Portaria – Alikopetra

The hike starts from the town square of Portaria. After crossing by the upper part of the village, where the parking area is located, we pass by the big parish church of Panagia and continue on a cobbled path.

A secondary asphalt road takes us to the campsite of the Christian Fellowship. We now go left, following a dirt road. At the end of this road, we turn left, in order to follow the well-defined trail. The trail runs through the dense bushes and very soon we find ourselves in an open field. On our right-hand side, we can see the chapel of Agia Triada (the Holy Trinity). The trail continue towards the heart of a closed oak stand.

We walk steadily uphill, under the canopy of oak stands and tall bushes. We now cross the dirt road and continue walking on the trail, moslty on earth path ornamented by short stone-paved sections, always surrounded by oaks. Very soon, we enter a small meadow with a trough, which is usually dry. After a while, we spot the junction to Drakia; we continue our route from the well-defined and nice cobbled path, until we arrive at the open field of Alikopetra. This last uphill part goes through a rocky terrain with scarce vegetation of thorny species.

The route is very well marked with yellow signs on the trees and metal poles. Additionally, we find the red and white marks on the rocks and in the villages, which show the way to the participants of the race Ultra Trail Pelion.

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