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Hiking route Aghios Ioannis - Fakistra

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Path Specifications

  • Difficulty Level: Medium
  • Distance: 4000 meters
  • Walking Time: 01:30 Hours
  • Altitude Difference: 145 meters
  • Coverage: Asphalt, Stone path, Dirt road
  • Accessible by: Walker

Overview

This is the most popular route among those visiting Agios Ioannis. You walk mainly along the coast (parallel to the sea) without great altitude difference.

Map

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Map Legend

 Main road (asphalt)
 Secondary road (asphalt/cement road)
 Dirt road
 Path
 Alley
 Settlement boundaries
 Village/Municipality borders
 Stream/gully

Path Points

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Step 1: Aghios Ioannis - Papa Nero: We cross the beach and the path starts at its rocky end.
© Dimitris Varalis
Step 1: Aghios Ioannis - Papa Nero
Altitude: 5 meters

Point 1 - Setting off. Agios Ioannis - Papa Nero.

Once in Agios Ioannis we go along the seaside road towards Papa Nero beach. We cross the beach and the path starts at its rocky end (photo).

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Step 2-Cement road junction: We move along, in parallel to the sea and then we start going uphill into some turns until we end up on a cement raoad.
© Dimitris Varalis
Step 2-Cement road junction
Altitude: 5 meters

Point 2 - Cement road junction

We move along, in parallel to the sea and then we start going uphill into some turns until we end up on a cement raoad.

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Point 3 - Asphalt road junction: After 10m we reach the asphalt road where we turn left, leaving a kiosk to our right.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 3 - Asphalt road junction
Altitude: 50 meters

Point 3 - Asphalt road junction

After 10m we reach the asphalt road where we turn left, leaving a kiosk to our right (photo)

Altitude: 50 meters

Point 4 - Asphalt road junction

For at least 10 minutes we walk on the asphalt. At 200m we come to a junction with the main road from Mouresi to Damouchari and we turn left. At this point there is a fresh water spring.

Nearby locations: Stone fountain (9 meters),

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Point 5 - Path junction: We go on downhill on the main road and at 200m on our left we come to a path at the point of an electricity post.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 5 - Path junction
Altitude: 50 meters

Point 5 - Path junction

We go on downhill on the main road and at 200m on our left we come to a path at the point of of a electricity post (photo).

Nearby locations: Aghios Nikolaos chapel (89 meters),

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Point 6 - Cement road junction: This path, that is a bit steep, goes downhill among olive trees and ends up to a cement road.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 6 - Cement road junction
Altitude: 45 meters

Point 6 - Cement road junction

This path, that is a bit steep, goes downhill among olive trees and ends up to a cement road (photo).

Nearby locations: Aghios Nikolaos chapel (25 meters), Damouhari hamlet (117 meters), Damouhari settlement (151 meters),

Altitude: 50 meters

Point 7 - Asphalt / parking lot junction

We move uphill for a few meters and we come to the asphalt road. We turn left and we see the parking lot of Damouchari.

Nearby locations: Aghios Nikolaos chapel (18 meters), Damouhari hamlet (135 meters), Damouhari settlement (145 meters),

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Point 8 - Along the cobbled seaside street: We take the cobbled path that goes down to the little harbour. We go straight on the cobbled street and then keeping to the left we cross Damouchari beach.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 8 - Along the cobbled seaside street
Altitude: 5 meters

Point 8 - Along the cobbled seaside street

We take the cobbled path that goes down to the little harbour. We go straight on the cobbled street and then keeping to the left we cross Damouchari beach (photo). At the end of the beach there is a cobbled path to Tsagarada.

Nearby locations: Damouhari beach (37 meters), Damouhari castle (55 meters),

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Point 9 - Cobbled path junction / wooden bridge: This part of the route is quite hard but the stunning view makes up for it.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 9 - Cobbled path junction / wooden bridge
Altitude: 5 meters

Point 9 - Cobbled path junction / wooden bridge

Once into the gully we go over the wooden bridge and then the well-preserved cobbled path literally climbs uphill. This part of the route is quite hard but the stunning view makes up for it (photo).

Nearby locations: Damouhari beach (80 meters),

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Point 10 - Path junction: On our left we follow the path with the sign to "Agio Athanasio".
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 10 - Path junction
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Point 10: After three bends the path climbs straight uphill.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 10
Altitude: 150 meters

Point 10 - Path junction

After three bends the path climbs straight uphill (photo). On our left we follow the path with the sign to "Agio Athanasio" (photo).

Nearby locations: Kagkiolia (38 meters),

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Point 11 - Dirt road junction: After a few meters the path meets a dirt road. We take the road to the left.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 11 - Dirt road junction
Altitude: 110 meters

Point 11 - Dirt road junction

After a few meters the path meets a dirt road. We take the road to the left (photo).

Nearby locations: Kagkiolia (73 meters),

Altitude: 120 meters

Point 12 - Cobbled path junction

At the end of the dirt road we find the path once more. We follow it downhill through the olive trees.

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Point 13: We come to a little gully, with white rocks, where the path goes uphill on rocky terrain among low vegetation.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 13
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Point 13: At this point the view is absolutely stunning. If we have some luck on our side we will keep eye contact with The Sporades Islands till the path starts to go downhill towards a little hut.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 13
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Point 13: At this point the view is absolutely stunning. If we have some luck on our side we will keep eye contact with The Sporades Islands till the path starts to go downhill towards a little hut.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 13
Altitude: 45 meters

Point 13 - Uphill to the gully - Viewpoint

We come to a little gully, with white rocks (photo), where the path goes uphill on rocky terrain among low vegetation. At this point the view is absolutely stunning (photo). If we have some luck on our side we will keep eye contact with The Sporades Islands till the path starts to go downhill towards a little hut.

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Point 14: Shack: The path goes on to the right of the hut into thick vegetation.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 14: Shack
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Point 14: Dirt road junction: ...we follow the main path that keeps on parallel to the sea and ends up to a dirt road.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 14: Dirt road junction
Altitude: 50 meters

Point 14 - Hut - Dirt road junction

The path goes on to the right of the hut (photo) into thick vegetation. We ignore the junctions with small paths and we follow the main path (photo) that keeps on parallel to the sea and ends up to a dirt road.

Nearby locations: Aghios Athanasios chapel (73 meters),

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Point 15: We follow the dirt road that goes gently uphill, ignoring another dirt road that comes to our left.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 15
Altitude: 40 meters

Point 15 - Asphalt / parking lot junction

We follow the dirt road that goes gently uphill, ignoring another dirt road that comes to our left (photo). At the end of the dirt road we reach a small parking lot and the asphalt road that leads to Tsagarada.

Nearby locations: Panaghia Megalomata church (91 meters), Krifó Scholió (97 meters), Fakistra beach (113 meters),

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Point 16: Fakistra beach: From the parking lot starts a distinct path that takes you to Fakistra beach.
© Dimitris Varalis
Point 16: Fakistra beach
Altitude: 10 meters

Point 16 - The end - Fakistra beach

From the parking lot starts a distinct path that takes you to Fakistra beach.

Nearby locations: Panaghia Megalomata church (26 meters), Fakistra beach (72 meters), Krifó Scholió (115 meters),

Photos

 Fakistra beach.
Fakistra beach 
© Dimitris Varalis
Fakistra beach.
Fakistra beach

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