A combination of more than fifty peaks higer over 2.000 meters. Deep ravines, a lot of gorges with steep crests and rocky paths. Our mountains are a genuine balcony between the Liviko and the Cretan Sea, that even the imagination of big artist could arrest. The Lefka Ori are really tough and many paths are difficult to walk through. No trees, wildly with sharp stones and enormous extents with gravel that complicates the walkers in their campaigns to them.
That is why local people are calling them "Madares". Therefore climbers Greeks and foreigners consider the Lefka Ori hard mountains. Ascenting however you see that wildly it is harmonize with the magnificence. Pachnes the highest peak 2.454 metres, the view towards both sea's (Cretan sea Liviko Sea), is wonderful not only from there but also from lower peaks also.
The first 20 peaks of Lefka Ori are:
- Pachnes 2.454 m.
- Troharis 2.401 m. -
- Mesa Soros 2.397 m. -
- Dipli Thodori 2.380 m.
- Gavala 2.350 m.
- Bournelos 2.342 m.-
- Svourihti 2.337 m. -
- Sternes 2.335 m. -
- Grias Soros 2.331 m. -
- Thodoris 2.320 m. -
- Katsouna 2.305 m. -
- Xerolimnia 2.288 m. -
- Ag.Pneuma 2.254 m. -
- Zouridia 2.250 m.-
- Kentakia 2.243 m. -
- Exo Tourloti 2.240 m. -
- Modaki 2.224 m.
- Kastro 2.218 m. -
- Kakovoli 2.214 m.
- Askifiotikos Soros 2.213 m