11b. trikeri-aghia kiriaki-trikeri

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Trikeri lies in the most south-westernly part of Pilion and the surrounding area is rugged,
open and dry. Because of its isolated location, development has been slower than in the rest
of Pilion. The drive to Trikeri along the coast is beautiful. Aghia Kiriaki is a picturesque
fishing village reminiscent of those on the islands and it is a bit more touristy than Trikeri.
This beautiful walk is a little adventurous due to the absence of clear paths for a large part of it. First it takes you to a cairn on the headland south of Trikeri with a lovely view. From there you descend to Aghia Kiriaki. On this stretch there is no well-defined path but only goat
tracks, and you have to walk over rocks and between shrubs. Long trousers are advisable
here. This part of the walk is marked with red dots. From Aghia Kiriaki, a wide and
comfortable cobbled path (kalderimi) takes you back up to Trikeri. The walk offers some
beautiful views. We did the walk in May when there was an abundance of flowers. It is a little
more than 6 km long, spans a height of 280 metres and it took us 2 hours.
Start: There are one or two buses daily from Volos to Trikeri and back.
Map: Anavasi 4.3 Thessaly, South Pilio, 1:50.000.
Map for waypoints and tracks: Anavasi Topomap 3D op CD-Rom, Pilio – Mavrovouni, South
Pilio.
Food and drink: There are restaurants in both Trikeri and Aghia Kiriaki.
The walk begins at the car park in Trikeri. When you drive into the village you pass a Revoil
petrol station, after which the road bears to the right. Immediately after that, a narrow road
turns to the left to the car park.