{"id":2908,"date":"2021-08-12T14:09:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/grammosta-lefka-gkistova\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T20:03:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T20:03:23","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":"Main ascent to the alpine lake of Gistova."},"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>: 7km
<\/i> Equivalent length<\/strong>: 17km<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/i> Ascent<\/strong>: 1001m
<\/i> Descent<\/strong>: 29m
<\/i> Maximum altitude<\/strong>: 2379m
<\/i> Minimum altitude<\/strong>: 1390m
<\/i> Drinking water<\/strong>: No<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the wider region of Mt Grammos one can find many sub-alpine lakes, decorating the wild and rough landscape like turquoise jewelry. Among them, one is the most well-known and most frequently visited. This is Gistova lake, the highest in elevation lake of Greece, located at 2350m, at the northernmost edge of the ridge on the borders with Albania.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The ascent to the lake starts from the village of Grammosta and follows a sequence of livestock farming paths on the open and wavy landscape of meadows. After we cross a plateau with smaller alpine lakes, we continue on another hardly clear trail section heading towards the ridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to reach the basin of the lake we need to walk shortly downwards. From the slopes around us, we can enjoy the majestic view to the Albanian countryside but also to the northernmost mountains of Ipirus, ie Mt Smolikas and Mt Gamila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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