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Rouvas Gorge – Lake Votomos loop from Community of Zaros

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Rouvas Gorge – Lake Votomos loop from Community of Zaros

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Rouvas Gorge – Lake Votomos loop from Community of Zaros

01:21

3.44km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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600 m

Agios Nikolaos

Highlight • Religious Site

Small but nice, quiet place for a hiking break. Unfortunately not always open. On the map it looks as if you could go directly to the lake from here. This is not possible. Just follow the road towards the village and after one kilometer there is a garden gate on the left, which belongs to a small holiday complex. Through there you get to the hiker's car park and shortly afterwards to the lake.

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1.19 km

Rouvas Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

A beautiful and worth seeing gorge near Zaros that ends in the Rouvas forest. There are three ways to get started: at Votomos Lake, at the Eleonora Country Village Hotel and at the St. Nicholas Monastery. There are around 6 km and 550 meters of altitude to overcome (and back). At the beginning it's steep and sometimes you have to use your hands to climb. The last two kilometers are easy and you climb comfortably in the shade. The path is well marked with red dots, arrows and crosses. At the end there is a clearing and a small chapel, a spring where you can fill up your water and, if you are there on Sunday - crowds of locals grilling their sheep (they obviously know a gravel road for off-road vehicles).

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1.40 km

Rouvas Gorge Trail

Highlight • Trail

This is exactly what I expected and Krets delivered unconditionally! 🇬🇷 THANK YOU!

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1.57 km

Rouvas Gorge (Agios Nikolaos Trail)

Highlight • Gorge

Very nice gorge trail.
A bit of fitness and sure-footedness would be quite good. In the middle of summer, however, only heat-tested people should go, as you can also walk some sections in the sun. There is water at the top, but I don't know if the wells are of drinking water quality. Please do not drink the water from the stream, as I have often seen dead goats lying in it.

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2.04 km

Herb Trail above Lake Votomos

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Right at the beginning of the hike, above Votomos Lake, you pass a slope that is a single field of wild sage and thyme. The sideritis plant, used in Greek mountain tea, also grows in abundance here. The scent of the herbal plants is breathtaking.

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2.54 km

View of Lake Zaros

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lake Zaros is a great starting or finishing point for long hikes.
There are many shady spots and also a tavern where you can get some refreshment.

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2.70 km

Terrace overlooking Lake Votomos

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful little lake. Fish, ducks and turtles can be seen there.

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2.80 km

Lake Votomos

Highlight • Lake

The small lake is fenced and everything is very well maintained.
Many different hiking tours can be started from there and strengthened before or after in the tavern by the lake.

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3.44 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.14 km

458 m

299 m

243 m

172 m

118 m

Surfaces

2.16 km

625 m

458 m

172 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Monday 29 June

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Rouvas Gorge – Lake Votomos loop from Community of Zaros

Agios Nikolaos

Rouvas Gorge

Rouvas Gorge Trail

Rouvas Gorge (Agios Nikolaos Trail)

Herb Trail above Lake Votomos

View of Lake Zaros

Terrace overlooking Lake Votomos

Lake Votomos

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