Zagori (Villages - bridges – paved paths): 5. Dilofo-Kipi 10. Tristeno - Miliotades (Kamber Agha Bridge) 16. - of Timfi (Dragon Lake) Bypassing the main trail, you can visit the precipice of 24. - gorge -Drakolimni of Timfi Provatina, which is the second in the world in depth, Metsovo-Valia Kalda Starting point: Dilofo. End: Kipi (Three arched Starting point: Tristeno. End: Miliotades (Kamber Agha Starting point: Vradeto. End: Drakolimni of Timfi. Trail Starting Point: Konitsa bridge. End: Drakolimni of Timfi. vertical cave (407m.). The signage to the gulch is Plakida’s or Kalogeriko bridge). Trail distance: 4km. bridge). Trail distance: 9km. Duration: 4 hours. distance: 16 km. Duration: 6 hours and 45 minutes. Trail distance: 12km. Duration: 7 hours and 30 minutes. 1. Aspraggeli – Holy Monastery of Aspraggeli rough and the duration of the bypass is about 40 30. Metsovo-Mavrovouni-Flega-Aftia Duration: 1.5 hours. Altitude scale: 880m - 800m. Altitude scale: 600m - 500m. Route type: path. Special Altitude scale: 1340m - 2100m. Route type: path. Altitude scale: 450m - 2100m. Route type: at the Starting point: Aspraggeli. End: Holy Monastery of minutes. Remarks: danger of lightning at the top Starting Point: Metsovo (Profiti Ilias chapel). End: Peak Route type: path. Special Signage: nonexistent. signage: nonexistent. Signage: rough. Degree of Special signage: Z3, Z1, O3. Signage: rough. Degree of beginning forest path and then path. Special signage: Aspraggeli. Trail distance: 3km. Duration: 1 hour. when the weather is rainy, the Refuge Aftia. Trail distance: 15 km. Duration: 5,5 hours. Signage: rough. Degree of difficulty: low. Recom- difficulty: medium. Recommended visit time: difficulty: high. Recommended visit time: end of May black square on a yellow background. Signage: rough. Altitude scale: 980m - 1.050m - 850m. Route type: operates from May to October and the remaining time Altitude scale: 1350m – 2157m. Route type: path. mended visit time: throughout the year. Potable throughout the year. Potable water: no. Vegetation: until the end of October (the remaining months special Degree of difficulty: quite high. Recommended visit path. Special signage: Z17. Signage: rough. Degree of upon request (email: [email protected], Special signage: P1. Signage: good. Degree of water: not recommended. Vegetation: oak, cedar and oak forests. Fauna: brown bear, wild boar, common winter equipment is required as well as special time: from May to October (the remaining months difficulty: low. Recommended visit time: throughout [email protected], http:www.asrakarefuge. com). difficulty: high. Recommended visit time: from May anchovies. Fauna: brown bear, wild boar and roe deer. buzzard etc. Points of interest: The water mill and the mountaineering knowledge). Potable water: rarely special winter equipment is required as well as special the year. Potable water: not found. Vegetation: oak, to October. Potable water: rarely found. Vegetation: Points of interest: the Captain Arkouda’s bridge, the fulling mill in Tristeno, the bridges of Paspaliari and found. Vegetation: subalpine meadows, herbaceous mountaineering knowledge). Potable water: several oriental hornbeam, kermes oak. Fauna: bear, wild boar, 20. Megalo Papigko- Ano Klidonia black pine, Bosnian pine and subalpine meadows. three arched Plakida’s or Kalogeriko bridge (1814), Tsipiani (1875) on the Vardas river, the Kamber Agha vegetation. Fauna: , alpine newt and raptors. sources of drinking water. Vegetation: riparian common buzzard, common kestrel. Points of interest: Starting point: Megalo Papigko. End: Ano Klidonia. Fauna: brown bear, chamois, wolf, . Lazaridis or Kontodimos bridge (1753), the churches bridge and inn near the Miliotades village. Points of interest: Loutsa, Rambozi, Xeroloutsa, vegetation, coniferous forests mainly black pine, oak, the Aspraggeli Information Centre of the Northern Trail distance: 4,5 km. Duration: 2 hours. Altitude Points of interest: the view to the Valia Kalda Park and and mansions in Dilofo and Kipi. Remarks: it can be Drakolimni of Timfi, the view to Gkamila and Aoos subalpine plateaus. Fauna: brown bear, chamois, roe Pindos National Park, the Monastery dedicated to scale: 1050m - 900m. Route type: path. Special the artificial lake of the Aoos sources, the Metsovo combined with trail 6. 