Fasoula, Cyprus · July 2026

Custom long-distance route

Fasoula to Alona and back

A single summer day, 64 kilometres of mountain asphalt, and the slow realisation that my legs could outlast the sun.

Car-free access to the start

The walk after the bus

Bus stop0.10 km · ~2 min walkTrailhead

From 2nd Fasoula to the first step of the hike.

Nearby bus stop in the snapshot: 2nd Fasoula
Estimated access walk: 0.10 km · ~2 min
Walking-distance indicator: Easy

This is the connection to the hike's start, not the full hike. A nearby stop does not guarantee a bus at your chosen time.

Sources and missing information

Access source: Stored walking-route estimate and official bus-stop snapshot
Hike recorded: July 2026
Transport story checked: Not documented
Access snapshot verification date: Not documented
Access-walk ascent: Not documented
Access terrain and road safety: Not documented
Access water availability: Not documented
Bus service frequency: Not documented

Distance is not a safety rating. Check current buses, access, weather, daylight and water; remote or hazardous terrain may require turning back.

Check a destination How I measure

64.3 km
Distance
2,070 m
Elevation gain
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Peak
One day
Duration
Paved mountain roads
Terrain
July 2026
Date
Extreme · 64.3 km, 2,070 m in one day
Difficulty
Mostly strong · weak in the Apsiou–Louvaras valley and on the last climb to Alona after Agios Theodoros
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Overview

The story of this trail

The plan was to be in Alona by around 8:00, without using a car. Google Maps offered me a solution that read like a puzzle: the 50P out of Fasoula, the 50 to Limassol Central Station, a 1.1 km walk to the church of Agios Antonis, the intercity bus towards Nicosia to Solomos Square station, a change at Solomos Square C for bus 2, and then one more change at Tamasos bus station for the final stretch to Alona. I would have arrived at about 13:55 — and getting back would have been its own struggle.

So I chose the other way: my own legs. I started walking at 2am, with 32 kilometres of mountain road between me and Alona, and I was there at 8:09 — nine minutes off my target and hours ahead of any bus. I spent the morning exploring the Petros Vanezis trail, and let the village be a destination instead of a stop on someone else's route.

By 8:41 I was ready to head back. The next bus out of Alona was the 11:01, and Google recommended waiting for it — with its changes, it would have put me back at the starting point at about 17:18. This was before I built the Where the Bus Ends map, which would have told me something better: walk 10 km to Agros, catch bus 50, and be home around 12:34. At the time I just did the maths on my own ability, and my estimate was 16:00.

The road back was the hardest part of the day. The blisters found me somewhere in those long kilometres, but I kept moving, and I walked into Fasoula at 15:28 — nearly two hours faster than Google's public transport plan, and slightly faster than an untrained person walking the same route, who would arrive at about 16:44. It was tough, and it was worth it.

Transport story

How do you get to Fasoula without a car?

If you're coming from Limassol, there are two ways in.

Option one: Bus 50 from Limassol Central Station, then change to the 50P from Paramytha to Fasoula
Option two: Bus 9 to Palodeia Community Board, then walk the dirt road to Fasoula — about 3.8 km, roughly an hour

The route

Milestones from start to finish

Burned August 2023

Dashed red outline · Sentinel-2 before/after the fire

Fasoula to Alona and back

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Elevation & steepness

Elevation in metres and gradient in percent, together by distance. Move across the profile to locate yourself on the map.

366–1383 m

Distance

64.3 km

Elevation gain

2,070 m

Elevation loss

2,070 m

Highest point

1383 m

Lowest point

366 m

Steepness by distance

Ascent over 15%0.9 km

Ascent 10–15%4.6 km

Ascent 5–10%13.8 km

Ascent under 5%12.8 km

Flat 0%0.3 km

Descent under 5%12.5 km

Descent 5–10%14.2 km

Descent 10–15%4.6 km

Descent over 15%0.6 km

Major climbs & descents

The most significant sustained climbs and descents along the route.

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Major climbs

5.0–11.6 km+306 m6.6 km long4.6% average

13.1–19.4 km+420 m6.3 km long6.6% average

32.1–37.2 km+421 m5.1 km long8.2% average

Major descents

27.1–32.1 km−421 m5.1 km long8.3% average

44.7–51.3 km−421 m6.6 km long6.4% average

52.6–59.1 km−301 m6.5 km long4.7% average

Road type

How the route is classified across its full distance.

