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#107 of 300 · Vikos-Aoös National Park (Tymfi, Zagori)

Drakolimni (Dragon Lake of Tymfi)

GreeceEpirus (Ioannina)

A climb from the stone village of Mikro Papigko to the Astraka refuge and across the Lakka Tselon pastures to Drakolimni, an alpine tarn home to alpine newts on the rim of Tymfi, high above the Aoös valley.

Distance
16 km
Out and back
Ascent
1,250 m
High point 2,050 m
Time
8 h
Day hike
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
Jun–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Mikro Papigko
Vikos-Aoös National Park (Tymfi, Zagori)

Route

Topographic map of Drakolimni (Dragon Lake of Tymfi), from Mikro Papigko to DrakolimniMikro PapigkoAstraka refugeDrakolimniStart: Mikro PapigkoTurn-around: Drakolimni© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartTurn-aroundWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Mikro Papigko
  2. Astraka refuge
  3. Drakolimni
  4. back the same way

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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