11. – Holy Monastery of Votsas – Greveniti valley. Remarks: risk of lightning at the top when the deer, wild boar, wildcat, woodpeckers, alpine newt and Virgin’s Birth in Aspraggeli (1470), which in 1943 was signage: nonexistent. Signage: medium. Degree of Information Center of the Northern Pindos National Starting point: Doliani. End: Greveniti. Trail distance: weather is rainy. Also during the trail one can meet the several birds of prey. Points of interest: the Aoos ravine completely destroyed by the German army and was difficulty: medium. Recommended visit time: Park. Remarks: risk of lightning at the top when the 6. Kipi-Koukouli 7 km. Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes. Altitude path that leads to Gkamila peak (2497m). and the Drakolimni of Tymfi, the Konitsa bridge (1870), soon rebuilt after the actions of the last abbot and the throughout the year. Potable water: not found. weather is rainy. On Mavrovouni mountain operates Starting point: Kipi. End: Koukouli. Trail distance: 2,5 scale: 920m - 650m - 1000m. Route type: rough forest the Stomio Monastery (1774). villagers, the view to the basin. Vegetation: oak forests, kermes oak, oriental upon request the homonymous Mountain Refuge of km. Duration: 45 minutes. Altitude scale: 800m – opening, forest road, trail. Special signage: OPE hornbeam. Fauna: bear, boar, yellow billed chough. the Metsovo Municipality (http:www.metsovo.gr). In 900m. Route type: path. Special signage: nonexist- (Operational programme Environment). Signage: 25. Konitsa-Vrisohori 2. Dikorfo-Kipi Points of interest: the view of the and addition, two (2) Ski Resorts are in operation in the ent. Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: low. Recom- rough. Degree of difficulty: medium. Recommended Starting Point: Konitsa bridge. End: Vrisohori. Trail Starting point: Dikorfo. End: Kipi. Trail distance: Astraka’s towers. area around Metsovo. 12km. Duration: 4 hours. Altitude scale: 1.000m- mended visit time: throughout the year. Potable visit time: throughout the year. Potable water: rarely distance: 14km. Duration: 12 hours. Altitude scale: 800m. Route type: path, paved road, forest road. water: not found. Vegetation: oaks, junipers and found. Vegetation: oak forests. Fauna: brown bear, 21. Vikaki gorge (Selato)- Holy monastery 450m - 900m. Route type: at the beginning forest path 31. Metsovo-Tsouma Barba Special signage: O3. Signage: rough. Degree of hornbeams. Fauna: bear, wild boar, roe deer, various wild boar, roe deer, common buzzard etc. Points of and then path. Special signage: after halfway the path of Ioannis Rogkovos Starting Point: Metsovo (position Kathreftis). End: difficulty: medium. Recommended visit time: species of birds. Points of interest: Lazaridis or interest: the Holy Monastery of Votsas built in the O3 is found. Signage: rough. Degree of difficulty: very Peak Tsouma Barba. Trail distance: 13 km. Duration: 3 throughout the year. Potable water: rarely found. Kontodimos bridge (1753) and the ruins of Lazaridis 10th century at Vardas river, the Kurtias bridge (1828), Starting point: “Manetes” area 3km after the village of high. Recommended visit time: from May to October hours and 45 minutes. Altitude scale: 1200m – 1502m. Vegetation: deciduous oak, kermes oak and oriental mill, the Botanical museum of Koukouli, the churches the Doliana and Greveniti villages and their churches. to . End: Holy monastery of Ioannis (the rest of the months special winter equipment is Route type: path. Special signage: P1. Signage: good. hornbeam. Fauna: brown bear, wild boar, roe deer. and the so called mansions of both villages, Kipi and Rogkovos. Trail distance: 2km. Duration: 2 hours. required as well as good mountaineering knowledge). Degree of difficulty: high. Recommended visit time: Points of interest: the stone bridges and the Koukouli. Altitude scale: 1070m-800m-990m. Route type: path. Vegetation: coniferous forests, oak and beech. Fauna: Vikos gorge- - Timfi: from May to October. Potable water: rarely found. traditional churches, the villages of Dikorfo and Kipi. Special signage: nonexistent. Signage: rough. Degree chamois, roe deer, wild cat, wild boar, vulture, Vegetation: dense black pine woods and Bosnian pine. Remarks: during periods of heavy rainfall the of difficulty: medium. Recommended visit time: from woodpecker species, stone loach etc. Points of 12. Monodendri-Vikos Fauna: brown bear, roe deer, wolf, wild boar, Bagiotiko stream may be impassable and one should the end of May until the