
Crete’s most hairpinned roads
Crete is the largest island of Greece. It’s located on the southern part of the country. The island has very high mountains, some of them following a collection of never ending turns . In some places the mountains come so close to the Libyan Sea that there's no room for a road inbetween.
Road | Distance | Hairpin turns | Highest point | Surface | Range |
Kavousi - Thripti | 23,2km | 49 | 1.447m | Gravel | Thripti mountain |
Libadas - Koustgerako | 15km | 35 | 1.272m | Gravel | Lefka Ori |
Kouroutes - Toumpotos Prinos | 11,8km | 34 | 1.516m | Gravel | Psiloritis |
Simi - Omalos Viannou | 7,5km | 31 | 1.264m | Gravel | Dikti mountain |
Kapsodasos - Kallikratis | 9,13km | 30 | 738m | Asphalt | Lefka Ori |
Koudoumas - Kofinas | 12,77km | 29 | 1.054m | Gravel | Asterousia mountains |
Rodakino - Kryoneritis | 10,31km | 28 | 1.052m | Gravel | Kryoneritis mountain |
Lochria - Psiloritis | 10km | 25 | 1.866m | Gravel | Psiloritis |
Gergeri - Diplori | 14,64km | 24 | 1.322m | Asphalt | Psiloritis mountains |
Sternes - Kofinas | 8,5km | 24 | 1.020m | Gravel | Asterousia mountains |
Ai Giannis - Kapetaniana | 7,7km | 23 | 820m | Gravel | Asterousia mountains |
Tsoutsouras - Achentri | 9,7km | 23 | 708m | Gravel | Asterousia mountains |
Asi Gonia | 13,88km | 22 | 824m | Asphalt | Lefka Ori |
Vistagi | 6,7km | 22 | 1.102m | Gravel | Psiloritis |
Sfakia - Ai Giannis | 18,6km | 20 | 790m | Asphalt | Lefka Ori |
Xerokampos - Ziros | 13,61km | 19 | 685m | Asphalt | Sitiaka Ori |
Fournes - Zourva | 12,2km | 19 | 824m | Asphalt | Lefka Ori |
Amigdalokefali | 8,1km | 19 | 543m | Asphalt | West Crete |
Treis Ekklisies | 5,8km | 19 | 526m | Asphalt | Asterousia mountains |
Tourloti - Monokara | 6,5km | 18 | 752m | Gravel | Orno mountain |
Sfakia - Imbros | 16,2km | 16 | 765m | Asphalt | Lefka Ori |
Loukia - Kapetaniana | 9,64km | 14 | 829m | Asphalt | Asterousia mountains |
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