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Lake Stymphalia and the Sixth Labor of Hercules

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Lake Stymphalia and the Sixth Labor of Hercules

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Lake Stymphalia and the Sixth Labor of Hercules

Name: Lake Stymphalia and the Sixth Labor of Hercules
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Recommended by 3 road cyclists

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Please check local regulations for: Λίμνη Στυμφαλία - Απέλευρο όρος Δήμου Στυμφαλίας Κορινθίας και Κοινότητας Αλέας Αργολίδας

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Location: Korinthia, Greece

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Lake Stymphalia and the Sixth Labor of Hercules

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1. Roadbike loop from Πετρί

65.1km

03:11

970m

Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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2. Kastania Pass Summit – Lake Doxa loop from Ξυλόκαστρο

124km

06:43

2,390m

Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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3. Roadbike loop from Karteri

24.9km

01:06

240m

Intermediate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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André Girard

May 7, 2024

Lake Stymphale, now dried up, offers a striking landscape, like a vast depression populated with reeds and from which poplars and willows emerge.

The 12 Labors of Hercules are the exploits carried out on the orders of Eurytheus, the king of Argos, the half-brother and enemy of Hercules, who also reigns over the cities of Mycenae and Tiryns
The sixth labor entrusted to Hercules was to have to kill the gigantic birds of Lake Stymphale, which not only swarmed, but had a fearsome beak, wings and talons, all in bronze (ancient bronze) and they fed on fresh flesh.
attacking men and herds to feed themselves and leaving the remains of the corpses to rot on the spot spreading a putrid odor.

According to the legend, Hercules first killed them with his arrows, but there were so many of them that by the end of the day the arrows were exhausted.
Hercules, angry, struck his sword hard against his shield, causing such fright among the birds that they clashed with each other and drowned in the lake.

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Elevation 670 m

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Location: Korinthia, Greece

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Lake Stymphalia and the Sixth Labor of Hercules

1. Roadbike loop from Πετρί

2. Kastania Pass Summit – Lake Doxa loop from Ξυλόκαστρο

3. Roadbike loop from Karteri

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