ACHLADA-SHELTER OF TOURKOS

ALTITUDE: 1180m

CIRCULAR ROUTE: YES

ROUTE LENGTH: 23,33km

ROUTE DURATION: 2h.30min

ALTITUDE DATA (ASCENT-DESCENT): 504m

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: EASY

STARTING POINT: ACHLADA

END OF ROUTE: ACHLADA

ROUTE DESCRIPTION

Our route starts from the settlement of Achlada, starting from the square of the settlement, we continue on the asphalt road towards the next settlement – Skopos. Crossing Skopos, we follow the second dirt road on the left which will lead us to the dam of Papadia. We pass the dam from the front side , roundabout and start going downhill. Going downhill we will meet a junction and follow the left uphill dirt road. This road will lead us to the “Tοurkο‘s” climbing shelter. This shelter is known for the many mountaineering meetings of mountaineering clubs. For the return we follow the path that starts just after the shelter and which will lead us down to the chapel of Agios Nikolaos. Continuing along the dirt road we will come out on an asphalt road which leads us to our starting point, the settlement of Achlada.

SIGHTS

1- The Papadia dam

2- The mountaineering shelter of the turk 

3- The natural beauty of the area overlooking the peak of Kaimaktsalan and the peak of “Piperitsa” 

NOTE

The area is fantastic one can see many great things , from the border road cycling literally on the border line of the country , from old Greek outposts and foreign ones of the neighbouring country. One can see the Romanian school, the Turkish shelter and climb to the top of Piperitsa or even for more extreme situations climb to the peak of Kaimaktsalan the highest peak of the region to the chapel of Prophet Elias at 2524 meters .
There are many beautiful forest roads for all tastes . Some harder to climb and others milder .