Agios Giorgios Nileas to Milies. Άγιος Γιώργιος Νηλέας προς Μηλιές (South Pelion Trail - part 2 - Μονοπάτι Νότιου Πηλίου)

We start the walk from the village plateia at Agios Giorgios Nileas.

Ξεκινάμε από την πλατεία του χωριού στον Άγιο Γιώργο Νηλέα.

Leave the plateia on the kalderimi (stone path).

Follow the path uphill.

Turn right onto concrete road.

Continue straight ahead on concrete road

Turn left and continue uphill.

Turn right onto footpath

Turn right onto small footpath crossing a water channel.

We then follow an earth road downhill.

Turn right onto asphalt road for short distance

We walk for a few metres on the asphalt road towards Agios Giorgos.

Turn sharp left onto earth road and footpath

The footpath continues after a few meters of earth road and enters woodland towards Pinakates.

Join the earth road and turn left.

The footpath joins the earth road. The footpath is sometimes partly blocked by vegetation at this point.

Turn left onto narrow path uphill. Red paint mark on tree.

The path can be a little difficult to see.

Turn left onto asphalt road.

Turn right onto path and cross the water channel.

After a few metres, you will continue downhill on the main asphalt road.

Turn right and continue downhill on asphalt road

Turn right onto narrow path and continue downhill.

Turn right onto asphalt road.

Turn right onto narrow path downhill into village.

Turn left onto concrete road.

Turn right onto village path, downhill.

Follow path to left and uphill.

Follow the lower path next to the wall of house.

(Do not take the old kalderimi path uphill)

Continue on village path by water channel

Plateia of Pinakates.

We will return back along the same path for a few meters to continue the trail towards Vizitsa.

Turn downhill towards Vizitsa, after visiting the plateia ahead.

From this point, the path through the village is marked with red paint waymarkers.

Turn left on stone path following red paint arrow.

Take path to right following red marks

Turn left on narrow path and continue above the main asphalt road.

Continue left on narrow path above road.

Turn right cross asphalt road and descend on the footpath behind the metal barrier.

After crossing small stream the path joins an earth road. Turn right onto road. (Road to the left is closed by a chain)

Continue ahead for 25 meters and turn left onto path into the forest.

Turn left on woodland path (marked by sign)

Continue along path by water tank.

Before this tank, the correct path may be overgrown. You may have passed through the olive grove just below the path. The path beyond the tank is clearly defined.

Narrow path joins the village road ahead.

Turn left on path towards village plateia.

Vizitsa plateia and water above path. Turn right towards the main road.

Turn left onto asphalt road near bus stop and parking.

Turn right onto stone path towards the monastery of Ag.Ioannis Prodromos.

Follow narrow path down side of monastery

Descend to earth road and continue uphill.

The connection of the stone path is destroyed by the road construction so maybe a little difficult to see.

Cross the asphalt road and continue downhill on footpath (towards Milies)

Footpath - River crossing

The path either side of the river is marked with red paint. It will have more water in winter or with heavy rain.

Footpath joins asphalt road. Turn left.

The railway station of Milies is a few metres to the right. It is worth a visit to the 'little train of Pelion'

Turn left onto stone path and continue uphill towards the Milies plateia

Continue ahead and uphill

Turn right on path, cross the bridge, continue towards the plateia.

The plateia (village square) of Milies

We have arrived at our destination.