escape to pARKadia

NEDA WATERFALLS WALKSMap
SNAKY ROAD
1.5 hours walk to the arched stone bridge on a partially concreted road

• The road to the waterfalls is easier underfoot than the rocky wooded path that runs parallel to it. However, the track is steep and there is little shade on a sunny day which is a consideration if you plan to walk back up the road.
• To get to the road from The Ark, you will take the crazy paved road west through Ano Rouga ('top of the village') to the western edge of the village, followed by the dirt track to Kata Rouga ('lower village').
• You will quickly reach the start of the path leading to the waterfalls. This is marked by a map and an information board about the Temple of Athena.
• Further along the dirt track are more signs to the waterfalls. These point to a steep, crazy paved road lined by a few attractions worthy of a stop including a stone wine pressing cistern where Phigaleians still release the juice from their grapes by treading on them and a stone circle previously used by farmers to thresh wheat or barley using donkeys.
• Not far beyond the stone circle is the track to Kourdoubouli, a grassy, flower filled hillock where the remains of the Temple of Athena sit.
• You will continue on the crazy paving until it gives way to a dirt track. To begin with, this is quite flat but, as the track twists and turns down the mountainside, it gets forever steeper.
• You will notice some sections have been concreted to decrease erosion. This is part of an ongoing programme to improve access to the waterfalls for cars.
• Every bend of the track offers a new view, but as you get closer to the Neda river, you will see more and more picturesque views of the gorge and beyond.
• You will also start to hear the sound of the water getting louder and louder as you approach the arched stone bridgex.