Pantokrator to Palea Peritheia and return
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,220 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,220 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,448 ft
- TrailRank
- 55
- Min elevation
- 2,448 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 14 minutes
- Time
- 4 hours 39 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1610
- Uploaded
- June 10, 2019
- Recorded
- June 2019
near Pérama Petaleías, Ionian Islands (Greece)
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Itinerary description
We changed our original plan of walking from/to the top of Pantokrater beacuse a) the path starts below it and b) it was extremely hot and why walk the extra 100m ascent up the road when you can drive there.
On the decent we took a small path off the main track which was very over grown and difficult to follow. On the return we took the much better short cut up to the shelter, which is clearly the main path now and the other has fallen into disuse. We recommend taking the short cut.
Peritheia has 4 restaurants of high quality and resonable prices which make a good lunch break before returning. It is an abandoned village, quite picturesque and worth exploring.
Of course there is no reason why this route cannot be done in reverse from Peritheia to Pantokrator.
On the decent we took a small path off the main track which was very over grown and difficult to follow. On the return we took the much better short cut up to the shelter, which is clearly the main path now and the other has fallen into disuse. We recommend taking the short cut.
Peritheia has 4 restaurants of high quality and resonable prices which make a good lunch break before returning. It is an abandoned village, quite picturesque and worth exploring.
Of course there is no reason why this route cannot be done in reverse from Peritheia to Pantokrator.
Waypoints
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1,657 ft
Turning off gravel road
Follow this path if you haven't taken the alternative (recommended in hind sight) path at the shelter.
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1,172 ft
Entering Peritheia
An impressive stair case to the property on the left which now looks occupied.
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1,079 ft
Taverna Capricorn
Excellent food and service visited by Rick Stien and David Bellamy!
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1,777 ft
Traveller's shelter
Marks the point to turn off the main track and take the path down to Peritheia.
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2,149 ft
View up to Pantokrator Monastery
The monastry comes in to clear view over head towards the end of the return route.
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