Hiking in Mycenae

Agios Vasilios-Dervenakia

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Hiking in Mycenae
In the caves of the Agios Vasilios-Dervenakia trail

A route of historical character, the Agios Vassilios-Dervenakia trail has also a great hiking interest. Morover, as a member of the Agios Vasilios hiking network, it is connected to other trails of the area.

The trail follows partly the local section of the Hadrian's Aqueduct, a Roman era infrastructure project of Corinth.

The trail starts from the center of Agios Vassilios. At the exit of the village, the trail follows a path that crosses the base of a large precipice, traversing the slope a bit higher than the level of the dirt road. Soon it reaches the junction with the trail to Stefani, where there is a relevant signpost.

After the ravine, the trail continues on an impressive remnant of the Hadrian's Aqueduct. The trail keeps the same height and meet again the road at its junction to the cave-church of Zoodochos Pigi. Here the trail goes a bit lower and then passes higher than a large livestock facility. After some scrambling, the trail crosses a ravine, dominated by a steep circus of cliffs and caves.

From here begins a steep uphill path, up to the elevation of two caves. After the caves, the trail continues a little uphill and after a downhill part reaches an alley that leads immediately to the site of the statue of Th. Kolokotronis.

The trail enters the local asphalt road. Soon, it passes by the abandoned infrastructures for the commemorative events of the battle in Dervenakia. The asphalt continues downhill, passes by the Agios Kyprianos monastery and meets the old national road Korinthos-Argos near the deserted railway station Nemea-Dervenakia.

Text and photos: T. Adamakopoulos

Waymarking

Signposts and marks

The trail is well waymarked.

At the beginning and end of the trail as well as at the key junctions, there are direction signs (there are two signposts near the caves).

The whole trail has a fairly dense waymarking with red dots and the navigation is generally safe.

Geosites

Dervenakia caves

The two caves near Dervenakia are rather small underground cavities, in which the roof has collapsed and a natural entrance was opened. Inside, there is some stalagmite decoration, but the conditions are generally dry and the overlying soil is rather thin.
Both have been illegally excavated, in search of hidden "treasures".

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