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Bunkers in the air 🏰 Corinth Canal Trail

Bunkers in the air 🏰 Corinth Canal Trail

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Bunkers in the air 🏰 Corinth Canal Trail

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Location: Korinthia, Greece

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1. Temple of Apollo – View of the Corinth Canal loop from Kavos

37.2km

02:19

320m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of the Corinth Canal – Canal Trail loop from Συνοικισμός

26.8km

01:40

240m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of the Corinth Canal – Southside Corinth Canal Trail loop from Loutra Oreas Elenis

28.6km

01:51

290m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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January 13, 2019

German bunkers are hanging precariously atop the hills overlooking the once strategic canal, undermined by recent Greek construction activity. Serious damage was caused to the canal during World War II. On 26 April 1941, during the Battle of Greece between defending British troops and the invading forces of Nazi Germany, German parachutists and glider troops attempted to capture the main bridge over the canal. The bridge was defended by the British and had been wired for demolition. The Germans surprised the defenders with a glider-borne assault in the early morning of 26 April and captured the bridge, but the British set off the charges and destroyed the structure, or a lucky hit by British artillery triggered the explosion.
Three years later, as German forces retreated from Greece, the canal was put out of action by German "scorched earth" operations. German forces used explosives to trigger landslides to block the canal, destroyed the bridges and dumped locomotives, bridge wreckage and other infrastructure into the canal to hinder repairs.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth_Canal#After_completion

Riding-Adventure-Duo

December 9, 2023

12/08/2023

There are still two bunkers in total. There is a bunker further away by the abandoned drawbridge. The second bunker at the Highlight location has already been massively undermined by construction work. It is questionable how long it will still be around.

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timm

January 13, 2019

Now and then stray dogs!
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Elevation 80 m

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Sunday 21 December

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29 %

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Location: Korinthia, Greece

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Bunkers in the air 🏰 Corinth Canal Trail

1. Temple of Apollo – View of the Corinth Canal loop from Kavos

2. View of the Corinth Canal – Canal Trail loop from Συνοικισμός

3. View of the Corinth Canal – Southside Corinth Canal Trail loop from Loutra Oreas Elenis

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