Kamneitikos river data

Name: Kamneitikos or Kamnaitikos
Area: North Acheloos, south Pindos mountains, Trikala perfecture
Nearest town: Pertouli, Kalambaka, Trikala
Section 1: from Neraidochori to Pyra 3.5km class 3-4 (5 )* (information from Greco guidebook )
Section 2: from Pyra to Acheloos confluence– Katsineles area. 11km class 2,3 (3+)
Type of river: (River -Creek )Gentle woody slopes for the first part, steep canyon after km 9.
Volume: Low
Rapids: section 2: continious class 2 to 3 stretches with small drops, scouted from the boat.

  • km 3+500 Pen
  • km 4+500 Bridge to Agios Nikolaos
  • km 5+000 Left tributary. A big log jam must be portaged just before the confluence
  • km 5+500 Slalom between trees. 25m class 3
  • km 9 Canyon entrance. 100m 3+ to 4-

All rapids may be scouted and portaged
Danger: Becareful at the wood area for logjams. At least one must be portaged.
Access: A dirt road access the river above a pen at km 3,5 and descretely follows the river, inside the woods. eventually leading to the main asphalt road
Paddling time: 3 hours
Gauge: No

Highlights: Paddling into the beautiful meandrus exit gorge is a picture to remember
Our opinion: Fast and quite beautiful small river, with not a powerful rapid to remember, but a river where eddy hoping and the anticipation of what's coming next, keeps you alert and satisfied at the end.
Shuttle: To reach Kamneitikos, you may come from Trikala, Pyli, Pertouli, Neraidochori, Pyra (from there it's 1,5km to the river ), or via Kalambaka, from Kastania and Tripotama. From Alexiou bridge, at the confluence of Acheloos with Moutsiaritiko, we take the difficult dirt road to Paliochori and Armatoliko, that follows the north bank of the river. 4kms later, at a pen at Katsineles village, there is a footpath down to the confluence (Take out ).

Distance: Put in - take out: 20km asphalt road plus 5km dirt road (40 min )
Map: Anavasi. Koziakas 1:50.000
GPS: Pyra. Put in. 39ΞΏ 31.835Ν, 21ΞΏ 24.407 Ξ•
           Pen: 39ΞΏ 32.615Ν, 21ΞΏ 22.464 Ξ•
           Access road: 39ΞΏ 32.748Ν, 21ΞΏ 22.216 Ξ•
           Bridge to Agios Nikolaos: 39ΞΏ 32.636Ν, 21ΞΏ 21.676 Ξ•
           Log jam: 39ΞΏ 32.562Ν, 21ΞΏ 21.590 Ξ•
           Log slalom rapid: 39ΞΏ 32.542Ν, 21ΞΏ 21.097 Ξ•
 

More pages: River description - Map
Log slalom rapid
Katsineles