Evaluation: This hike is situated in the greenest part of the island of Tínos, in a region with big granite rocks, so typical for the neighbourhood of Falatádos. After a walk of 1h10, you continue to the beach of Liváda, a marvellous spot. The hike brings you to some wonderful trails, belonging to the most beautiful trails of Tínos and even of the entire Cyclades.
This hike clearly deserves the maximum evaluation of ****.
[Update by Raymond on September 10, 2023.]
[The translation of this walk was made with some help of Google translate - so, please, do not mind the mistakes...]

Estimated time: The way there from Falatádos to the river, where you can see the turtles, takes in AWT about 1h10; the stretch to the beach of Liváda lasts for another 40 minutes. The total way there, about 6,16 km long, thus takes 1h50, always in actual walking time.
The return takes a little longer, about 2 hours. The total hike, back and forth, thus requires 3h50 (AWT). We walked from 10am to 4.30pm, a total walk (TWT) of 6 hours and a half.

Route description: [In Falatádos the asphalt road passes near the houses of the fairly large village, at the foot of the paved slope with steps in the middle – the car park is located on the left.
There is also a bus connection between Chóra and Falatádos – usually, the last bus back departs at about half past four.]

(0h00) You go up the slope or the steps, in the direction of the large church: in this way you pass the school, the monument for the dead and the café "To Katooi". You keep going straight ahead, among a couple of outdoor terraces in natural stone. You then arrive at the picturesque platía Megalochóri, at the foot of the large church with the two towers.

The square before the church of Falatádos.

You continue to the right, underneath the church, going down the steps. You walk past the beautiful tavern "En Falatádoo" and then you go up on the left, on the steps made out of natural stone. Further on you walk through a kamára (vaulted passage) on the right. You get to a concrete side street, at the edge of the village: straight across you notice a concrete staircase going down – there is also a trail marker: a little red-white plate referring to hike no. [1]. You descend and straight ahead you see the beginning of the trail [1A] to Liváda and Fáros (there is a hiking sign and a trail marker [1A]).

[This part of the hike is called [1A] – the other branch, [1B], begins in Myrsíni and after half an hour it gets to the crossing where the branches [1A] and [1B] join – see 0h44 below.]

The hiking sign next to the beginning of walk [1A].

(0h05) After one minute you keep to the right [1A]: the path descends nicely and after 3 minutes it passes a watering place with a well. A sign in Greek tells you that this used to be the ancient water pipe ("katalýmata") to Falatádos. It was first built in the years 1750-1850.

A nice well just out of Falatádos.

Shortly thereafter you pass underneath two rather large chapels. You descend while meandering from right to left, and then the path continues nicely above the green valley.

The first part of walk [1].

Thereafter you go down gradually, between walls that sometimes have iron wire on top of it – in front of you, you can already spot the hills strewn with enormous, round blocks of granite. These blocks sometimes transform the surroundings of Falatádos and Voláx into real moonscape.

(0h17) When you reach the first granite block there is a junction and you have to keep to the right [1A]. You should have a look at the beautiful green valley and the marvellous line of mountain peaks of the Tsikniás beyond!
The trail gets to some large rocks and it continues nicely, going down gradually, together with the bed of the river that runs some 20 metres below.  

Your path continues all the time amongst big granite boulders...

(0h25) After a beautiful stretch you arrive at a second chapel, dedicated to Agios Konstantínos and Agia Eléni: the chapel is open and on and behind the ikonostási you can see some paintings.

The monopáti approaches the chapel of Agios Konstantínos and Agia Eléni.

The ikonostási in the chapel of Agios Konstantínos and Agia Eléni.

Later on the path continues amongst the boulders, it passes a little field with beehives and then it runs between some stables with marvellous walls, built by means of large blocks. Finally, you get to a beautiful crossing, with a trail coming from the right sharply. Look around you to the fields strewn with these amazing, round rocks.  

