Lafkos – Chondri Ammos

The route Lafkos-Chondri Ammos follows a series of old paths that crossed this deserted zone. In the first part, the route adopts the main path that descended to Ammorema, serving the southernmost olive groves of Lafkos.

The second part of the route, from Ammorema to the shore, follows lesser, local paths, which were never cobbled, as this connection was not of particular interest to Lafkos: the geographically isolated Chondri Ammos was part of the coastal system of Platanias, where part of the connections were done with boats.

The hike starts from the center of Lafkos. After crossing the settlement, we meet the central asphalt towards Milina. Next to the Lafkos cemetery, we leave the asphalt to enter a cement road and then a dirt road.

The dirt road becomes less and less viable and finally we enter a quite well maintained downhill path, in part cobbled, which leads us to the church of Agios Ioanis in Sara.

We continue on a dirt road that passes the Ammorema ravine through the riverbed (no bridge available). Soon we enter a 1200 m long path that follows a secondary ravine. We meet a dirt road and follow it for 1600 m, where we enter a path again. The path descends sharply framed in a narrow ravine and after crossing an olive grove it meets the main dirt road Platanias-Chondri Ammos.

We follow the road and with a secondary branch we descend to the beach of Chondri Ammos. A short path brings us to the eastern edge of the large pebble beach. We cross it to its western end, where we reach the road that serves the small coastal settlement of Chondri Ammos.

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Difficulty

Medium

Length

Μήκος

7.6 km

Ascent

100 m

Descent

410 m

Duration

3:00

Navigation

 Starting point

Lafkos ➜

 Destination

Chondri Ammos ➜

Downloads

  Route map

  Pelion Routes guide

  Pelion Routes app

Tips

  • There is no water on the route.
  • Ammorema reavine has no water outside the wet season.
  • The route has a relatively consistent marking with red marks. At the main junctions, the Friends of Kalderimi of South Pelion have placed their characteristic circular signs with the directions written with a marker.

Warnings

  • The settlement of Chondri Ammos can be completely deserted outside the tourist season. Do not rely on services or catering.
  • Chondri Ammos is served by a dirt road and does not offer any kind of transport or taxi. The hiker must anticipate the continuation of the course, either to Mikro and Platanias, or to Valtoudi.

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