Street46.7 km 73%

Track13.6 km 21%

Minor road2.0 km 3%

Hike D21.0 km 2%

Primary road0.9 km 1%

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Weather along the route

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Sun & shade through the day

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From the trail

Moments from the walk

Distant lights beyond dark hills — The lights were still glowing beyond the hills. Out here in the dark, the distance felt less like a number and more like a promise to keep walking.

Road signs beneath a streetlight — Under a lone streetlight, the signs pointed towards villages I would reach one step at a time. A whole day ahead, written in arrows.

A village lit up in the mountain valley — A village glowing in the folds of the mountains. I loved how warm it looked from a road that was still wrapped in darkness.

Alona direction sign in the sunlight — Alona finally had its own arrow. Seeing the name beside the road made the destination feel real, even with more climbing still between us.

Sunlit mountain road beside rows of beehives — The sun above the road, the beehives beside it, and another bend ahead. These ordinary little scenes are what I remember between the big distances.

A rocky summit against a clear blue sky — That rocky peak caught my eye and held it. After so much asphalt, it was good to look up at something that asked nothing of my legs.

A narrow stone lane between village houses — After the open road, these close stone walls felt almost like an embrace. For a moment, Alona was not a destination — just a lane I wanted to linger in.

An illustrated village map on a wooden board — On this little map, the village fitted inside a wooden frame. Getting here on foot had made it feel much bigger than that.

An old stone fountain surrounded by greenery — An old stone fountain, half tucked into green. On a long summer walk, a place like this means more to me than any grand viewpoint.

A stone church and bell tower in the sunshine — Sunlight above the church, mountains behind it. Alona was only the halfway point, but I wanted to give this quiet square a moment before thinking about the road back.

A framed landscape painting with real mountains behind it — Someone had put the mountains into a painting, with the real ones just behind it. I stopped to look at both — two ways of holding on to a place.

A slender cross on a rocky mountain ridge — A small cross against all that blue sky. My eyes kept finding it among the rocks, a quiet detail in a landscape too big to take in at once.

Scattered pines on the rocky slopes of a deep ravine — Across the ravine, pines held on to the broken slopes. I found myself tracing the little path with my eyes, grateful that a long road still left room for moments like this.

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Trail notes

If you're planning to walk it

Access

The trailhead is a two-minute walk from the 2nd Fasoula bus stop. Bus 50 from Limassol connects to the 50P into Fasoula, but there is no Saturday service. The finish is far in the mountains, away from any bus — the way home is on foot.

The walk starts at the 2nd Fasoula bus stop, about 100 m from the trailhead — a two-minute walk. From Limassol, take bus 50 from the Central Station and change at Paramytha for the 50P, which runs into Fasoula through Spitali. In the timetable snapshot this site uses, the 50P runs Monday to Friday and Sunday, with no Saturday service, so plan on a weekday or Sunday. The first 50P reaches Fasoula at 08:19 on weekdays and 11:57 on Sunday, which is a late start for a 64 km day; if you want to be on the road earlier, take bus 9 to the Palodeia Community Board stop and walk the dirt road down to Fasoula — about 3.8 km, roughly an hour. The return is on foot, but if you need to finish early, Alona has its own stops on bus 61, which runs north through Polystypos and Mitsero towards Nicosia and does not come back to Fasoula.

Best season

Hike in April or October. Summer is doable but hot.

Spring and autumn are the best months here. The road climbs from about 366 m in Fasoula to roughly 1,380 m near Alona, so the upper half stays cooler than the valley, and in April or October the days are long without the light turning harsh. I walked it in July: doable, but the sun was the real opponent and the water stops set the pace — the fountain on the F139 between Zoopigi and Agios Theodoros, and the source by Saint George Church in Alona. In summer, start before sunrise and carry more water than you think you need. Winter is mild in the valley and cold up top, where a high road can hold frost, and a 64 km day eats daylight, so from November to February an early start is essential.

Navigation

This is a custom long-distance route on paved mountain roads, not a designated trail. Village road signs, such as the Alona arrow, help on the way, but much of the outward walk starts in darkness, so carry a headlamp and keep an offline map ready. Some stretches may share designated or waymarked paths, but the route as a whole is my own line, so don't expect continuous signs — follow a downloaded GPS track.

Water & food

There is a water fountain on the F139 road between Zoopigi and Agios Theodoros, and another water source in Alona village near the Saint George Church.

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