Vikos Canyon Hike

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38 km
3,018 m
07h36
Extreme

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Last verified: 8 May 2025

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This challenging but beautiful hike will show you one of Greece's most beautiful and spectacular canyons: the Vikos Gorge.

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Difficulty level: Extreme (97/100)

Length: 38 km

Duration: 07h36


Total ascent: 3,018 m

Maximal slope: 36.74 %

Average slope: 7.94 %

Net ascent: 208 m

Total descent: 2,810 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 357 m (1 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 37.7 km (99 %)

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Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start: Ασπράγγελοι - Τσεπέλοβο, 44018 Κουκούλι, Epirus - West-Macedonië, Griekenland
        Closest address to end: 44010 Βρυσοχώρι, Epirus - West-Macedonië, Griekenland

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        Places of interest

        1. Koukouli

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          Koukouli is a village of the Zagori region, in the municipal unit of Tymfi. It is situated at …
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        2. Bridge of Kokkoros or Noutsos

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          The spectacular bridge of Kokkoros or Noutsos

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        3. Tymfi

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          Tymfi is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 …
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        4. Vitsa

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          Vitsa is one of the largest villages of central Zagori. It is situated at an altitude of 955m on …
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        5. Monastery of Saint Paraskevi

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          The Monastery of Saint Paraskevi is an abandoned monastery situated on the edge of Vikos Gorge, in …
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        6. Monodendri

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          Monodendri is a village in the Ioannina regional unit in Greece. It is part of the municipal …
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        7. Vikos Gorge

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          The Greeks like to boast with the fact that the Vikos Gorge is relatively the deepest gorge in the …
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        8. Papingo village square

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          Undoubtedly the village square of Papingo is one of the most beautiful village squares in Greece.

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        9. Papingo

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          Gorge near Papingo

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        10. Vikos Gorge

          0 · Canyon
          The Vikos Gorge or Vikos Canyon is a gorge in the Pindus Mountains of north-western Greece. It …
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        11. Vikos-Aoos National Park

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          The Vikos–Aoös National Park is a national park in the region of Epirus in northwestern Greece. …
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        12. Vrysochori

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          Vrysochori is one of the Zagori Aromanian villages , in the Ioannina regional unit, Greece. …
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        Monastery of Saint Paraskevi
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        Vikos Gorge
        Vikos-Aoos National Park
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