USEFULL INFORMATION<\/h3>\n
Distance from Thessaloniki<\/strong>:\u00a0 111 km<\/p>\n European emergency number<\/strong>: 112<\/p>\n Fire brigade<\/strong>: 199<\/p>\n AMBULANCE SERVICE<\/strong>: 166<\/p>\n Forester\u2019s office Serres<\/strong>: 2321046262<\/p>\n Food<\/strong>: “Hayiati\u201d Tavern\u00a0 -7.00 Euro per person\u00a0 www.hayiati.gr<\/a>\u00a0 .<\/p>\n Accommodation<\/strong>:\u00a0 Serres Mountaineering Club Refuge – 20.00 Euro per person. www.katafigiolailias.gr<\/a>. Price is negotiable depending on season and availability<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Description<\/strong>: Hiking, light ascent that turns out to relatively difficult at the end near the summit.<\/span><\/p>\n Summit Alibaba (Altitude 1849m)<\/span><\/p>\n Length<\/strong>: 2 km and 405 meters.<\/span><\/p>\n Water in route<\/strong>: No<\/span><\/p>\n Duration<\/strong>: 1 hour and 30 minutes. (ascent)<\/span><\/p>\n 1 hour and 5 minutes. (descent)<\/span><\/p>\n The route took place in JAN 2014<\/span><\/p>\n Team members 4 adults and 3 kids 11 and 7 year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n The route is an easy ascent and does not have any technical difficulty. Our climb to the summit,\u00a0 was started at 10 am and completed easily and enjoyably in one and a half hour (1 hour without stops). The beginning of the ascent, is the ski resort at 1600m altitude. From the parking lot, we continue straight ahead and at 50m, we find the beginning of the ski lift. The route follows the lift. We climbed directly from the ski track (a little more to the right) until the end of the lift. From there, on our left, we see an old military observation post and the summit. We follow the smooth slope up to the observation post. Behind it, a large pile of big rocks, rises in front of us. This is the peak. There is no path, so we \u00a0climbed freely, with great caution. Because of the low temperature, the morning mist, was transformed into a thin layer of ice , covering the rocks. When we stepped at the summit, we admired the view of the plain of Serres, the mountains Menoikio, Orvillos, Belles and Lake Kerkini. Our return was again by descending through the ski track, hiking parallel to the ski lift.<\/p>\n We got back in our cars , returned to the main road and drove straight ahead , \u00a0\u00a0to the center of the beech and mountain pine \u00a0forest, with unique beauty . The place is called \u201cLumberjacks Square\u201d and in Greek \u201cPlatia Xilokopon\u201d. \u00a0It is a big forest glade, with gazebos and springs with clean and gurgling water.\u00a0 There we stopped and enjoyed our coffee in nature. After our coffee, we enjoyed walking in the Woods and an unexpected meeting with a deer. It stood still behind the trees, looking at us and afterwards, disappeared inside the leaves.\u00a0 The place is ideal for camping and definitely, we shall plan an overnight staying in the future. However, an aesthetic dissonance to the place is, \u00a0\u00a0some arbitrary self-made structures, resembling to cabins and some abandoned trailers used by the locals, for camping during the summer.<\/p>\n Tip: Shortly after \u201cLumberjacks Square\u201d a stone made small road, leads to the area of Kallithea, \u201cGood view\u201d in English. The place is \u00a0a plateau like a balcony and the view from here is breathtaking.<\/p>\n After we filled our emotional batteries, it was time \u00a0to fill our stomach. So we took the road back and a little bit before the junction with \u201cOrini\u201d village, we stopped at “Chagiati”. It is a tavern, at the right side of the road, with a big courtyard for parking. Clean, tide and cozy (the passion of the owners is obvious from the first time), very nice food, fast service and cheap prices. Of course, we start chatting with the two brothers who are the owners of the place (they are climbers) and we learned more secrets about the area. These secrets will become new excursions in the future.<\/p>\n If you need to stay overnight (of course you can always \u00a0camp at Lumberjacks Square) we suggest \u00a0Serres Mountaineering Club Refuge. We did not\u00a0 personally stayed, but we did our research and all roads lead there. 10 carefully designed rooms, Central Hall with fireplace, good prices and service that goes beyond a simple mountain refuge. Be careful though, it is for those who seek peace and quiet. Hidden in the woods and 24 km from the city of Serres, it is the best place for relaxation<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One day trip to Lailias Mountain , the forest lung of Serres and ascent to the \u201cAlibaba\u201d summit. 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