MACHAIRAS FOREST The Machairas National Forest Park is a Natura 2000 site. Agios Onoufrios Church P Mantra tou Kampiou !5 !5 Profitis Ilias - Kionia Nature Trail GrigorisAgios Afxentiou Onoufrios HideoutChurch P ^! Reference Mantra tou Picnic site Kampiou !5 P !5 !5 P Church Panagia Machera Profitis Ilias Church Monastery !\!5 Point of interest !F Grigoris Afxentiou P Hideout !^ Archeological site ^! !F Starting point Nature trail P Kionia !5 Loose surface road Panagia Machera !F Profitis Ilias Monastery Church !5 Hard surface road !F P Main road River Built up area Maqui vegetetion Kionia Forest !F!5 Water dam SCALE:SCALE: 1:45.0001:45.000 Vavatsinia 00 500500 1.000 1000 2.0002000m m (C) STATE COPYRIGHT Kapedes (C) STATE COPYRIGHT Gourri Nature Trail Lazanias Loose surface road Reference Hard surface road Picnic site Main road Church River Vavatsinia Point of interest Built up area Archeological stite Vavatsinia Maqui vegetation Starting point Forest Prepared by the Department of Forest of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Prepared by the Department of Forest of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural CYPRUSResources 2013 and Environment (C) STATE COPYRIGHT 24 CYPRUS 2013 MACHAIRAS FOREST KIONIA - PROFITIS ELIAS COORDINATES OF THE STARTING POINT 518049 / 3864213 (LINEAR) COORDINATES OF THE END POINT 522495 / 3865694 ALTIDUTE OF THE STARTING POINT 1251m ALTIDUTE OF HIGHEST PEAK 1251m ALTIDUTE OF END PEAK 677m STARTING POINT: Kionia picnic site. There are two access points to the trail, one from the Machairas monastery road that leads to Kionia, and one from the Vavatsinia to Machairas road. The trail ends at the monastery of Profitis Elias, approximately 8km from Lythrodontas and 6km from Mandra tou Kambiou, via dirt roads. LENGTH: 7km ESTIMATED 2,5 hours DURATION: DIFFICULTY RATE: 3 Steep downhill path especially towards the end. POINTS The trail starts at the Kionia picnic site, where you can find OF INTEREST: a fountain with drinking water. The trail runs through a forest section and offers a great view of the Mesaoria plain. It belongs to the Machairas National Forest Park, which is a Natura 2000 site and is part of the E4 European walking route. On the trail there is a perennial strawberry tree, while the picnic site boasts perennial pine and sandarac trees. The trail ends at the Profitis Elias picnic site. ENDEMIC PLANTS: Shrubby knapweed (Ptilostemon chamaepeuce var. cyprius), Golden oak (Quercus alnifolia), Tears of the Virgin Mary (Arabis purpurea), ‘Manouthkia’ (Pterocephalus multiflorus subsp. multiflorus). FAUNA: The main species of fauna found in the area are: MAMMALS: Fox, hare, hedgehog BIRDS: Bonelli’s eagle, Eurasian jay, Wood pigeon, Partridge, Cyprus warbler (endemic), Cyprus wheatear (endemic) REPTILES: Cyprus viper, Black whip Snake, Cyprus lizard 25.