end of October. Potable interest: the Aoos ravine, the Konitsa bridge (1870), Papigko natural pools woodpeckers. Points of interest: the view of the deviate from the route looking for the bridge located Starting point: Monodendri. End: Vikos. Trail distance: water: rarely found. Vegetation: beech, oak and the Stomio Monastery (1774), the Kouitsa bridge on artificial lake at the Aoos sources and Mavrovouni in the east first and then the main road on the north 10 km Duration: 6 hours. Altitude scale: 1060m-770m. oriental hornbeam. Fauna: brown bear, roe deer, wild the Aoos tributary near Vrisohori. Mount, the Metsovo Information Center of the of the river in order to reach Kipi village. It can be Route type: path. Special signage: O3. Signage: good. boar, common buzzard etc. Points of interest: The 17. Mikro Papigko- Drakolimni of Timfi Northern Pindos National Park. Remarks: two (2) Ski combined with trails 5 and 6. Degree of difficulty: high. Recommended visit time: Monastery of Agios Ioannis Rogovos (1028-1034) which 26. Vrisohori- Holy Monastery of Agia Triada (Dragon Lake) Resorts are in operation in the area of Metsovo. from May to October. Potable water: there is only one was renovated in 1749, the Vikaki canyon, the excellent Starting Point: Vrisohori. End: Holy Monastery of Agia 3. Dilofo – source at "Klima" position in the middle of the trail. Starting point: Mikro Papigko. End: Drakolimni of view to the surrounding area, the stone bridges. Triada. Trail distance: 6,5 km. Duration: 3 hours. 32. Metsovo-Milia Starting point: Dilofo. End: Vitsa. Trail distance: 3km. Vegetation: oak and anchovy, beige, wildflowers and Tymfi. Trail distance: 8 km Duration: 4 hours and 30 Altitude scale: 990m - 940m. Route type: path (forest Duration: 1.5 hours. Altitude scale: 880m-960m. herbs (most endemic area). Fauna: brown bear, minutes. Altitude scale: 1050m - 2100m. Route type: path in some parts). Special signage: O3. Signage: Starting Point: Metsovo. End: Milia. Trail distance: 18 Route type: path. Special signage: Z15. Signage: chamois, wolf, vulture, golden eagle, wallcreeper etc. path. Special signage: O3 until the Tymfi Mountain rough. Degree of difficulty: medium. Recommended km. Duration: 5,5 hours. Altitude scale: 1200m – good. Degree of difficulty: low. Recommended visit Points of interest: the Rizarios Handicraft Centre and Shelter and good in the remaining part. Signage: good. visit time: from May to October. Potable water: very 1600m-1100m. Route type: path, forest path. Special time: throughout the year. Potable water: rarely Skala (paved steps) of Vradeto the Rizarios Exhibition Centre in Monodendri Degree of difficulty: high. Recommended visit time: often found. Vegetation: forests of black pine, beech signage: E6. Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: found. Vegetation: oak, juniper and hornbeams. (www.rizarios.gr), the Vikos Gorge, the geological from the end of May to the end of October (the remain- and oak. Fauna: brown bear, chamois, roe deer, wild medium. Recommended visit time: from May till Fauna: Bear, wild boar, roe deer, woodpeckers. Points formations, the sources of the river Voidomatis. ing months special winter equipment is required as well boar, woodpeckers and many woodland birds. Points of November (the rest of the year, special winter of interest: the Vitsa and Dilofo villages, the paved Remarks: avoid crossing the gorge during prolonged as special mountaineering knowledge). Potable water: interest: Vrisohori village, Holy Monastery of Agia equipment is required). Potable water: rarely found. path of Vitsa, the traditional churches. Remarks: it can 7. Kapesovo- Vradeto’s Skala (paved steps)- rainfall or floods (careful walking is generally often found (there are 5 sources). Vegetation: Triada (1667), the view of Timfi. Vegetation: meadows, dense forests of beech, black be combined with trail 4. recommended). At Voidomati's sources there is a hornbeams, juniper, maple, subalpine meadows. pine and Bosnian pine. Fauna: brown bears, golden Vradeto junction with the trail that leads to Mikro and Megalo Fauna: chamois, raptors and other bird species, alpine 27. Konitsa-Trapezitsa eagle, woodpeckers. Points of interest: the two 4. Vitsa – Skala (Paved steps) of Vitsa - settlements of Metsovo and Milia, the Metsovo Starting point: Kapesovo. End: Vradeto. Trail distance: Papigko after a journey of about two hours. newt. Points of interest: the Papigko Information Starting Point: Konitsa (Agios Athanasios chapel). End: Information Center of the Northern Pindos National Kokkoris Bridge 3km. Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes. Altitude scale: Center of the Northern Pindos National Park, the Trapezitsa peak. Trail distance: 5 km. Duration: 4 13. Bridge of Papigko - Voidomatis Bridge Park. Remarks: two (2) Ski Resorts are in operation in 1100m - 1340m. Route type: path. Special signage: subalpine lakes, plateaus, the slopes. Remarks: danger orchid (Orchis Ustulata) hours. Altitude scale: 900m – 2.022m. Route type: Starting point: Vitsa. End: Kokkoris Bridge. Trail the area of Metsovo. distance: 3km. Duration: 1.5 hours. Altitude scale: non existent. Signage: medium. Degree of difficulty: in Klidonia of lightning at the top when the weather is rainy, the path. Special signage: nonexistent. Signage: rough. low. Recommended visit time: throughout the year. Tymfi Mountain Refuge operates from May to October 960m - 700m. Route type: path. Special Signage: Z9, Starting Point: Bridge of Papigko (after Aristi village). 22. Tsepelovo- Drakolimni (Dragon Lake) of Timfi Degree of difficulty: very high. Recommended visit O3 (the second half) Signage: medium. Degree of Potable water: not found. Vegetation: hornbeams and End: Voidomatis Bridge at Klidonia. Trail distance: and the rest of the year upon request (email: time: from May to October (the rest of the months difficulty: low. Recommended visit time: throughout juniper. Fauna: bear, wild boar, several species of birds. 5km. Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes. Altitude [email protected], [email protected], Starting point: Tsepelovo. End: Drakolimni of Tymfi. special winter equipment is required as well as good the year. Potable water: not found. Vegetation: oak, Points of interest: the paved- path of “Skala” Vradeto, scale: 480m - 430m. Route type: path. Special http: www.astrakarefuge.com). Trail distance: 14 km. Duration: 6 hours and 30 mountaineering knowledge). Vegetation: coniferous the Mezaria bridge, the shrines, the Mezaria gorge, the juniper and hornbeams. Fauna: bear, nocturnal and signage: nonexistent. Signage: rough. Degree of 18. Mikro Papigko- Gkamila minutes. Altitude scale: 1080m - 1950m - 1750m - forests. Fauna: chamois, eagles, woodpeckers, etc. diurnal raptors (short-toed eagle, common kestrel, Paschaleios School of Kapesovo. Remarks: it can be difficulty: medium. Recommended visit time: 2100m. Route type: path. Special signage: Z1, O3. Points of interest: the view of the Aoos ravine, of etc.),wall creeper. Points of interest: churches and combined with trail 15. throughout the year. Potable water: not found. Starting point: Mikro Papigko. End: Gkamila peak. Trail Signage: rough. Degree of difficulty: very high. Timfi, and Grammos. distance: 10 km. Duration: 7 hours. Altitude scale: mansions in Vitsa, the paved steps of Vitsa, the bridge 8. Negades – Tsepelovo Vegetation: riparian vegetation. Fauna: brown bear, Recommended visit time: end of May to the end of of Missios (1748), Kokkoris bridge (1750), the entrance wild boar, vulture, black stork, otters, trout etc. Points 1050m - 2497m. Route type: path. Special signage: O3 October (the remaining months special winter 28. Paleoseli - mountain Refuge- of the Vikos Gorge. Starting point: Negades. End: Tsepelovo. Trail distance: of interest: the river Voidomatis and the homony- until the Tymfi Mountain Shelter and rough in the equipment is required as well as special mountaineer- Drakolimni of Smolikas- Agia Paraskevi 7 km Duration: 3 hours and 15 minutes. Altitude scale: remaining part. Signage: good until xerolimnes (3.5 ing knowledge). Potable water: rarely found. Vegeta- mous canyon, the Monastery of Panagia Spiliotissa Starting Point: Paleoseli. End: Agia Paraskevi. Trail 1060m-1080m. Type of route: trail (forest road in some hours from the starting point) and rough in the remain- tion: subalpine plateaus herbaceous vegetation. Fauna: near Aristi (1665), the church of Agii (Saints) Anargiri distance: 17 km. Duration: 8 hours. Altitude scale: places). Special Signage: Z13. Signage: rough. Degree ing part. Degree of difficulty: high. Recommended chamois, golden eagle, horned lark, snow finch etc. mushrooms (1658), the rock shelter at the Klidi position, the 1000m – 2200m- 1050m. Route type: path. Special of difficulty: medium. Recommended visit time: visit time: end of May to October (the remaining Points of interest: the subalpine meadows, small lakes, Voidomatis stone bridge (1853) at Klidonia. Remarks: signage: O3. Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: throughout the year. Potable water: not found. months special winter equipment is required as well as cliffs, ravines, during the route one can find the trail during periods of heavy rainfall it is likely that in some high. Recommended visit time: from May to October Vegetation: black pine and oak. Fauna: brown bear, roe special mountaineering knowledge). Potable water: leading to the peak Gamila (2497m). Remarks: danger places by the river, the trail not to be passable and one (for the rest of the months special winter equipment is 33. Milia-Valia Kalda-Arkoudorema-Vovoussa deer, wild boar, common buzzard etc. Points of interest: should deviate from the path. often found at the beginning of the route. Vegetation: of lightning at the top when the weather is rainy. the triune church of Agia Triada - Agios Dimitrios - Agios hornbeams, juniper, maple, subalpine meadows, cliffs. required as well as good mountaineering knowledge. Starting Point: Milia. End: Vovoussa. Trail distance: Georgios (1795) in Negades village, the church of Agios 14. Kapesovo - Graditsa – Kapesovo Fauna: chamois, golden eagle, horned lark, snow finch, Aoos gorge- Smolikas- Timfi: Potable water: rarely found. Vegetation: forests of 23 km. Duration: 12 hours. Altitude scale: 1140m – black pine, beech, Bosnian pine and subalpine 1700m - 1000m. Route type: path, forest path. Nikolaos (1753) in Tsepelovo, stone bridges and the Starting point: Kapesovo. End: Kapesovo. Trail alpine newt, etc. Points of interest: the Papigko plateaus. Fauna: brown bear, roe deer, eagles and Special signage: E6. Signage: good. Degree of mansions of both villages. distance: 3km. Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes. Information Center of the Northern Pindos National 23. Konitsa bridge- Stomio Monastery Alpine newt. Points of interest: the Drakolimni of difficulty: high. Recommended visit time: from May Altitude scale: 1100m - 1300m - 1100m. Route type: Park, the alpine landscape, subalpine plateaus, the 9. Iliohori – Waterfalls of Iliohori Smolikas, the view of Timfi, the subalpine plateaus. to October. Potable water: often found. Vegetation: path. Special signage: nonexistent. Signage: rough. slopes. Remarks: danger of lightning at the top when Starting Point: Konitsa bridge. End: Holy Monastery of Remarks: danger of lightning at the top when the black pine, beech and Bosnian pine. Fauna: brown Starting point: Iliohori. End: Waterfalls of Iliohori. Trail Degree of difficulty: medium. Recommended visit the weather is rainy, the Tymfi Mountain Refuge Stomio which is dedicated to Panagia. Trail distance: weather is rainy. The Smolikas Mountain Refuge bear, chamois, roe deer, wild cat, woodpeckers etc. distance: 1km. Duration: 1 hour. Altitude scale: 950m time: throughout the year. Potable water: not found. operates from May to October and the remaining time 6km. Duration: 2 hours. Altitude scale: 450m - 800m. operates from May to October and the remaining time Points of interest: the views of the surrounding area - 790m. Route type: path. Special signage: no. Vegetation: juniper, hornbeams and oaks. Fauna: upon request (email: [email protected], Route type: Forest path, path. Special signage: upon request. (email: [email protected], of Valia Calda and Katara, the settlements of Milia and Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: medium. Recom- brown bear, wild boar, woodpeckers. Points of [email protected], http:www.asrakarefuge. com) nonexistent. Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: http: www.katafygiosmolika.gr). Vovoussa, the Vovoussa Information Center of the mended visit time: throughout the year. Potable interest: the sacred woods of Lower Graditsa, the view medium. Recommended visit time: throughout the 19. Mikro Papigko-Astraka Northern Pindos National Park. Remarks: during water: not found. Vegetation: black pine, beech and of the Vikos Gorge, the church of Taxiarhes, the year. Potable water: a source can be found. Vegeta- 29. Vovoussa-Distrato periods of heavy rainfall it is likely the trail, in some oak. Fauna: brown bear, roe deer, wild boar, various Paschaleios School in Kapesovo, the mansions and Starting point: Mikro Papigko. End: