Makrinitsa - Pourianos Stavros - Pouri
- Difficulty / Distance
- Moderate
- 17.23km
- Altitudinal difference
- 1099m
- 1590m
- 491m
- Ascend/Descend
- 2042m
- 920m
- 1122m
- Duration
- 05:50
- 07:52
- Drinking water
- Agia Paraskevi church near Makrinitsa
- Marking
- Red marks, some metal signs
WARNING: Do not attempt to walk on this route without prior permission from the Air Force authorities (tel. +302421076180), otherwise you risk being arrested for tresspassing to a restricted military zone. Τhis used to be the shortest way from Pouri to Volos, 5 h by horse or mule, reaching the highest altitude in Pelion mountain (1600 m.). When army radars were constructed at Pourianos Stavros peak in the 60s, it was abandoned. Walking time 5.50'. Start from end of asphalt road at Makrinitsa. The route is signed with red marks and a few signs.