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Kardamyli Old Town – Viros Gorge loop from Kalamitsi Beach

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Kardamyli Old Town – Viros Gorge loop from Kalamitsi Beach

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146

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Kardamyli Old Town – Viros Gorge loop from Kalamitsi Beach

05:20

15.4km

660m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.47 km for 2.11 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.54 km

Kardamyli Village

Highlight • Settlement

Kardamyle, a typical Greek village with some well-preserved old buildings.

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2.23 km

Kardamili (Greek: Καρδαμύλη, variously transcribed as Kardamyle, Cardamyle, Kardhamili and Kardamyli, and sometimes called "Skardamoula", especially on old maps) is a seaside town thirty-five kilometers southeast of Kalamata, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Lefktro in the Messinia region of the Mani Peninsula.

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3.09 km

Dry Riverbed of the Kalamata River

Highlight • River

4.42 km

Viros Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Be sure to put on hiking boots 🥾. Hardly any shade on the route in summer.

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8.19 km

Pogonitsa Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

The small monastery can be visited from the outside.
If you are in the Viros Gorge, the short detour is worthwhile.

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9.21 km

View of the Likaki Monastery

Highlight (Segment) • Religious Site

11.6 km

Agia Sofia Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The Menalon Trail in Greece

The route hiked:
Start in Stemnitsa
Total route: komoot.com/de-de/tour/1921423020

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13.5 km

View from Kardamyli overlooking the Messinian Gulf

Highlight • Viewpoint

15.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.71 km

4.14 km

2.09 km

1.83 km

1.70 km

Surfaces

4.92 km

3.83 km

2.58 km

2.10 km

1.82 km

219 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 28 July

31°C

22°C

6 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

May 4, 2025,Old Kardamili – Agia Sofia loop from Προάστιο

In case I can't edit the actual trip, this was a fabulous walk that, with breaks, took about five hours. It is described as an expert route and I think this was perhaps due to some of the dry gorge scrambling that meant for some 2m climbs up hefty rocks. The terrain was bouldery in part too. We're in our …

May 10, 2025,Von Kardamyli in die Viros Schlucht

We start this fantastic hike in the center of Kadamyli. The trail climbs gently along the dried-up riverbed. The gorge quickly becomes spectacular. At times, we scramble over large rocks. Instead of continuing along the riverbed, we turn off onto the steep, signposted path. We quickly gain altitude and enjoy the views and the wildflowers. It's very hot, and we're …

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October 22, 2021,Kardamyli Altstadt - Viros-Canyon - hoch, wieder runter zum Canyon (Monastery) und über Agia Sofia zurück nach Kardamyli

Followed a tour suggestion along the river bed (blue and white marking). Then said goodbye to the river bed - it was quite a steep climb, wearing hiking boots and long trousers or the like (a lot of scratchy undergrowth over long distances). The approach to the path (red and white) was not always easy to find.
The same applies …

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