The Region
Menalon Trail is located in Arcadia, in the Peloponnese, a rich region in history and landscapes in Greece. Learn about our geography, flora & fauna, the villages, the thesaurus of our
gastronomy, news, events....
The 8 Sections
The Menalon Trail, with a length of 75 km, passes through the villages of Stemnitsa, Dimitsana, Zygovisti, Elati, Vytina, Nymfasia, Magouliana, Valtessiniko, Lagadia, turning up the tourism and services of Gortynia.
Services
Hotels, Guest Houses, Rooms to Let, Cafe, Restaurants, Traditional Tavernas, Souvenir Shops, Traditional Local Products, Mini Markets, Taxi & Transfer Companies in the area are ready to serve you while being here.
The Menalon Trail
Welcome to the Official Site of The Menalon Trail.
The first certified trail in Greece by ERA is true and ready to serve even the most demanding nature lover around the world.
Take your time in our website to see and learn about the region, the villages and the flora and fauna of The Menalon Trail. 75 km of nature and beauty are waiting for you and your eco-friends to "spend" your time and "earn" unforgettable moments from the one of the most highly rated trails of Europe.
The Menalon Trail, in Arcadia, in the Peloponnese, in Greece is a fact.
Come and Meet us...
From Stemnitsa to Lagkadia
75 km of nature and history.
75 km of nature and history.
For your best possible experience and information, please do not forget the
Where is The Menalon Trail & How to get here ?
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
Events & News
culture, customs, tastes and nature around the villages of Gortynia
Events & News
Be part of our culture
& Spread the Word.
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9 Different Traditional Villages of Arcadia.
Every village of Gortynia region has its own history, customs, local recipes,
festivals and art interests etc.
Please find in the nearby calendar some of the things you can visit and live while being here and learn more about the real life in the villages of Menalon Trail.
News, Events and generally whatever sound nice to be mentioned from the people of The Menalon Trail and its villages to all of you.
Share your moments !
Our Special Thanks
The Menalon Trail created by a group of volunteers from Eastern Gortynia, with the participation of the Club of Arcadian Mountaineers and Ecologists (SAOO) and the support of the Region of Peloponnese and the Municipality of Gortynia. The Menalon Trail is incorporated in the prizewinning programme “Greek Paths of Culture” of the ELLINIKI ETAIRIA - Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage. The programme aims to give new life to paths of particular natural beauty and historical importance, all over the country, stimulating local communities with an important factor of sustainable development, that of hiking tourism.
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the A.G. Leventis Foundation, ELLINIKI ETAIRIA undertook the recording, the study and the realization of the trails’ bilingual signposting, especially designed for The Menalon Trail so that all necessary information could become accessible to the hiker. The mapping of the area, the development of the mobile applications and the specific software to design the signposting was undertaken by the AnaDigit cartographic company. The design and organization of The Menalon Trail, as well as the overall infrastructure that surrounds it, conforms to the standards set by the European Ramblers Association for the certification of walking networks complying to a criteria system of 41 quantitative, technical and qualitative parameters, in order to be certified and proposed to walkers from all over Europe as a reliable, attractive and safe mountain adventure.
