Pinakates – Agios Georgios

The route Pinakates – Agios Georgios starts from the main road of Pinakates, next to the parish church of Agios Dimitrios and descends the very good, central cobbled path of the settlement, which immediately becomes horizontal and runs through the neighborhood just below the road. Arriving at the end of the village, we enter an alley, partly paved with cement, which bring us to the small settlement of Alexeika. Just before entering the housin area, we go up on a dirt path to gain again the main road Agios Georgios-Pinakates.

We walk 280 m on the asphalt and find the continuation of the path, which descends to the Kakoskali ravine and passes to the opposite bank. The ravine has some water, however most of the year we can cross it without any problem. We ascend the slope and exit on the asphalt, where we walk 80 m. We pass behind an aqueduct and immediately reach a secondary asphalt, on which we go downhill for 200 m.

We enter a path that descends to a sparse chestnut stand and reaches an alley. A little further down we find the continuation of the path, which now traverses a slope with more rich vegetation, mainly Mediterranean shrubs (Kermes oak, junipers, strawberry tree, Spanish broom, even some wild olive trees). Along this section we will face some problems with the vegetation, however the path is easily passable.

We reach the main road Agios Georgios – Pinakates and walk 1.1 km up to the beautiful central square of Agios Georgios.

The route is waymarked with red signs and several circular signs with directional arrows. This path is part of the Great Route of Southern Pelion, designed and maintained by the Friends of the Kalterimia of Southern Pelion.

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