ALTITUDE (min): 5 m (Kalloni) (max): 162 m (At the Limonos asphalt road junction)
ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE: 157m
AREA MORPHOLOGY: Lowland, basin, gentle hills, ravines, cobbled paths, rural roads
ROUTE VEGETATION: Cultivated olive groves, pine forested areas, thickets with holly oak, scattered oaks, cultivated areas of The Valley
MONUMENTS OF HISTORY AND CULTURE: Monasteries & their dependencies, chapels, old cobbled paths, threshing floors
CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER ROUTES OF THE NETWORK: "Walking in the Valley of Tsiknias": Linking dirt road from Farangas to the valey of Tsiknias river (Κlopedi)
ΠΡΟΣΒΑΣΕΙΣ και ΔΙΕΥΚΟΛΥΝΣΕΙΣ: Asphalt road to the monasteries & Dafia. Drinking water, coffeehouses, food: Kalloni, Dafia, Leimonos Monastery. Drinking water: Leimonos Mon, Myrsiniotissa Monastery, Metochi.
With Kalloni as starting point the Trail heads for the village of Dafia, in the valley and on a quiet asphalt road. From there the main part starts, on trails of rocky but low hills. It is a circle with stops to monasteries and properties of the historic Leimonos Monastery, re-established by Saint Ignatios Agallianos during the Ottoman occupation. The trekker will have the chance to enjoy a big part of this course on cobblestone trails from the time of the Saint and go in the sacred areas of the monasteries as well as visiting the very interesting Museums of Leimonos Monastery. Sign-posted sections lead to Dafia or to Kalloni via rural roads in the valley, with the option to walk traverse to Skala Kallonis.
