Arkadian Mountain Roads (Stemnitsa Circuit)
Category 131 km
Distance
1050 m
Elevation Gain
3.4%
Average Gradient
11%
Max Gradient
The Arkadian plateau in the central Peloponnese is Greece's most complete mountain cycling environment: a high limestone plateau averaging 1,000m with stone-built medieval villages, Byzantine churches, walnut and chestnut forests, and roads that carry an average of perhaps three vehicles per hour on...
Pro Tip
The Lousios Gorge viewpoint (reached by a 3km rough track from the circuit road) is a compulsory detour: the gorge drops 300m directly below the path edge, with the restored monastery of Agios Ioannis...
Part of
Cycling in Peloponnese