Plouma Gorge

To be honest, this route is anything but “moderately difficult” - for beginners or inexperienced hikers, the steep ascents (climbing up rock faces) are a bit of a challenge. If I want to go “hiking”, I don't expect to have to climb. But great route - just more demanding than expected. :-)

The route is not for inexperienced hikers who want to stroll along a hiking trail. Starting at the bottom of the canyon, you first hike or climb 1.5 hours through the canyon. Once started, turning back is rather difficult. It goes up permanently. One should put on hiking shoes. When the canyon is over, you walk an unpaved, sometimes with thorny undergrowth
overgrown path along. Long pants are recommended. Without Komoot we would often have strayed from the route because the "path" is very difficult to see. There is usually no internet or telephone reception. The route is marked with red dots at irregular intervals. However, we were always happy when we found another one. Overall, it was more of an adventure than a hike. However, this led us to wonderful viewpoints far away from any civilization. We used it for about 3 hours. Drinking is definitely enough to take with you, especially in summer.

We went with two experienced mountain hiking children, 13 and 15, and it's not without reason that the start is unmarked.
It is the key point and there is no emergency exit like a via ferrata.If you can't make it there for whatever reason or have a bad feeling when you first grab it, you should definitely turn around.The Greek ambulance is far away and cell phone reception is a matter of luck.After that it becomes much easier.Nevertheless, sure-footedness, a head for heights, mountain boots and climbing experience up to 2-3 degrees are required if you want to get past there safely.I agree with the previous speaker: this is -not- a moderately difficult tour, but a difficult hiking tour with 3rd degree climbing passages at the beginning, then up to the canyon rim high 1st and 2nd degree passages.The further path above the canyon is varied with forest, stones, rocks, goats and fantastic views. An easy hiking trail.Very nice! 💫💯💫💯💫