Imbros Gorge, Canyon system in Sfakia region, Chania, Greece

Imbros Gorge is a limestone canyon in the Sfakia area of southern Crete, carved through the mountains down toward the Libyan Sea. The trail runs along the bottom of the gorge, passing between rock walls that rise steeply on both sides and vary in width from very narrow to more open stretches.

Before the road to Chora Sfakion was built, the gorge's mule trail was the only route between Chania and the Sfakia province. A marble plaque marks a cave where Sfakiot fighters were reportedly killed by Ottoman authorities in 1867. In World War II thousands of Allied soldiers tried to reach the south coast through the gorge for evacuation to Egypt; many were caught by German troops and taken prisoner.

The name Imbros comes from a legend: two brothers banished from the island of Imvros founded the village at the gorge's upper end. A marble plaque marks a cave where, in 1867, Sfakiot men were killed by Ottoman authorities. The path follows the old mule trail that was once the main route between Chania and Sfakia.

The trail goes in one direction, downhill, so most visitors arrange transport at both ends before setting out. Solid footwear and enough water are important, as the ground is uneven and shade is limited along the way.

The gorge's narrowest passage measures 1.60 m, and the walk from Imbros down to Komitades covers 8 km with a drop of about 650 m, roughly half the Samariá Gorge. Unlike Samariá's scree over a river bed, the ground here is round scree of a dry creek bed. The E4 long-distance trail runs through the gorge.