The Ride started from Elati a village in the Trikala Prefecture. It lies at the south part of the Pindos mountain chain, 32 km from Trikala city.
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I started descending towards Vrontero the plan was to reach Drakolimini Verliga a water-body at an elevation of 2039m above sea level about 90 km away.
As soon as the ride started the views were simply breathtaking
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Coffee break
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Xaliki is Gravel
The last village of the route is Xaliki in Greek it translates to Gravel
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