Astraka peak. tion: riparian vegetation. Fauna: roe deer, wild cat, wild Starting Point: Vovoussa. End: Distrato. Trail places, not to be passable, risk of lightning when the species of birds. Points of interest: the waterfalls, the churches of Kapesovo. Trail distance: 5 km Duration: 5.5 hours. Altitude boar, various species of birds. Points of interest: the view of Timfi, the plane tree of Iliohori which is the scale: 1050m - 2436m. Route type: path. Special Konitsa bridge (1870), the Stomio Monastery (1774), distance: 15 km. Duration: 6 hours. Altitude scale: weather is rainy, the Mountain Refuge of Valia Kalda largest in , the swimming at the end of the route. 15. Vradeto – Beloi signage: O3 at the beginning of the route (for about 2 the view to the Aoos ravine and Tymfi. 1000m – 1400m- 2157m. Route type: path. Special in Vovoussa operates throughout the year signage: OPE (Operational Programme Environment). (http:www.katafigiovaliacalda.com). Starting point: Vradeto. End: view position "Beloi." h) and rough at the remaining part. Signage: good in the beginning of the path and rough at rest. Degree Signage: medium. Degree of difficulty: high. Recom- Trail distance: 2km. Duration: 30 minutes. Altitude mended visit time: from May to October. Potable scale: 1340m - 1450m. Route type: path. Special of difficulty: high. Recommended visit time: end of May to October (the water: rarely found. Vegetation: dense forests of signage: Z2. Signage: rough. Degree of difficulty: low. black pine. Fauna: brown bear, roe deer, wild cat, wild Recommended visit time: from March to December. remaining months special winter equipment is required boar, woodpeckers. Points of interest: The Aoos Potable water: not found. Vegetation: mountain ravine, the bridge of Vovoussa (1748), the Museum of meadows. Fauna: bear, wild boar, wallcreeper. Points as well as special mountain- eering knowledge). Potable Hydro Power in Vovoussa, the Vovoussa Information of interest: the panoramic view of the Vikos Gorge. Center of the Northern Pindos National Park. Remarks: Remarks: little attention is required at the end, risk of water: there is only at the beginning of the route. the Mountain Refuge of Valia Kalda in Vovoussa, lightning at the top when the weather is rainy. This operates throughout the year route can be combined with trail 7 or 16. Vegetation: subalpine plateaus herbaceous vegeta- tion. Fauna: chamois, golden eagle, yellow billed (http:www.katafigiovaliacalda.com). Kamber Agha Bridge chough etc. Points of interest: the Papigko Informa- tion Center of the Northern Pindos National Park, the Drakolimni of Timfi alpine landscape, subalpine plateaus, the slopes, the Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) panoramic view of the area.

36. Position Stavros (cross)-Arkoudorema- 40. Vassilitsa Ski Resort – Vassilitsa peak Katarraktes Starting point: Vassilitsa Ski centre. End: Vassilitsa Starting point: Position Stavros. End: Katarraktes of peak. Trail distance: 5 km. Duration: 2 hours. Arkoudorema.Trail distance: 3,5 km. Duration: 1 hour. Altitude scale: 1650m – 2149m. Route type: path. Altitude scale: 1600m – 1350m - 1250m. Route type: path. Signage: rough. Degree of difficulty: medium. Special signage: E6. Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: Recommended visit time: from May to October. medium. Recommended visit time: from May to October. Potable water: rarely found. Vegetation: black pine Potable water: exists. Vegetation: dense forests of black forests, beech and Bosnian pine. Fauna: brown bear, pine, beech and Bosnian pine. Fauna: brown bear, roe deer, wild boar, woodpeckers, etc. Points of interest: etc. Points of interest: the Mavranei Information Center Vassilitsa Ski Centre, Lake Vassilitsa, the panoramic of the Northern Pindos National Park, the rare rocks view to Tymfi, Grammos, Olympus, the Mavranei (serpentines, peridotites), the particular topography, the Information Center of the Northern Pindos National waterfalls, the crossing of Arkoudorema etc. Park. Remarks: in the area of the Ski Centre in 39 Vassilitsa (www.vasillitsa.com) are in operation: the 37. Arkoudorema (Valia Kalda) - Flega Lakes Mountain Refuge - Chalet Distrato, the Mountain – peak Flega Refuge "Vassilitsa 1850" and the Mountain Refuge - Chalet Vassilitsa. 27 Starting point: Arkoudorema. End: peak Flega. Trail distance: 5 km. Duration: 4 hours. Altitude scale: 41. Karastergios intersection – 1350m – 1960m - 2160m. Route type: path. Special Orliakas peak - Spileo signage: E6. Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: 28 Starting point: Karastergios intersection. End: Spileo. 23 40 medium to high. Recommended visit time: from May to October. Potable water: exists. Vegetation: dense Trail distance: 7 km. Duration: 2,5 hours. Altitude 24 forests of black pine, beech and Bosnian pine. Fauna: scale: 1320m – 1446m - 980m. Route type: path. 25 44 brown bear, roe deer, etc. Points of interest: the Special signage: nonexistent. Signage: rough. Degree Mavranei Information Center of the Northern Pindos of difficulty: medium. Recommended visit time: from 43 May to October. Potable water: not found. Vegeta- 26 National Park, the rare rocks (serpentines, peridotites), the particular topography, the rich flora, the Flega tion: dense forests of black pine, oak and various 41 42 lakes. Remarks: danger of lightning at the top when deciduous trees. Fauna: brown bear, roe deer, various raptors, rich birdlife etc. Points of interest: 18 the weather is rainy or cloudy. 20 the Mavranei Information Center of the Northern 17 19 9 38. Perivoli – Avgo Pindos National Park, the Mount Orliakas which is designated as a landscape of outstanding natural Starting point: Perivoli. End: peak Avgo. Trail distance: beauty, panoramic views. Remarks: The trail can be 13 8 km. Duration: 4 hours. Altitude scale: 1300m – 2177m. 36 combined with routes 42 or 43. 38 Route type: path. Special signage: E6 (in the first half). 29 35 Signage: rough. Degree of difficulty: medium. Recom- 42. Spileo – Portitsa bridge mended visit time: from May to October. Potable water: rarely found. Vegetation: dense forests of black pine, Starting point: Spileo. End: Portitsa bridge. Trail beech and Bosnian pine. Fauna: brown bear, roe deer, distance: 1850m. Duration: 45 minutes. Altitude scale: Valia Kalda: golden eagle. Points of interest: the Mavranei Information 980m-700m. Route type: paved path. Special signage: 34 Center of the Northern Pindos National Park, the view O3. Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: medium. 34. Vovoussa-Avgo from the peak Avgo to Arkoudorema ravine and the wider Recommended visit time: throughout the year. Potable 16 22 water: often found. Vegetation: Herbaceous. Fauna: Starting point: Vovoussa. End: peak Avgo. Trail distance: 15 area. Remarks: danger of lightning at the top when the 6 km. Duration: 3,5 hours. Altitude scale: 1000m 12 7 37 weather is rainy or cloudy. various birds of prey such as the common buzzard. –2157m. Route type: path. Special signage: nonexistent. 21 Points of interest: the double-arched Portitsa bridge Signage: medium. Degree of difficulty: high. Recom- 14 (built in 1793), the canyon of Venetikos river near mended visit time: from June to October. Potable water: Spileo and finally the Castle of Spileo- the Citadel and the tombs of the early Iron season, the Geomet- rarely found. Vegetation: black pine, beech and Bosnian 4 Vassilitsa- Orliakas: pine, subalpine meadows. Fauna: brown bear, chamois, 6 ric, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine era, the Mavra- 8 nei Information Center of the Northern Pindos etc. Points of interest: the view from the peak Avgo to 3 5 39. Samarina – Valia Kirna – Distrato Arkoudorema ravine and the wider area of Mount Ligkos, 33 National Park. the Vovoussa Information Center of the Northern Pindos Starting point: Samarina. End: Distrato. Trail distance: 43. Spileo - Trikomo National Park and the Hydro power museum of Vovoussa. 15 km. Duration: 5 hours. Altitude scale: 1500m – Remarks: high risk of lightning at the top when the 1000m. Route type: gravel. Signage: rough. Degree of Starting point: Spileo. End: Portitsa bridge. Trail distance: weather is rainy, in Vovoussa operates throughout the difficulty: medium. Recommended visit time: from May 10km. Duration: 4 hours. Altitude scale: 1000m-780m. year, the Mountain Refuge of Valia Kalda 11 to October. Potable water: can be found. Vegetation: Route type: path. Special signage: O3. Signage: good. (http:www.katafigiovaliacalda.com). black pine forests, beech and Bosnian pine. Fauna: brown Degree of difficulty: medium. Recommended visit time: 1 bear, wild boar, woodpeckers, etc. Points of interest: throughout the year. Potable water: not found. Vegeta- 35. Perivoli-Position Stavros the Mavranei Information Center of the Northern Pindos