Makrinitsa-Kapsales-Pouri
North Pelion
Makrinitsa-Kapsales-Pouri
The Makrinitsa-Pouri route from Kapsale is the middle of the four known connections between Makrinitsa and Pouri. Plotted on the map, it seems shorter, however it has exactly the same length as the route from Lagonika, with the only difference that it passes 200 m higher.
We start at the parking area of Brani, ate the eastern entrance of Makrinitsa. Soon, the road takes us to the nice cobbled street, which goes uphill and exits the village. After we pass in front of two fountains, we meet a dirt road. This road runs towards the old monastery of Agia Paraskevi, where we will see another beautiful stone fountain and the remains of the auxiliary buildings.
We continue, for a litle while, to walk on the dirt road, when we pass a bend of the road leading us to another trail section. Very soon, another dirt road shows us the cobbled path which we should follow. We now go uphill, under the canopy of a nice chestnut forest towards the area called Kapsales. The road passes through the deep ravine of Kaliakouda (or Xirias stream) and we cross it over the stone bridge of Karya (built in 1934).
Text and photos: T. Adamakopoulos
Marking-Warnings
The trail to road ratio is also similar to the rtail via Lagonika. Like the other connections between Makrinitsa and Pouri, this is a long crossing (18.2 km), which requires the relevant conditions in terms of physical condition, equipment, supplies and weather conditions.
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