Trekking in vikos National Park
About the area
The National Park Vikos-Aoos is an area of protected natural wealth,near to town Ioannina and officially declared a National Park in 1973.The area is part of the European network of protected areas natura 2000 .It is known as ""Forest of major peaks' because of the steep and high peaks in the region.The The highest peak is the Gamila peak (2.497m.). The Vikos canyon is crossing the western and central Zagori.Τhe length of the canyon is 12 km and registered in the Guinness Book as the canyon with the smallest opening worldwide .
The view from some points along the canyon is breathtaking, especially from the village Vradeto (Beloi position) and the village Monodendri (Oxia position).Also at village Monodendri we can see the "stone forest", a set of huge rocks that stand up like trees .
Vikos canyon is one of the most popular tourists routes .
Points of interest and paths.Map
The paths in detail:
1st path, Vikos canyon - Monothendri- Megalo Papigo, (hiking)
Path difficulty | Time | Length of path |
Medium | 5-6 hours | 16,3 km |
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2nd path, refuge Astrakas - Drakolimni (hiking)
Path difficulty | Time | Length of path |
Medium | 2 hours | 2,8 km |
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3rd path, refuge Astrakas - Gamila (hiking)
Path difficulty | Time | Length of path |
Medium | 3,5 hours | 6,2 km |
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