Oeta: Around Ypati

Kastania-Pirgos peak

This route is the main hiking access of the north-eastern side of Oeta with the central part of the mountain and the peak of Pyrgos. As regards the marking of the route, a creditable effort has been made but with poor means (signs with spray and a few small metal plates), resulting in a lot of gaps. This signage combined with the navigation of the application allows us to enjoy the hiking without any further thoughts.

From Kastania, we first follow the asphalt road to Neochori. After about 2.5 km we meet on the left and enter a dirt road, on the first turn of which we leave it and follow a path in southern direction. This trail moves on the eastern slope of a large gully, initially in an open area and then under a fir-tree forest. This section ends up again on the Kastania - Neochori asphalt road, close to the prehistoric cemetery.

From there, a steep at its first section climb begins: the existing markings lead us through a steep gully into a fir-tree forest. The course in this section is difficult and it is probably preferable to follow for a while the dirt road that directs NE and look for a smoother pass to ascend to Aetos, even if it takes a little more time. As soon as we reach a large plateau with a characteristic low rocky outcrop, we move uphill on the eastern slope towards the characteristic rocky formation of the Aetos peak.

We pass the rugged rocky complex from its southern side, entering a meadow with smooth slope. We cross it in SE direction, moving upwards on the slope until ending up on a dirt road. We follow it for about 1 kilometer with steady SE direction, ignoring the branches that diverge right and left. At a characteristic U-turn , we leave the road and continue in the same direction through a grassy meadow on a barely visible path. We head towards a characteristic ravine, which we meet after about 600 meters.

From here we move inside the ravine, from a path that is clear and well marked with yellow spray. The course along the ravine is long but smoothly uphill. At the beginning of the ravine, we come out in an extended meadow, where signs are lost: the characteristic col towards East is the reference point for our course. We cross the dense meadow and from the col move in southern direction for the final ascent to Pyrgos, following a vague course indicated by orange marks.

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