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View of Vikos Gorge – Vikos Gorge loop from Μονοδένδρι

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View of Vikos Gorge – Vikos Gorge loop from Μονοδένδρι

Hard

4.8

(156)

828

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View of Vikos Gorge – Vikos Gorge loop from Μονοδένδρι

11:40

25.9km

1,470m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 3.71 km for 93 m

After 11.2 km for 454 m

After 12.6 km for 2.38 km

After 22.4 km for 93 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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430 m

View of Vikos Gorge

Highlight • Viewpoint

When you come through the last gate to the last house, go up to the left, then you can look into the gorge from the very top and also go through to the back

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497 m

Approximately 30min to go down to the world deepest gorges. 900m deep for 1km rim to rim. I saw a bear near the path 10m from me but he was more scared than me and directly ran away. A local told me that she saw some deer a few days ago. Don't forget to take some water, even that it's not a long hike, it's steep.

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3.74 km

Vikos Gorge riverbed

Highlight • Gorge

For most of the year, there is little or no water flowing above ground. Only from the Voidomātis spring onwards does so much water emerge that it flows continuously. This makes it all the more impressive to be able to stand in the riverbed here - surrounded by the gigantic rock walls of the Vīkos Gorge and in the middle of rocks weighing tons.

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7.84 km

Vikos Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Fantastic hike. A little fitness is needed for the final ascent. Great scenery and the water of the Vikos you can drink (cleanest river in Europe!)

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12.0 km

Angastromeni Springs Swimming Spot

Highlight • River

The water is refreshingly cold

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12.0 km

Voidomatis River Source and Rest Area

Highlight • River

At the end of the hike it is worth making a detour (10 minutes detour easy) to the Voidomatis River. Ice-cold, crystal-clear water in wonderful colors.

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12.0 km

17th-century Orthodox chapel by the Voidomatis River

Highlight • Religious Site

A great place to refresh yourself in the ice-cold spring water and pitch the tent near the chapel for one night (is allowed after information from EOS, the Greek hiking club)

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13.3 km

Viewpoint

25.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.6 km

1.26 km

970 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

5.41 km

4.87 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 25 July

27°C

12°C

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Comments

October 13, 2023,Vikos Schlucht von Vitsa nach Vikos Geeignet für Wandererfahrene ohne Höhenangst

The starting point of the tour was the Hotel Filira in Vitsa. The first part of the tour is not possible when the river is flowing because it has to be crossed several times. Then you should start with Monodendri. Some of the paths are very narrow with steep drops of up to 50 meters. Ropes are attached to difficult …

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June 12, 2022,Durch die Vikos-Schlucht von Monodendri nach Melago Papingo (Pindos-Gebirge Nordgriechenland)

First tour of a hiking/trekking week with the DAV Summit Club in Northern Greece. And it has it all. Even if Komoot has installed two "wrong" humps in the narrow gorge (therefore deducting around 200 meters in altitude), this is not an easy tour. Especially in the long, supposedly flat stretch in the gorge, it's constantly up and down and …

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View of Vikos Gorge – Vikos Gorge loop from Μονοδένδρι

View of Vikos Gorge

Monodendri Village Square

Descent into Vikos Gorge

Vikos Gorge riverbed

Vikos Gorge

Angastromeni Springs Swimming Spot

Voidomatis River Source and Rest Area

17th-century Orthodox chapel by the Voidomatis River

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