tion: grassland with dense herbaceous vegetation forests (cross)-Valia Kalda 2 National Park, the ravine of Samariniotiko stream, the of black pine and beech. Fauna: brown bears, woodpeck- Holy Monastery of Agia Paraskevi (18th c.) and Metamor- ers. Points of interest: the Mavranei Information Center Starting point: Perivoli. End: 32 fosis of Sotiros in Samarina, the Folklore -Archaeology of the Northern Pindos National Park, the canyon of Valia Kalda. Trail distance: 18 Museum of Samarina. Venetikos river near Spileo, the Castle of Spileo, the km. Duration: 4 hours. Altitude 31 10 double-arched bridges of Portitsa (1793) and Kagkelia, scale: 1300m – 1600m - 1350m. the three-arched bridge of Aziz Agha (1727) with the Route type: forest path. Special 30 biggest central arch in Western . signage: E6. Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: medium. 44. Ziakas – Spileo Recommended visit time: from Arkoudorema Starting point: Ziakas. End: Spileo. Trail distance: May to October. Potable water: 3 km. Duration: 2 hours. Altitude scale: 1000m- often found. Vegetation: dense Valia Kalda 980m. Route type: path. Special signage: O3. forests of black pine, beech and Signage: good. Degree of difficulty: medium. Bosnian pine. Fauna: brown bear, r o e Recommended visit time: from March to November. deer, etc. Points of interest: the Mavranei Information Potable water: not found. Vegetation: black pine Center of the Northern Pindos National Park, the rare forests, beech and fir. Fauna: several bird species rocks (serpentines, peridotites), the particular such as the wild pigeon, the common buzzard etc. topography etc. Remarks: The trail can be combined Points of interest: The cell of Nun (small but impres- with routes 36 or 37. sive cave with stalactites), the position “Houni of Harvalis” with the imposing 100m gorge, the Mavra- nei Information Center of the Northern Pindos National Park. Remarks: The trail can be combined with routes 42 or 43.

In preparing the text of the form relating to the trails of It is the incomparable beauty of the Northern does not coincide with the start. In addition, the the altitude scale and condition of the trail. The the Regional Unit of Ioannina, information was taken from Pindos National Park that makes it unique for altitude scale is given, the altitude on departure rating scale used is the following: very high, high, the "Protected Area of Northern Pindos, trails and paths" touring and hiking both for experienced and and finish and if there are significant variations in medium and low degree of difficulty. The leaflet, which was issued under the Operational Programme novice hikers. In this leaflet 44 hiking trails, where the intermediate of the trail. The type of trail if it availability of potable water, during the trail Environment, by Arcturos on behalf of SA. visitors can admire the splendor of nature and the is path or forest road etc. The special signage drinking water occurs from very often until rarely Photos: Management Agency of Vikos - Aoos and the wonderful creations of man, preserved through where the trails or portions of them belong to any and not at all. The vegetation along the trail and Pindos National Forests, St. Oikonomou, the years, are presented. Information, that can of the national or international networks of paths the characteristic species of flora and fauna. The St. Vergos, Cultural Association of Vradeto. help potential visitors to gain an overview of the (O3 National path, E6 International trail, Z, P, interesting points of the natural and anthropo- route before opting to walk, is given for each EPPER, trail networks). The signage concerning genic environment that the hiker meets along the trail. In particular, it refers roughly to: the length the existing status of the special signage or other trail. In some trails, there are remarks that of the route, in most of the trails the ground signage. As rough is considered the signage highlight mainly the risks likely to be encountered inclinations are not taken into account, also the corresponding to signs of paint which may at by the hiker, the possibility of a trail to be Drakolimni of Smolikas return time has not been counted in the total times not have been renewed. The degree of combined with another trail or some general Orliakas Vikos length of the route, in the cases where the end difficulty as evidenced by the length of the route, information.