The Cyprus Tourism Organisation has launched the ‘Troodos cycling routes’, a 57km cycling path around Troodos National Park, complete with road surface marking, directional signage, area maps and a comprehensive area bike guide. The project was co-financed by EU Structural Funds.
Most of Troodos main and loose surface roads are suitable for mountain biking. Two recommended routes, combining a variety of surfaces:
Troodos square – Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis - Troodos square
Start/finish Point: Troodos square
Distance: 36km
Route: Troodos square (1,730m),
Karvounas (1,190m – 9km),
Platania (1,090m – 10km),
Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis (850m – 18km)
Troodos square (1,730m – 36km)
Surface: Paved and loose surface forest road
Surface: Paved and loose surface forest road
Description: The route follows the main road, descending from Troodos square past Karvounas main road junction and further down to Platania picnic site and forest station. From there the route swings left along a forest road to reach Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis Church (number 17 on the Troodos Area – Western map). The church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is covered entirely in frescoes dating from the 11th-17th centuries. The route then passes briefly along the paved road from Kakopetria to Prodromos villages, before joining the loose surface road on the left leading back to Troodos. After 12km of steep uphill the route goes past the entrance to the chrome quarry. It then reaches the Troodos - Prodromos main road back to Troodos square.
Troodos square – Psilo Dendro – Kalidonia - Troodos square
Start/finish Point: Troodos square
Distance:18km
Route: From Troodos square (1,730m – 0km), Psilo
Dentro(1,185m – 11km), Kalidonia waterfall (1,300m – 14km),
Troodos square (1,730 – 18km)
Surface: Paved and loose surface forest road
Degree of Difficulty: Low, front fork suspension bike
Description: The route follows the loose surface road, past number 54 on the Troodos Area – Western map heading gradually downhill in a southeast direction towards Kremmos tis Keramis. It then swings westwards to reach Psilo Dentro area. From there the loose surface road goes uphill for about 3km to a fork, where the right road leads to Kalidonia waterfalls and the left road continues to the Platres-Troodos main road, where another right turn leads northwards back to Troodos square.
