{"id":2908,"date":"2021-08-12T14:09:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/grammosta-lefka-gkistova\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:57:25","slug":"main-ascent-to-the-alpine-lake-of-gistova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/en\/main-ascent-to-the-alpine-lake-of-gistova\/","title":{"rendered":"Gramosta \u2013 Gistova from Lefka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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<\/i> Route type<\/strong>: Two-way
<\/i> Difficulty<\/strong>: 1\/5 (Easy)
<\/i> Duration<\/strong>: 3h 15min
<\/i> Length<\/strong>: 7km
<\/i> Equivalent length<\/strong>: 17km<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ascent<\/strong>: 1001m
Descent<\/strong>: 29m
Maximum altitude<\/strong>: 2379m
Minimum altitude<\/strong>: 1390m
Drinking water<\/strong>: Yes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lake Gistova is one of the three great alpine lakes of Greece. It lies in the eastern part of Gramos, above the village of Gramos (Gramosta) and close to the mountain’s highest peaks, Perifano and the summit “2520”.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The ascent to Gistova starts from the village of Gramos and follows a succession of livestock trails, aiming for the few reference points of a rolling and rather indistinct terrain. After the high plateau of Patoma, adorned with 4\u20135 small alpine lakes, we continue on a relatively distinct path towards the ridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To reach the lake’s basin, a short descent is required. From the surrounding slopes we have an unobstructed view towards the Albanian border, but also towards the northern mountains of Epirus, most prominently Smolikas and Gamila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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