Troodos Southern 15KM Circular

This was challenging, we needed our high level of fitness for this walk. We also need a good degree of agility. There was 600m of elevation in one stretch of the walk and for around 6km the trail was narrow and rocky so I wore boots with ankle support.
Starting at Troodos the walk was initially on tarmac road, then through woodland on narrow tracks for 2.9KM's and then it followed wide tracks down hill for approximately 6KM. After which the climb back up to Troodos was straight up on what can only be described as a rocky rivulet or shallow gully. I had to pay close attention to the route map as the track was difficult to identify at times as it wound its way up the mountain side. There was a right turn at approximately 9.3KM but I missed it and continued straight up, the route eventually intersected with a wide track. I then navigated back on route from there, to the next upward section. It actually gave us a bit of relief from climbing as it was pretty flat.
If I had taken the correct route I would have crossed the wide track at 9.8KM. It was then back to a rocky winding track to around 11.5KM. The track opened up for the final ascent but the track surface was loose gravel and slippery.
Eventually at 12.4KM the steep climbing was behind us and we ended up on a wide track at the back of Troodos which led in to Troodos via the army camp and old church.