{"id":2906,"date":"2021-12-12T09:27:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T09:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/giannochori-alevitsa\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:02:21","slug":"giannochori-village-alevitsa-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/en\/giannochori-village-alevitsa-peak\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannochori \u2013 Alevitsa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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<\/i> Route type<\/strong>: Two-way
<\/i> Difficulty<\/strong>: 1\/5 (Easy)
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<\/i> Length<\/strong>: 5,4km
<\/i> Equivalent length<\/strong>: 11,5 km<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/i> Ascent<\/strong>: 600m
<\/i> Descent<\/strong>: 40m
<\/i> Maximum altitude<\/strong>: 1585m
<\/i> Minimum altitude<\/strong>: 1022m
<\/i> Drinking water<\/strong>: No<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The path from Giannochori to the peak of Alevitsa is a short trail but a very satisfying experience. We walk on an abandoned dirt road which has the form of a wide trail today.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

From the roadside section of Yannochori, we ascend a paved lane to the village’s large parish church. From here we will take an old dirt road, largely ruined for most of its length, that climbs up to Alevitsa. To shorten the first section, we will follow the old path, which \u2014 though clear and distinct \u2014 is barely discernible near the ravine’s axis. We will then join the old lane, built over the pre-war mule track that wound along the rocky ridge known today as the Yannochori Scale (Skala Yannochoriou).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Locating the old path at the root of the rocky slope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We emerge into a large meadow where we meet a wider dirt road and follow it uphill. Up to this point the landscape is largely barren due to the nature of the rock, with magnificent views over the Aliakmonas valleys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Onosma pygmaeum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Astragalus monspessulanus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A little further up, at the end of the large meadow, we come across a more prominent dirt road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the bunkers and trenches of Alevitsa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Following this dirt road we will reach another fork, and end up at the summit of Alevitsa, where there are World War II fortifications and a guard post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The trench between the summit and the shoulder of Alevitsa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At the Alevitsa natural observatory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Route walkability<\/h5>\n\n\n