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Perivoli and Agios Athanasios loop

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You don’t have to go far for a small adventure. Slip out past the last houses, follow the lanes and tracks up the slope, and within the hour you’re standing at the little chapel of Agios Athanasios, the highest point of Kokkinopilos. From there it’s downhill all the way back.

The gravel road leading up to the chapel of Agios Athanasios, with the plain far below.
Distance
2.5 km
Walking time
≈ 40 min
Climb
95 m
Descent
95 m
Highest point
≈ 1,275 m
Lowest point
≈ 1,180 m
Type
Loop
Difficulty
Easy

Measured from the GPS recording. Walking time is time spent moving; allow extra for stops.

Map of the walk on shaded relief with contour lines, streets and paths.1234
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  • The walk
  • Walking direction
  • Start and finish
  • Point of interest
  • Junction – shows which way to go
  • Water on the path – wet underfoot
  • Contour lines every 10 m

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Along the way

Every point on the map, in walking order.

The gravel lane at the edge of the village where the walk starts.

Start · km 0.0 · 1187 m

Start and finish

The loop starts and ends here. Set off north-west, out of the village.

The first junction: keep right on the main track.

Junction · km 0.2 · 1182 m

Junction 1

Keep right, heading north.

The stone walls of the Perivoli memorial in front of the grove.Under the firs of the Perivoli grove.Tall pines and a stone wall in the Perivoli grove.Poplars and firs at Perivoli, seen from the track.The view from Perivoli over the valley to the plain.

Point of interest · km 0.4 · 1194 m

Perivoli

The village memorial to those who fell in the Second World War, in a grove of tall firs and pines.

Perivoli is where Kokkinopilos remembers its dead of the Second World War. The occupation hit the village hard: it was burned twice, in 1943 and in 1944, and many families left it for good.

The memorial stands at the edge of a grove of tall conifers. Here the path turns sharp right into the trees, makes a short loop through the grove and comes back out onto the track – the steps below show the way.

Step by step

  1. Keep right, heading north, towards the trees of Perivoli.

    km 0.4 · 1188 m

  2. In the grove, keep left on the dirt road.

    km 0.5 · 1195 m

    In the grove: keep left on the dirt road.

  3. Back on the track, bear right, heading north-east.

    km 0.6 · 1186 m

    The fork below Perivoli: keep right on the gravel track; the paved road runs off to the left.

Read about the occupation

Water gathered in the car tracks, with wet ground on both sides.

Wet ground · km 0.8 · 1197 m

Wet tracks

Water gathers in the car tracks here and the ground stays wet. Frogs like it.

Junction on the open hillside: turn left.

Junction · km 1.0 · 1216 m

Junction 2

Turn left, heading west.

Junction: turn right onto the wide gravel road.

Junction · km 1.2 · 1235 m

Junction 3

Turn right, heading east. This is the northern end of the loop; from here it bends back south towards the chapel.

The chapel of Agios Athanasios on its paved terrace.The front of the chapel, with the marble plaque above the door.The gravel road leading up to the chapel of Agios Athanasios, with the plain far below.The chapel of Agios Athanasios on its rocky hilltop, seen from the track below.From the chapel: the view back down to the trees of Perivoli.From the chapel: the forest road winding through the valley.

Point of interest · km 2.1 · 1269 m

Chapel of Agios Athanasios

The small chapel at the highest point of the village.

The chapel of Agios Athanasios (Saint Athanasius) stands at the highest point of Kokkinopilos and of this walk. The marble plaque above the door names the saint “protector of the Kokkinoplites everywhere”, and he also gives his name to the village association, “O Agios Athanasios”.

This is the turning point of the loop: from here the way only goes down. Continue south from the chapel, back towards the village.

The village association

In the pine wood: turn right.

Junction · km 2.3 · 1240 m

Junction 4

Turn right, heading south-west, back down into the village.

Along the path

Photos of the way, in walking order. Point at one to see where it was taken.

  1. The lane leaving the village, heading up the slope.

    km 0.0The lane leaving the village, heading up the slope.

  2. The track climbing through dry grass below the rocky ridge.

    km 0.2The track climbing through dry grass below the rocky ridge.

  3. The gravel track lined with trees after the first junction.

    km 0.2The gravel track lined with trees after the first junction.

  4. The track heading north, with the paved road below on the left.

    km 0.7The track heading north, with the paved road below on the left.

  5. Water gathered in the car tracks, with wet ground on both sides.

    km 0.7Water gathered in the car tracks, with wet ground on both sides.

  6. The view west over the valley from the northern part of the loop.

    km 1.1The view west over the valley from the northern part of the loop.

  7. Where the track enters the pine wood.

    km 2.1Where the track enters the pine wood.

  8. The track through the pine wood.

    km 2.1The track through the pine wood.

  9. Looking back at the pine wood after leaving it.

    km 2.3Looking back at the pine wood after leaving it.

  10. Leaving the wood: the path heads down towards the village, with the plain beyond.

    km 2.3Leaving the wood: the path heads down towards the village, with the plain beyond.

  11. The last stretch back down to the start.

    km 2.4The last stretch back down to the start.

Elevation profile

About this walk

The walk starts and ends in the village. From the start it heads north, out of the houses. After about 500 m it reaches Perivoli, the village memorial to those who fell in the Second World War.

Beyond Perivoli the route climbs gently northwards on lanes and tracks. At its northern end it turns east and then south, rising to the chapel of Agios Athanasios, the highest point of the walk and of the village. From the chapel the way leads back down into the village to the start.

The junctions are marked on the map with numbered diamonds: point at one, or tap it, to see which way to go. Most junctions also have a photo. Around Perivoli several turns come close together, so they are shown as one point with the steps listed in its details.

The loop is short and the climb is gentle, so it suits anyone used to walking. Parts of it are on unpaved tracks, so wear sturdy shoes and take water.

Printed from the Kokkinopilos mountain site. Check the page online for the latest conditions.

Village walks are easy, but lanes and paths change. Keep to the route, respect private land and take water.