Greece Canyon

Theriso Gorge

127 m from rim to floor.

The cut

127 metres, to scale.

A slice through Theriso Gorge where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.

Standing on the floor, to scale: Big Ben · 96 m

Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.

127m

Depth

measured on the 30 m relief model

1.6km

Rim to rim

measured on the 30 m relief model

27°

Steepest wall

average over 300 m, from the relief

85m

Floor altitude

Rim to floor

Afternoons, up top and down below.

In July the afternoon reaches 30 °C. The best months to hike are from April to May and from October to November. The wettest months are from November to February.

rim · 287 mfloor · 85 m

14°13°Jan
14°13°Feb
16°15°Mar
19°18°Apr
23°22°May
27°26°Jun
30°29°Jul
30°29°Aug
27°26°Sep
23°22°Oct
20°18°Nov
16°15°Dec

Hike: Apr–May, Oct–NovWettest: Nov–Feb

Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.

Gorge in Crete

Theriso Gorge is a canyon in Greece. The relief model measures 127 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 202 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 1.6 km wide where the cut was taken.

Getting there.

Mourniésnearest town · 4.2 km in a straight line
Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.8 km from the floor
Chania International Airport (CHQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 17 km in a straight lineCar hire at CHQ airport (Souda)Discover Cars · sponsored link
From April to May and from October to Novemberbest months to hike (estimate)

Plan the visit

Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.

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From the sky.

The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.

Theriso Gorge seen from above (Sentinel-2)

N 1.2 km

ViewpointsCavesParkingCampsites

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 5.0 × 5.0 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around the canyon.

4viewpoints within 5 kmFotopoint Lakki, Sceanic drive and views and 2 more
2marked hiking routes within 4 kmCHA 06 Kyklamino or Agios Georgios Gorge, CHA 07
2caves within 3 km
3car parks within 3 km
1campsites within 8 kmCamping Hania
314hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmVranas Suites, Nicolo, Melia Studios and 311 more
3restaurants and cafés within 4 km

via ferrata routes within 4 km
climbing crags within 3 km
footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
swimming spots within 3 km
named waterfalls within 4 km
information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
bus stops within 2 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Towns nearby

Mourniés4.2 km in a straight line
Perivólia4.3 km in a straight line
Nerokoúros5.1 km in a straight line
Darátsos6.2 km in a straight line
Galatás6.5 km in a straight line
Tsikalariá6.8 km in a straight line
Chaniá7.8 km in a straight line
Soúda8.3 km in a straight line

In our other atlases

What else is around Theriso Gorge.

The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.

Peakyas60 mountains within 15 km

Achladedi355 m · 1.0 kmDembla542 m · 3.6 kmFteroseli622 m · 6.2 kmKoutoules302 m · 9.4 kmAnginares1,239 m · 9.9 kmFoundana1,025 m · 10 kmMalotira1,701 m · 14 kmBourbadokefala767 m · 14 km

Coastya3 beaches within 15 km

Paralia Plataniasea up to 26 °C · 9.2 km Órmos Kókkinou Pýrgousea up to 26 °C · 10 kmÓrmos Loutrákisea up to 26 °C · 15 km

Islandyason an island

Crete8,336 km²

Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.

Month by month

The weather, at the floor and at the rim.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Afternoon · floor	14	14	16	19	23	27	30	30	27	23	20	16
Afternoon · rim	13	13	15	18	22	26	29	29	26	22	18	15
Night · rim	10	10	10	12	16	20	23	23	21	18	14	11
Rain (mm)	98	90	52	27	17	4	3	5	21	57	83	103
Rainy days	16	14	11	6	4	1	1	2	5	10	13	16
Sun hours/day	4.3	5.1	7.2	9.1	10.6	12.5	12.7	11.7	9.7	7.3	5.2	3.9

	Afternoon · floor	Afternoon · rim	Night · rim	Rain (mm)	Sun hours/day
Jan	14	13	10	98	4.3
Feb	14	13	10	90	5.1
Mar	16	15	10	52	7.2
Apr	19	18	12	27	9.1
May	23	22	16	17	10.6
Jun	27	26	20	4	12.5
Jul	30	29	23	3	12.7
Aug	30	29	23	5	11.7
Sep	27	26	21	21	9.7
Oct	23	22	18	57	7.3
Nov	20	18	14	83	5.2
Dec	16	15	11	103	3.9

Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (85 m) and the rim (287 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.

Photographs

Seen from the trail.

Little river in Therissos.1 — Ιωσηφίνα Γεωργούλη · CC BY-SA 4.0

Theriso1(js) — Jerzy Strzelecki · CC BY-SA 3.0

TherisoGorge — Aeleftherios · CC BY-SA 3.0

Recent years

Wet years, dry years.

Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2020	56%	32%	122%	97%	39%	—	—	124%	97%	112%	63%	58%
2021	76%	24%	79%	145%	41%	—	—	136%	51%	132%	46%	90%
2022	96%	39%	144%	39%	37%	—	—	322%	96%	62%	75%	28%
2023	71%	30%	70%	73%	180%	—	—	56%	200%	26%	38%	41%
2024	70%	44%	42%	33%	62%	—	—	86%	72%	11%	55%	99%
2025	57%	43%	47%	148%	121%	—	—	50%	42%	91%	59%	76%

130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month

Compare with the neighbours.

Theriso Gorge

Greece

127 mDepth
1.6 kmRim to rim
—Length
27°Steepest wall

Samariá Gorge National Park

Greece · 25 km

964 mDepth
5.1 kmRim to rim
—Length
56°Steepest wall

See the guide

Agia Eirini Gorge

Greece · 28 km

849 mDepth
11 kmRim to rim
—Length
32°Steepest wall

See the guide

Imbros Gorge

Greece · 31 km

422 mDepth
10 kmRim to rim
—Length
37°Steepest wall

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name, type, published depth and length	Wikidata (Q136423437) · CC0
The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Climate	NASA POWER, 1991–2020
Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby	Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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