Το Μονοπάτι του Μαινάλου
Καλώς Ήλθατε στην Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα του Menalon Trail.
Το πρώτο πιστοποιημένο μονοπάτι στην Ελλάδα από την ERA είναι πραγματικότητα και έτοιμο να εξυπηρετήσει ακόμα και τον πιο απαιτητικό λάτρη της φύσης από όλο τον κόσμο.
Ξεναγηθείτε στην ιστοσελίδα μας για να δείτε και να μάθετε για την περιοχή, τα χωριά, τη χλωρίδα και την πανίδα του Μονοπατιού του Μαινάλου.
75 χιλιόμετρα στη φύση και την ομορφιά της, σας περιμένουν μαζί με τους οικολόγους φίλους σας να “περάσετε” ευχάριστα τον χρόνο σας και να “ζήσετε” αξέχαστες στιγμές σε μία από τις υψηλά βαθμολογημένες διαδρομές της Ευρώπης. Το Μονοπάτι του Μαινάλου, στην Αρκαδία, στην Πελοπόννησο,στην Ελλάδα είναι γεγονός.
Ελάτε να μας γνωρίσετε…
Το 1ο Πιστοποιημένο Μονοπάτι στην Ελλάδα
Το Μονοπάτι του Μαινάλου βρίσκεται στην Αρκαδία, στην Πελοπόννησο, μια περιοχή πλούσια σε ιστορία και τοπία στην Ελλάδα. Μάθετε για τη γεωγραφία, την χλωρίδα και την πανίδα, τα χωριά, το θησαυρό της γαστρονομίας μας και ό,τι εκδηλώσεις εδώ.
Το Μονοπάτι του Μαινάλου, μήκους 75 χλμ, περνά μέσα από τα χωριά Στεμνίτσα, Δημητσάνα, Ζιγοβίστι, Ελάτη, Βυτίνα, Νυμφασία, Μαγούλιανα, Βαλτεσινίκο, Λαγκάδια, βοηθώντας στο δυνάμωμα του τουρισμού και των υπηρεσιών της Γορτυνίας.
Ξενοδοχεία, ξενώνες, ενοικιαζόμενα δωμάτια, καφετέριες, εστιατόρια, παραδοσιακές ταβέρνες, καταστήματα με σουβενίρ, παραδοσιακά τοπικά προϊόντα, Mini Markets, Ταξί & Εταιρίες Μεταφορών για το Menalon Trail είναι εδώ και έτοιμα για εσάς.
Που βρίσκεται το Menalon trail
& Πως να Έρθετε Εδώ
The Menalon Trail is in Arcadia, the center of Peloponnese. It unfurls through the Lousios River gorge, the western slopes of Menalon Mt., the valley of Mylaion River & the Northeast Gortynian Mountains.
The Menalon Trail is just 200 km from Athens center, the capital city of Greece. It is an easy and interesting route, full of small villages and places to visit and fortunately it needs only your basic driving attention to reach on time. Have a nice trip.
The Menalon Trail is just a highway of 245 km from Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos) and only 110 km from Kalamata Airport. You can check flights for both of them and pick the best one for you and your hiking team.
There are 2 ports close to The Menalon Trail:
1) the one is the port of Piraeus and
2) the other one of Patra. From there you can have your car or rent one and come to us and start your adventure.
