
Trekking · Summit
Velouchi (2,315 m) two-day trip with a night at the Velouchi refuge 2026
Karpenisi
Event Details
Date
Saturday, November 21, 2026
Start time: 06:45 • Ends: Sun, Nov 22, 22:30
Start Location
Evrytania
Event Type
Summit
Elevation
+465m(gain)
Organizer
Pezoporistas Adventure Travel
Official Announcement
View ↗Entry Fee
€175
Registration Deadline
November 10, 2026
Participant Limit
25spots
The hike
Difficulty: 2 · Moderate
Walking time: 2.5-3.5 h
Departure: Athens, Syntagma metro / National Garden entrance 06:45 (coach)
Overnight: Mountain refuge
Important Information
Autumn two-day trip to Velouchi (Tymfristos), the highest peak of Evrytania, with a night at the Velouchi mountain refuge (1,850 m), reserved for the group only.
Saturday 21 November: private coach from Athens via the Athens - Lamia motorway, arriving around 12:00 at the historic village of Korischades for a Greek coffee in its square.
Easy hike of about 2.5 hours from Korischades to Klafsi through dense plane and deciduous forest, past old farmsteads, huts and the single-arch Korischades bridge, ending in Klafsi, the ancient capital of the area, on the slopes of Koniskos with views of the Karpenisiotis valley and Chelidona.
Free time for a meal or coffee at the traditional 'kafe tis charas', then by coach to the Velouchi refuge with its fireplace; optional dinner and a short evening walk.
Sunday 22 November: weather permitting, ascent of the summit at 2,315 m, 500 m above the refuge, on the gentle slope of Velouchi with views of Agrafa, Vardousia, Giona and Parnassos; about 3.5 hours there and back, no exposed sections, feasible for anyone in good shape.
Afterwards a meal of local dishes in the village of Gavros in the Karpenisiotis valley.
Bad-weather alternative (fog, drizzle): a 4-hour, mostly gently downhill forest hike from Agios Nikolaos (Laspi, 1,360 m) past the historic site of Kokkalia, where the Aetolians and Evrytanians defeated the Gauls in 279 BC, to the village of Tymfristos for lunch around 16:00.
Return to central Athens around 22:30.
Included: private coach for the whole trip, hiking guides (1 per 12 people), one night in the refuge in bunk rooms with breakfast, civil and professional liability insurance.
Bring a sheet (optionally a sleeping bag) and slippers for the refuge.
Booking with a €90 deposit, refundable up to 7 days before departure; a briefing email goes to all participants one week before the trip.
Contact: info@pezoporistas.gr, +30 697 417 0003 (also WhatsApp).
