Route type: Two-way
Difficulty: 1/5 (Easy)
Duration: 2h 30min
Length: 5,1km
Equivalent length: 5,1 km
Ascent: 223m
Descent: 223m
Maximum altitude: 1004m
Minimum altitude: 801m
Drinking water: Yes
The Kazantzine gorge is a small hidden “gem” very close to Nestorio. The stream running through the gorge springs from a small valley and, further down, joins the Ammorema ravine, to flow together into the Aliakmonas.
The route starts from the upper square of Nestorio and follows the roads that served the helipad. We descend the natural steps towards the beautiful waterfall and the Megalo Kazanaki pool.
The route runs sometimes on top of and sometimes between the sandstone layers, and passing a “crown” of conglomerate rocks (Vranje location), it drops quickly towards the exit of the gorge and comes out onto the Nestorio–Gramos asphalt road, near the entrance to the River Party site.
The return is made along the asphalt road, passing through Kato Nestorio (Lower Nestorio).
Route walkability
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Tips
- The distinctive feature of the gorge is that it opens up within a fault of the area’s sandstone strata. The route makes use of the ledges created by the rock strata
- The ravine’s pools were once the summer “playground” of the children of Pano Nestorio (Upper Nestorio), who called them “kazanakia” — meaning small cauldrons — Kazantzine in the “higher” Nestorio dialect.
Remarks
- The route is well marked. At 2–3 points it is somewhat exposed.