Kokkini Ammos beach
Short hiking trip to Kokkini Ammos beach located close to Agathi beach in Archangelos district. Both of these beaches are one of the finest on the island of Rhodes. Red sand beach is located about 2.5 kilometers but the terrain makes it difficult to cover that distance fast.
Starting from Agathi beach parking we head north and go above Saint Agatha's cave, then follow a rural, red clay road that takes us to the coastline. Now we traverse the rocky shore around 50 meters above the sea level. At some point the passage widens and the trail starts to get farther away from the coastline. That's the moment when we leave the trail and approach the cliff. The beach can be already seen and we need to get to the left side of it, there is the most approachable descent option - that is near the rock with painted Greek flag.
First 7 meters of descent (I climbing grade) may look serious from the top but there is a fixed rope and good holds - using the rope is actually not necessary. Yet caution is needed as the the rock has a slippery surface. After this section we find the path and continue descent to the beach with ease.
Return path goes exactly the same way.
Warm to hot when wind died off and rocks reflected sunlight.
Well marked with red and blue dots and arrows. Path goes through nasty terrain at times and is a bit demanding to walk. Descent to the beach is secured with fixed rope.
Stayed in Tranquil Cottage House, that's 15 min of car drive to the Agathi beach.
This beach is generally out of the range for most of the tourists and you will likely share it with few people only or maybe even just yourself (and probably the goats that are frequent visitors).
Difficult terrain to walk, some caution needed on climbing down and up the beach.
Trekking poles
