Ίος Χώρα-Agios Prokopios (via Profiti Ilias Rachi) (Μονοπάτι)

hike on island Ios Cyclades Aegean, about 3.5 hrs roundtrip, mountain hike from Chora Windmills up via Ridge of Profiti Ilias, Ag. Prokopios back to Chora, take enough water and sun protection

At 9.3 km, this is a comfortable half-day walk for most hikers. At an average walking pace, plan for roughly 2 hours and 4 minutes.

The route forms a complete loop, returning you to where you started. This makes logistics simple and the outing entirely self-contained. The trail is officially waymarked as Ios AP, so look out for the trail markers along the way.

This is a Local Walking Network (LWN) trail — a community-level route perfect for exploring the immediate surroundings, popular with locals and visitors alike.