Εκδηλώσεις & Νέα
Ανακοίνωση – Πρόσκληση Κυριακή 21 Ιουνίου 2020 Πεζοπορία 6 χιλιομέτρων […]
Η ΜΑΙΝΑΛΟΝ Κοιν.Σ.Επ απέσπασε την κορυφαία διάκριση του Platinum βραβείου στην κατηγορία Specialty Travel (Ειδικές μορφές τουρισμού) και το Silver βραβείο στην κατηγορία STRATEGYQ "Τουριστική ανάπτυξη / Συνεισφορά στην τοπική ή εθνική οικονομία"
Τιμητική βράβευση από το Ευρωπαϊκό Ίδρυμα Friedrich Naumann για την Ελευθερία. “Menalon Trail – Ένα καινοτόμο, επιτυχημένο και πολλά υποσχόμενο εγχείρημα”
Ανακοίνωση – Πρόσκληση Κυριακή 21 Ιουνίου 2020 Πεζοπορία 6 χιλιομέτρων […]
Η ΜΑΙΝΑΛΟΝ Κοιν.Σ.Επ απέσπασε την κορυφαία διάκριση του Platinum βραβείου στην κατηγορία Specialty Travel (Ειδικές μορφές τουρισμού) και το Silver βραβείο στην κατηγορία STRATEGYQ "Τουριστική ανάπτυξη / Συνεισφορά στην τοπική ή εθνική οικονομία"
Τιμητική βράβευση από το Ευρωπαϊκό Ίδρυμα Friedrich Naumann για την Ελευθερία. “Menalon Trail – Ένα καινοτόμο, επιτυχημένο και πολλά υποσχόμενο εγχείρημα”
Είπαν για εμάς
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We walked from Stemnitsa town & saw two old monasteries along the way. However we had a bit of trouble getting a trail map. Before we left Australia, we bought... read more a map via Menalon Trail site, but no matter how I tried, I just couldn’t download the map they sent on the email. We just loved the look of Stemnista town as we drove through & rang Mpelleiko Guest House that afternoon & got a room there. Luckily the owner Nena was very knowledgeable about the trail & lent us a map & explained the good trail to walk. Anyway the first Monastery was called Prodromos in the cliff!!! Two monks greeted us with Greek coffee, water & some sweets. Saw some interesting frescos in a small chapel. The view from the verandah was so beautiful, but if I saw myself from the bottom of the cliff, I would be so scared to death!
Then we saw the other monastery was called old Philosophou(not in use) & also the new one. At the new one, a very friendly monk greeted us with some cold water & sweets & showed us the inside of the church full of beautiful frescos. Must shut the door of the church after you walk in or else, so many cats will follow you inside. Then we went down to Lousios River to swim, but the water was so cold & my husband did swim for 5 mins & I could only walk in for 1 mins & left. All this took 8 hours & that was one of the best memories of Greek holiday. Also we could easily drive to each monastery, we are so glad that we walked to find some interesting plants & great sceneries. We would like to do all 75 km of 8 sections one day.
27 Νοεμβρίου, 2017I completed the Menalon Trail in 5 days, with hindsight I should have added an extra day but I had a time constraint. The trail is extremely well marked and... read more coupled with the downloaded Topoguide there is very little chance of wandering off the trail and getting lost. There is such a wonderful variety of terrain, views, villages, history that this trail is one of the most memorable of the many that I've done over the years. The logistics of getting there is a bit difficult but I ended up getting to Tripoli from Athens by bus and then hiring a taxi to the start at Stemnitsa. From the finish at Lagkadia I was collected by family but I believe that there is a bus from there to Tripoli. I never made any prior accommodation bookings but on arrival at each village I was fortunate to find somewhere to stay. Note that I hiked late September and in peak season finding accommodation will not be that easy.
A fantastic trail well worth doing!
25 Νοεμβρίου, 2021I have lots in four continents, and I find that the Menalon trail was well designed, with changing landscape, connection to culture and people, and ease of navigation/logistic. If you... read more have the time to do the whole thing I highly recommend doing the whole thing but if you just do a part then the Stemnitsana-Dimitsana section was really nice for the monasteries.
I did it in 5 days in July. The heat was bearable since I left early morning, stopped mid-day, and walked again from 2-3 pm until the next village.
I did (1) Stemnitsa-Dimitsana, (2) Dimitsana- Zygovisti -Elati, (3) Elati - Vytina - Nymphasia ; (4) Nymphasia - Magouliana - Valtesiniko; (5) Valtesiniko - Lagkadia.
Day 1: Stemnista is a cute village, Dimitsana has everything you need. In Stemnista I asked the B&B owner and he helped me arrange transfer of my stuff to Lagkadia. Lots of culture in the trail with several monasteries. Really interesting! A monk explained the history of the monastery to me (in perfect French). I had snacks for that day
Day 2: Long day, I ran out of water. I usually carry 2 liters and refill during the day but on that day 3 liters would have been necessary since some water streams/sources are dry in July. I did not stop in Vytina. In Elati there is no guesthouse, so I rented an apartment from a local person. I got the contact by emailing the Menalon trail people. Elati has one taverna - shout out to John the 13 years old son of the owner for speaking good English! Great, hard hiking day, beer tasted great!
