Istrios Area - Potamies Circoular Route (via Potamies)
near Ístrios, South Aegean (Greece)
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Ξεκινησαμε την πεζοπορια 2,2 χιλιομετρα νοτια του χωριου της Ιστριου σε χωματοδρομο καλης βατοτητας. Το τοπιο δυστυχως ειναι γυμνο με θαμνωδης κυριως βλαστηση με λιγοστα δεντρα, λογω παλιων αλλεπαληλων δασικων πυρκαγιων που επληξαν την περιοχη. Περπαταμε στον χωματοδρομο για 400 περιπου μετρα ωσπου συνανταμε μια χωματερη. Εκει στριψαμε αριστερα ακολουθωντας τον χωματοδρομο μετριας βατοτητας ο οποιος καταληγει σε αδιεξοδο διπλα στον χειμαρρο. Επιστρεψαμε παλι στο σημειο με τη χωματερη και συνεχιζουμε ευθεια, διασχιζουμε τον χειμαρρο, και συνεχιζουμε σε μικρο χωματοδρομο μεχρι να συναντησουμε μια μικρη συσταδα πευκων. Απο εκει αρχιζει μικρο διακριτο μονοπατι ελαφρως ανηφορικης κλισης ανεβαινοντας την πλαγια του λοφου. Καταληγουμε σε ενα μικρο πλατωμα και στριβουμε δεξια σε χωματοδρομο κακης βατοτητας ο οποιος σε αρκετα σημεια του εχει καταστραφει απο κατολισθησεις εχοντας αρκετα αλλοτε μεγαλα και αλλοτε μικροτερα ρηγματα. Λιγο προσοχη στο πρωτο ρηγμα που θα συναντησετε καθως ειναι αρκετα βαθυ και θα χρειαστει να ανεβειτε στον λοφο δεξια σας και να κατεβειτε ξανα στον χωματοδρομο. Τα υπολοιπα ρηγματα ειναι σαφως μικροτερα και μπορειτε σχετικα ευκολα να τα περασετε. Περιπου 700 μετρα μετα το πλατωμα που ειχα αναφερει και περνωντας ολα τα ρηγματα, παρατηρουμε οτι σχηματιζεται μπροστα μας μια διχαλα. Κινουμαστε δεξια συνεχιζοντας σε μικρο χωματοδρομο ο οποιος σε καποια σημεια του γινεται μονοπατι. Ο δρομος καταληγει στον κεντρικο ασφαλτοδρομο, και στριβοντας δεξια, σε 1400 μετρα φτανουμε στο σημειο εκκινησης.
We started the hike 2.2 kilometers south of the village of Istrios on a dirt road with good passability. Unfortunately, the landscape is bare with mainly bushy vegetation with few trees, due to old and successive forest fires that affected the area. We walked on the dirt road for about 400 meters until we came across a dump. There we turned left following the moderately passable dirt road which ends in a dead end next to the stream. We returned again to the point with the dump and continue straight, cross the stream, and continue on a small dirt road until we meet a small stand of pines. From there begins a small, distinct path with a slight uphill slope, climbing the hillside. We arrive at a small plateau and turn right onto a dirt road with poor passability, which in several places has been damaged by landslides, having several sometimes large and sometimes smaller cracks. Be careful at the first crack you come across as it is quite deep and you will need to go up the hill to your right and go down the dirt road again. The rest of the cracks are clearly smaller and you can cross them relatively easily. About 700 meters after the plateau I mentioned and passing all the cracks, we notice that a fork is formed in front of us. We move to the right, continuing on a small dirt road, which at some point becomes a path. The road ends at the central asphalt road, and turning right, in 1400 meters we reach the starting point.
We started the hike 2.2 kilometers south of the village of Istrios on a dirt road with good passability. Unfortunately, the landscape is bare with mainly bushy vegetation with few trees, due to old and successive forest fires that affected the area. We walked on the dirt road for about 400 meters until we came across a dump. There we turned left following the moderately passable dirt road which ends in a dead end next to the stream. We returned again to the point with the dump and continue straight, cross the stream, and continue on a small dirt road until we meet a small stand of pines. From there begins a small, distinct path with a slight uphill slope, climbing the hillside. We arrive at a small plateau and turn right onto a dirt road with poor passability, which in several places has been damaged by landslides, having several sometimes large and sometimes smaller cracks. Be careful at the first crack you come across as it is quite deep and you will need to go up the hill to your right and go down the dirt road again. The rest of the cracks are clearly smaller and you can cross them relatively easily. About 700 meters after the plateau I mentioned and passing all the cracks, we notice that a fork is formed in front of us. We move to the right, continuing on a small dirt road, which at some point becomes a path. The road ends at the central asphalt road, and turning right, in 1400 meters we reach the starting point.
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