Travel along the trails

Bike paths in Greece

There are three very popular bike paths (EuroVelo) EV 8, EV 11 and EV 13. The first bike path is the Mediterranean Trail, marked EV 8 and with a total length of 5,388 kilometers. It starts in Cadiz, Spanish Andalusia, continues through Greece and ends in Athens. The second cycle path is the EV 11. It starts in Norway's North Cape, runs through Thessaloniki, and ends in Athens as well. The third route is the EV 13 trail. Its length is 6,800 kilometers. The route starts in northern Norway, on the Russian border, and connects the Arctic Ocean with the Barents Sea and the Black Sea. It crosses Greece twice: the distance between. Promachonas and Eksochi and between Kirprino and Kastiens.

EUROVELO 8 trail:

EuroVelo 8 is entering Greece in the Epirus region, overlooking the Ionian Sea. Driving south, you will reach the national parks of the Messolonghi-Etoliko lagoons, the delta of the Acheloos and Evinos rivers and the Echinades Islands. By bike by the sea from Xylokastro towards Korinthos you will visit Loutraki, a seaside town known worldwide for its thermal springs. Continuing to enter the Attica region, you will reach the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the medieval Daphni Monastery and the Acropolis of Athens.

EUROVELO 11 trail:

The EuroVelo 11 route of the route runs from the north-eastern outskirts of Norway to sunny Hellas. The Greek part of the trail starts in Central Macedonia, which borders the Axios River and crosses the Paeonia valley. Also worth seeing is the famous Gumenissa wine route and taste one of the delicious wines produced in the region. Following our route, we will get to the town of Pella, it is the capital of the ancient Macedonian state and one of the most influential politically. The next place we will visit is Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece and the most important urban center in the north of the country, where you can see wonderful monuments of early Christian and Byzantine culture. It is also worth visiting Agion Oros – the largest monastic community in Greece. The one on Mount Athos.

EUROVELO 13 trail:

The trail, which runs along the line that once divided Europe with the Iron Curtain, is relatively short, but extremely interesting. The route goes through the former “surveillance area" – there used to be many defenses along the Greek-Bulgarian border. During the Cold War, it was not allowed to drive cars or own land. Traveling through this 25-kilometer strip of land was possible only upon presentation of a special military passport. The EuroVelo 13 route stretches through 20 countries, and its Greek part begins at the Promachonas border crossing just north of the beautiful Lake Kerkini National Park, a real treat for wildlife lovers. Going further, along the line of fortifications, the so-called The Metaxas line reaches the Lisse fortress, the last point of the first part of the route that passes through Greece. Here, in the village of Exochi, the route leaves Greek territory to return to the Evros district, at the border crossing at Zoni Kyprinou. Here, near the village of Kastanies, on the banks of the Ardas River, a music festival and numerous cultural events take place every summer, attracting many young people here. The route continues all the way to the border town of Adrianopolis and ends on the Black Sea coast.

EuroVelo routes – worth knowing:

The European Cycling Trail Network at a Glance is a European Cyclists' Federation for Brief (EFC) project with the goal of creating high-quality cycling routes networks in Europe. They are built on the basis of the already existing network of local, regional and national bicycle paths and routes, combining them into one system. The length of all routes is about 70,000 km