Epirus Trail

The Epirus Trail, is an effort of the Epirus Region for the development of Hiking Tourism. The Epirus Trail is a 370 km trail that crosses the whole of Epirus, from Grammos to Tzoumerka.

A dream of many years and many people, began to be designed in 2015 by the Region of Epirus and the Development Company “EPIRUS SA”. With an initially estimated length of 300 km, the Epirus Trail is the largest single hiking trail ever designed in Greece.

At the present stage it includes the Regional Units of Konitsa, Zagori, Metsovo and North Tzoumerka, while the future goal is to unite areas of Epirus but also to expand to Macedonia.
It is essentially a highlight of the old highways through which the people of Epirus for centuries moved inland, to other areas of Greece or abroad.

The areas it crosses include places of exceptional natural beauty, unique landscape changes, interesting anthropogenic environment while the cultural elements that “dress” it give it an important peculiarity.

The wider planning of the Region of Epirus aims at the development of hiking – and in general of alternative tourism – as another development tool for the region.
To this end, in the creation and certification of the Epirus Trail, great importance is attached.

The Epirus Trail consists of three parts: the east, the west and the south.

Eastern part

The eastern part starts from Konitsa and ends in Metsovo. It has a length of 190km and is divided into 15 sections. These are:

Konitsa – Sarandaporos 12km
Sarandaporos – Loutra Amarantou 14.7km
Amarantos Baths – Pyrsogianni 12.7km
Pyrsogianni – Asimochori 11.2km
Asimochori – Aetomilitsa 15.6km
Aetomilitsa – Sarandaporos 16.9km
Sarandaporos – Drosopigi 2.9km
Drosopigi – Agia Paraskevi 13.2km
Agia Paraskevi – Smolika Shelter 12.5km
Smolika – Palioseli Shelter 11.8km
Palioseli – Vrysochori 7.6km
Vrysochori – Laista 12.8km
Laista – Vovousa 12.5km
Vovousa – Montenegro Shelter 21.2km
Montenegro – Metsovo Shelter 14.2km

Western part

The western part starts from Konitsa, crosses the gorge of Vikos and ends in Metsovo, passing 110km and is divided into 9 sections:

Konitsa – Astrakas Shelter 15.4km
Astrakas Shelter – Megalo Papigo 7.8km
Megalo Papigo – Monodendri 15.3km
Monodendri – Gardens 7.8km
Gardens – Fragades 16.7km
Fragades – Doliani 10.2km
Doliani – Greveniti 7km
Greveniti – Chrysovitsa 11.1km
Chrysovitsa – Metsovo 19.2km

Southern part

The southern part starts from Metsovo and ends at the Waterfall. It covers a distance of 90 km and is divided into 5 sections:

Metsovo – Anthochori 11.1km
Anthochori – Syrrako 22km
Syrrako – Tsopela 19.2km
Tsopela – Agnanta 11.5km
Agnanta – Waterfall 9.9km

Source: https://epirustrail.gr/