{"id":3517,"date":"2026-09-26T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:44:05","slug":"gramosta-goumpel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/en\/gramosta-goumpel\/","title":{"rendered":"Gramosta \u2013 Goumpel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns map-block is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/map21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3761 size-medium\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Route map<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/map21.png\" data-type=\"URL\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-eNMi3Nfg\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">View<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/map21.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-eNMi3Nfg\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns icons-data is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i class=\"fas fa-route\"><\/i> <strong>Route type<\/strong>: Two-way<br><i class=\"fas fa-chart-line\"><\/i> <strong>Difficulty<\/strong>: 3\/5 (Difficult)<br><i class=\"fas fa-history\"><\/i> <strong>Duration<\/strong>: 5h 15min<br><i class=\"fas fa-arrows-alt-h\"><\/i> <strong>Length<\/strong>: 7,2km<br><i class=\"fas fa-exchange-alt\"><\/i> <strong>Equivalent length<\/strong>: 7,2km<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>Ascent<\/strong>: 881m<br> <strong>Descent<\/strong>: 70m<br> <strong>Maximum altitude<\/strong>: 2246m<br> <strong>Minimum altitude<\/strong>: 1357m<br> <strong>Drinking water<\/strong>: Yes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"the-high-and-glorious-peak-2520-or-as-the-locals-used-to-call-tsouka-petsik-is-the-summit-of-mt-grammos-and-the-fourth-highest-peak-of-greece-in-the-shape-of-a-pyramid-it-stands-in-the-middle-of-a-large-complex-of-peaks-and-ridges-of-eastern-grammos-and-it-can-be-reached-with-at-least-four-different-ways\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-6-background-color has-background\">The summit of Goumpel lies on the Greek\u2013Albanian border. Owing to its prominent position in the system of passes in the area, as well as the natural fortification provided by its rocky eastern crest, the summit played a particular role during the Civil War and was one of the most heavily fortified positions on Gramos. Indeed, the summit&#8217;s final cone bears a kind of perimeter wall of rubble masonry, with stone-built bastions and deep embrasures.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The route starts from the main road of Gramosta. After the large road bridge, we enter an old livestock trail and reach the dirt road to Fousia. The dirt road leads to the Barouga saddle, where it forks left for Gistova and straight on for the Mouza meadow. From here the path to the summit begins, marked with fairly dense orange marks \u2014 in places quite well-trodden, elsewhere indistinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_01-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-eNMi3Nfg\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_01-1.jpg 704w, https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_01-1-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Geum coccineum, \u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c5\u03b3\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03b1\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bb\u03b9\u03b2\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon, the marks lead through meadows to the base of the summit. Here the gradient changes abruptly, and the marks lead us through steep successive natural steps to the start of a rocky corridor\/passage. We climb the broken rocks of the corridor without particular difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_02-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-eNMi3Nfg\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_02-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_02-1-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_02-1-768x447.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u0397 \u0393\u03ba\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03b2\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We continue on a rocky crest with easy technical passages as far as the grassy slopes of the summit. In the last metres before the summit we will encounter successive World War II fortifications surrounding the mountain&#8217;s southern side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_03-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-eNMi3Nfg\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_03-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_03-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_03-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_03-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u039b\u03b5\u03af\u03c8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bf\u03c7\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0395\u03bc\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03bf\u03c5, \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c1\u03ac\u03c7\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03c6\u03ae\u03c2 2520<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_04-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-eNMi3Nfg\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_04-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_04-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_04-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Gramos_2520_gistova_04-1-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c1\u03ac\u03c7\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03c6\u03ae\u03c2 2520<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide col-charts is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 id=\"oLATL\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Route walkability<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-1281-642251715\"><style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" id=\"customcss-visualizer-1281\">.locker,.locker-loader{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}.locker{z-index:1000;opacity:.8;background-color:#fff;-ms-filter:\"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)\";filter:alpha(opacity=80)}.locker-loader{z-index:1001;background:url(https:\/\/grammostrails.gr\/wp-content\/plugins\/visualizer\/images\/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center center}.dt-button{display:none!important}.visualizer-front-container.visualizer-lazy-render{content-visibility: auto;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter label.google-visualization-controls-label {vertical-align: middle;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li.goog-inline-block {margin: 0 0.2em;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li {padding: 0 0.2em;}.visualizer-front-container .dataTables_scrollHeadInner{margin: 0 auto;}<\/style><div id=\"visualizer-1281-642251715\" class=\"visualizer-front  visualizer-front-1281\"><\/div><!-- 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class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We can drive up to Barouga by vehicle (an ordinary car in summer; strictly a 4&#215;4 in spring and autumn; in winter the road is closed by snow) and do only the last \u2014 and most interesting \u2014 part of the route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><i class=\"fas fa-arrows-alt-h\"><\/i> <strong>Length<\/strong>: 7,2km<br \/><i class=\"fas fa-history\"><\/i> <strong>Walking time<\/strong>: 5h 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