start
- Kampos tou Livadiou — a 3.3 km loop through black pine from a picnic site at 1,675 m, with drinking water and barbecues.
- Kakomallis — 2.4 km from the Kakomallis site — water, barbecues, playground — up to a fire lookout above Limassol and back.
- Xyliatos — a 3.6 km loop around the reservoir, starting from a site with water, barbecues and a playground.
- Smigies (short) — a 3.1 km Akamas loop from the Smigies site, which has barbecues but no drinking water.
- Athalassa — seven walks in Nicosia's forest park link its picnic areas, from the 1.9 km Sculpture Park loop upwards.
Good to know
Not every site has water: 37 of the 61 do, and eleven of these trails have a site with drinking water right at the trailhead. Each site has its own page under picnic sites, with altitude, capacity and what is actually there, so check before you count on a tap or a grill.
Light fires only in the built barbecues, and take your rubbish back down with you.
Agioi Anargyroi
Cape GrekoCircularEasyOpen sun
2.35 km
43 m
43 m
Agios Ioannis Pitsilias
LimassolCircularModerateSun & shade mix
3.89 km
172 m
170 m
Alonatsia
LimassolLinearEasySun & shade mix
1 km
13 m
76 m
Athalassa: Agios Georgios
NicosiaLinearEasyWater at trailheadDeep shade
0.86 km
5 m
11 m
Athalassa: Botanical Garden - Picnic Area
NicosiaLinearEasySun & shade mix
2.14 km
21 m
21 m
Athalassa: Nations Park - Agios Georgios
NicosiaLinearEasyWater at trailheadSun & shade mix
2.98 km
16 m
26 m
Athalassa: Picnic Area - Agios Georgios
NicosiaLinearModerateWater at trailheadSun & shade mix
4.08 km
16 m
32 m
Athalassa: Picnic Area - Nations Park (long)
NicosiaCircularModerateWater at trailheadSun & shade mix
5.72 km
58 m
57 m
Athalassa: Picnic Area - Nations Park (short)
NicosiaCircularModerateWater at trailheadOpen sun
4.49 km
47 m
43 m
Athalassa: Sculpture Park
NicosiaCircularEasyWater at trailheadDeep shade
1.89 km
5 m
5 m
Delikipos Forest
MacheirasCircularModerateSun & shade mix
3.19 km
49 m
49 m
E4
LinearHard
555.62 km
13266 m
13271 m
Kakomallis
LimassolCircularEasyWater at trailheadSun & shade mix
2.38 km
111 m
107 m
Kalopanayiotis - The Discovery Trail (5)
NicosiaCircularHardMostly shady
11.25 km
710 m
716 m
Kampos tou Livadiou
TroodosCircularModerateWater at trailheadSun & shade mix
3.25 km
67 m
65 m
Kionia - Profitis Ilias
NicosiaLinearModerateWater at trailheadSun & shade mix
7.35 km
48 m
582 m
Konnoi - Agioi Anargyroi
Cape GrekoLinearEasyOpen sun
1.32 km
24 m
16 m
Oroklini
LarnacaCircularModerateWater at trailheadOpen sun
7.89 km
185 m
185 m
Petra tou Romiou
PaphosLinearModerateOpen sun
6.75 km
131 m
118 m
Pissouromoutti
AkamasCircularEasySun & shade mix
2.88 km
149 m
148 m
Smigies (long)
AkamasCircularModerateSun & shade mix
6.78 km
206 m
210 m
Smigies (short)
AkamasCircularModerateSun & shade mix
3.05 km
154 m
157 m
The Rodio of Agridia (circular)
LimassolCircularModerateSun & shade mix
3.68 km
150 m
144 m
The Rodio of Agridia (linear)
LimassolLinearModerateSun & shade mix
5.28 km
234 m
232 m
Venetian Bridges
Paphos ForestLinearHardMostly shady
19.25 km
660 m
807 m
Xyliatos
NicosiaCircularModerateWater at trailheadSun & shade mix
3.63 km
97 m
96 m
Xystarouda - Agiasma - Vasiliki
Paphos ForestLinearModerateDeep shade
4.62 km
289 m
408 m