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<\/i> Route type<\/strong>: Two-way
<\/i> Difficulty<\/strong>: 1\/5 (Easy)
<\/i> Duration<\/strong>: 2h 45min
<\/i> Length<\/strong>: 8,1km
<\/i> Equivalent length<\/strong>: 8,1 km<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ascent<\/strong>: 581m
Descent<\/strong>: 440m
Maximum altitude<\/strong>: 1062m
Minimum altitude<\/strong>: 778m
Drinking water<\/strong>: No<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Vlahostrata of Gramos was, like the other livestock roads of the same name from the old days, a caravan route serving the arrival, supply, transactions and ultimately the departure of the large flocks of the Vlach and Sarakatsan semi-nomadic herders. A variation of the route leads to the Guerrillas’ Hospital.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The route follows the only surviving section of the great flock highway known as the Vlahostrata. It starts from Lianotopi and ends at the village of Gramos, passing through the Portes, above the south cliff of the gorge of the Aliakmonas’ upper course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This old strada is in places almost 2 metres wide with a steady cobbled surface, while in others it has degraded into a narrow dirt path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The makeshift bridge over the ravine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

About midway along the route, a good path with satisfactory marking leads to the large cave which, together with many surrounding structures, formed the Guerrillas’ Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Preparations for the start of the march<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The related arrangements are still discernible inside the cave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the section with the clear path, within a beech forest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The basin of the village of Grammos and the high peaks of the massif.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After the Portes, where there is a stone shrine, the Vlahostrata runs through bright meadows as far as the great bridge of Gramosta and ends at the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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