WALK 22 GLOSSA VOUNO

This route has totally gone back to nature. Together with 4 volunteers, I have just spent many hours in the heat, trying to clear a way through from the bottom of the Vouno hill on the Old Clima side, through to image 87, but it's going to take many man-hours to do this. There is however a dirt road that goes around the hill but it is very steep in places and a much longer route. I'll let you know when I manage to get the track open.

DJILILI SPRING TO GLYSTERI - WALK 6

For the last three days, workers paid by SCAN, have been doing their best to clear the track from Djilili spring, down the valley to Glysteri. Whilst it could be better, I can say that it is now passable. Being so lush, it was like a jungle and included fallen trees and a dead sheep! If the path access is still blocked by an illegal fence just down from image 30, continue on the asphalt road for about ten minutes and look for a yellow marker on a tree. This track leads down to the old stone building, image 24. Just further along the lane is the spring. About 5 minutes along the valley floor is a good area for orchids and at the time of writing, Heldreichii subspecies are out. At a point about 5 minutes into the track from the spring side, branches have been put across the path. I have been told this is to keep sheep from roaming, so please don't dismantle it. If this is truely the case, a stile will be erected at some point. ENJOY!

BEAUTY

Heart-Flowered Serapias Orchid

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Orchids

Now is the time to be here to admire the orchids; they are enjoying a good season.
I still haven't managed to do the sign boards for the Panormos trail but maybe I will manage to gps the route at least. Where does the time go?

A new artificial lake is being created at Loutsa (on the right hand side going towards Panormos) which friends have said has destroyed one of my trails. I haven't been there as I find such things too emotional! So it could be that part of Walk 32 is not as per the book.

April News

The final part of the Panormos Trail has now been cleared! This means that one can walk from Skopelos to Panormos on an open trail. One will have to use the road however, now and again, as development destroys portions of the old path system. Also, the new, yellow, footprint signs have been put into place on this trail. All that needs to be done now is to GPS the trail and erect sign boards at either end.

I had hoped to get more trails cleared before the start of the walking season but I just haven't had any volunteers to help me achieve this. The one in particular I wanted to clear was Djilili to Glysteri. Sorry folks, this one is still impassable. And, the illegal fence is still there. Feel free to cut it!

Here are some images of the wild flowers now out. Hope you enjoy them!