Shady Trails

Most are where the forest is: 16 in the Paphos Forest and 13 in Troodos.

Where to start

• Platy Valley — the shadiest trail we have: about ten minutes of direct sun all day, on 7.6 km beside a permanent stream.
• Kalidonia — about half an hour of sun, on a 2.9 km climb of 385 m beside the stream, with a waterfall on the way.
• Chorteri — a 4.6 km loop in the Paphos Forest with well under two hours of sun.
• Athalassa: Sculpture Park — proof that shade does not need a mountain: 1.9 km on the flat in Nicosia, also under two hours.

Good to know

Shade is not the same as cool — altitude and time of day matter as much — so every trail page carries an hour-by-hour shade chart for the date you choose. Where the Shade Is explains how the model works, and Escape the Summer Heat turns it into a plan for July and August.