Beautiful walls, old stables... 

Idyllic fields...

(0h31) You go straight ahead, obviously, and a little later the trail runs on the right-hand side of a very small chapel. Immediately thereafter you proceed straight on and you pass a beautiful staircase on your left-hand side (red dot). You pass next to two alónia (threshing floors), you descend and finally you reach the bed of the river. You cross the water at a nice spot and a little further you pass yet another small chapel (this one is open). The path climbs on the right-hand slope of the valley: after 8-9 minutes, you arrive at the top and in this way you get a very nice panoramic view on the continuation of the valley, with also the few houses of Liváda. You go down again, with on the left the beautiful gorge of the river; all of a sudden you can also see the sea, still very far in front of you. You descend steeply now on a rocky staircase and some three minutes later you reach a rocky side valley, where your trail curves to the LEFT.

The path and the hiking sign next to the et pad en het wandelbord bij het kruispunt van de paden [1A] en [1B].

(0h44) A little further you arrive at a beautiful junction, where your trails merges with the side branch [1B] leaving from Myrsíni. There is an obvious hiking sign and a trail marker [1], pointing to the left, to Manganári.
You go left; the marvellous trail descends and after 2-3 minutes it arrives at a wonderful side valley: over here you really feel as if you were hiking in the Belgian Ardennes or in Luxembourg...: on your left there is a deep valley with tall trees, in front of you and towards the right there is a beautiful well with a watering place [1] – even at this time of the year, after the summer, there is some water left in this bed (28 September 2009, but not on 8 October 2013).

Picturesque spots!

A nice well during walk [1].

(0h53) The trail continues horizontally now; you go through a wooden gate and you pass a few houses of the village of Manganári – just past the second house there is a water tank fed by a well.

A house in Manganári.

The trail is still flat and it is stony at first; it then becomes sandy and it brings you to some picturesque spots – running among large rocks and between tall walls. After a really magnificent stretch amongst marvellous rocks, you descend and you end up on an open terrain. The path is sometimes very worn away and you can still spot the sea very far in front of you. 

The path continues amongst beautiful rocks...

(1h00) A little further you get more or less between walls again and the trail is vaguer. You then walk on a narrow gravel road, which first meanders to the left, over a little side bed of the river, and then on the right-hand side of a large rock (blue dots). At a junction of the road you take a right (red arrow).
You arrive at a ford and the gravel road now runs on the right of the bed of the river – which is getting deeper and deeper. Watch out now: when you notice a dam and further down some kind of concrete beam on the right of the water, you have to approach the brink of the gorge, but very, very carefully. If you move not too brusquely, you might spot some turtles in the sun, on the rocks along the water. Via a little concrete bridge you can even get to the dam itself, from where you have a great view over the bed of the river. But the turtles are really very shy, so it is important not to move, nor to make any sound!

Turtles in the sun...

(1h06) You keep following the gravel road along the water and you keep to the left twice when you pass roads coming from higher up.

[If you want to leave from here - see the hike Manganári - beach of Liváda and back.]

The road turns into concrete for a short while and then it gets to the streaming water again – you can wade through the bed of the river or you can also cross by means of the large bridge.

(1h12) A path continues to the left of the water, to the right of a high eucalyptus - there are marks and some red and white ==.

A nice spot next to the river.

(1h16) Two minutes later, you have to pay attention: you leave the road and you should take a path that runs to the right towards the water - there is a water pipe (= on a tree). You cross the river, and then you follow the path that goes left, at first right next to the water (=), later on a bit higher (==). After 1-2 minutes, you again get to a small gravel road – again a beautiful spot, under trees.

(1h18) This road continues to the right of the river bed, but after a short time it veers up to the right: you continue obliquely to the left (hiking piquet Liváda 1,5 km/35’ and many signs), in the direction of 3-4 palm trees. You arrive in this way at a wonderful spot, located between large boulders, so typical for the region of Falatádos.