Menalon Trail Section 4: Elati - Vytina
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.64 mi
- Elevation gain
- 679 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,152 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,980 ft
- TrailRank
-
73
5
- Min elevation
- 2,995 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 2 hours 7 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 59 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1555
- Uploaded
- December 27, 2021
- Recorded
- December 2021
near Eláti, Peloponnese (Greece)
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Itinerary description
The route descends from Elati to the riverbed of the Milaon River (in this first part the marking is with ), where it meets the obvious pathway situated on the banks. (from this part and after the marking is with ).
Following the well waymarked trail (parts paved, parts plain path) pass by the big water drilling rig of the Pirgaki Springs (that supplies Vytina with water) and then the stone built Makrinou Fountain.
Enter for 970 meters a dirt road wending to the place name Ellinika, under the hill where the acropolis of the acropolis of the antique city Methydrion was located.
Take the short path that intersects with the asphalt road.
Leave the asphalt road and go under the main road linking Vytina to Dimitsana (cross the river and go under the small bridge) follow the nice, old mule track to Vytina.
This part is the richest section of this route: moving across Milaon River in high riparian vegetation of plane trees and pass by three consecutive abandoned watermills.
After the wooden bridge on the stream Barba, ascent a nice path carved in rock wending to Artotsi fountain.
From here the path follows various small road as it reaches Vytina and ends in the central square.
Vytina is the head village of the region and offers all the provisions and facilities.
In this entire route follow the .
More info: menalontrail.eu
Digital map: menalon trail by anadigit
Following the well waymarked trail (parts paved, parts plain path) pass by the big water drilling rig of the Pirgaki Springs (that supplies Vytina with water) and then the stone built Makrinou Fountain.
Enter for 970 meters a dirt road wending to the place name Ellinika, under the hill where the acropolis of the acropolis of the antique city Methydrion was located.
Take the short path that intersects with the asphalt road.
Leave the asphalt road and go under the main road linking Vytina to Dimitsana (cross the river and go under the small bridge) follow the nice, old mule track to Vytina.
This part is the richest section of this route: moving across Milaon River in high riparian vegetation of plane trees and pass by three consecutive abandoned watermills.
After the wooden bridge on the stream Barba, ascent a nice path carved in rock wending to Artotsi fountain.
From here the path follows various small road as it reaches Vytina and ends in the central square.
Vytina is the head village of the region and offers all the provisions and facilities.
In this entire route follow the .
More info: menalontrail.eu
Digital map: menalon trail by anadigit
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Waypoint
3,980 ft
Intersection
Fountain
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Monument
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Το περπατήσαμε μέχρι το Μεθύδριο, το έχουμε όμως κάνει και ολόκληρο. Απο τα ωραιότερα της Πελοποννήσου και τώρα την άνοιξη με το πολύ νερό αλλά και το φθινόπωρο με τα αντίστοιχα χρώματα. Άψογη σήμανση, άψογη εφαρμογή του Wikiloc .
Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ για το σχόλιο. Το μέρος είναι φανταστικο, βγαλμένο από παραμύθι που αξίζει κάποιος να το επισκευτεί πολλές φορές σε διαφορετικές εποχές του χρόνου... Ελπίζω να το ξανακάνω κάποια στιγμή..