Day 3: Nice walk in the valley. In Nymphasia I stayed at the Nymphasia Resort Hotel, 20 minutes from the village. I stayed 2 nights, did not do much, ate a burger, went to the swimming pool, and had a massage because I'm worth it haha! The staff is great and will work hard to make you happy (including yogurt for supper brought to your room). Shout out to the receptionist guy who seems to work every day from 7 am until midnight, and still found the energy to worry that I was "relaxed ok"!
Day 4: Great hike in forest and open scrub. Stopped at the ermitage and was able to toll the bell several times as I was the only one. Neat experience! Had lunch in Magouliana before the main square. The taverna was busy and people all said hi and smiling. Nice, welcoming experience! That day was particularly hot as the afternoon walk is in open land (not forest) so take you time. Valtesiniko is my favorite village: small, authentic, beautiful, clean, well organized. The priest kind of walks around the village entering cafés and tavernas saying hi! Moussaka was great! From the top of the village you can see the mountains stretching and the churches down below lighted in blue and white. Shout out to the owners of Thea Valtesiniko who were super welcoming and caring.
Day 5: Wonderful walk in varied fir forest. Felt elated walking and stopping in the deep forest moss. I had snacks as this day there is no village between start and end. The weather was nice and the walk easy. Towards the end of the walk I was sad it was already over! There was a bus back to Tripoli at 8 am the day after. (Check schedule at your hotel).
1 Αυγούστου, 2022There were once a group of forward thinking people with passion that build the trail. They did everything perfect: courses, signs, good orientation, diversified attraction and the possibility to divide... read more and join different parts of the trail. But 1-2 years later it turned out that locals are not interested in what was achieved. The trail looks literally in some places abandoned and the only things that you can meets are sheeps and horses (!) that use the trail to get to the resting areas. Sad.
23 Αυγούστου, 2016 -
This was a great trail and I’m looking forward to doing it again now that I’m more sure of the way to break it up (with inns and hotels.)
... read more /> It’s gorgeous with wildlife and ancient structures, varied surroundings, and welcoming villages and towns.
I recommend this to anyone when they ask about hiking in Greece, but it should be recommended as a must for hikers anywhere. I absolutely loved my time doing this and I hope you do too.
24 Απριλίου, 2019This trail is really amazing!
We did 3 parts:
Dimitsana - Stemnitsa: Both villages are beautiful. The trail takes you through the gorge where you have a great... read more view of the river Lousios. The nature is really something to see. Very peaceful trail, we encountered very few people. The monastery close to Stemnitsa is also worth visiting. Once you are at the top a great view awaits you.
Stemnitsa - Karitaina: Karitaina is really a very beautiful village. This is not part of the official trail and is not so well maintained, however it is really amazing. I would not recommend it to acrophobic people. Also consider that despite the fact the hike is short, it still takes a while to do since the path is not so easy to go through. You once more decent into the gorge of the river and, for the most part, hike along the river Lousios.
Elati - Vytina: An amazing part of the trail. First going through a cedar forest and along a small river. Really worth it. Again both villages are really beautiful. With a bit of lack we were able to get a cab from Vytina back to Elati for about 15 euro.
5 Μαΐου, 2019We hiked just section 4 between Elati and Vytina. Few things to know before you hike: if you hike in summer better do it early in the morning. Download... read more an android app which works offline, it will save you time and energy, don't 100 %rely on signs. For section 4 stay in Vytina (we stay in Art mainalon hotel), take a taxi to Elati, main Square about 13-15 euros. You will be tired , so when your hotel is in the main street, it helps. One more comment about the route, it is not easy, so don't take kids with you, maybe adolescents will be o.k.
1 Ιουλίου, 2021Easy access...landed Athens.. train direct to Korinthos.. great value car hire with Vasilopoulos car hire including pick up and drop from station.. 90 min easy drive to Stemnitsa for... read more overnight guest house then walk in 5 stages ..not 8. Trail times are very ambitious especially with backpack and gradients. Mountain and forest areas are stunning with numerous historic sites reroute. Villages are very hospitable with Stemnitsa ( Gartagani Guesthouse) and Nimfasia (Acropolis Guesthouse) our most memorable. We arranged a lift back to our car with guest house host in Valtesinisko (V/studios) at our arrival in Lagkadia which is a very charming village ( taxis are expensive and few).
Drive on to Vouraikos Gorge track train walk...another must.
An easy very rewarding waking week all round.
Great buys in jewellery ( Stemnitsa) and honey (Lagkadia)
4 Μαΐου, 2017