Pistenkuh, GPS tour book Greece

GPS off-road tour book Greece

Book including data download

For this GPS off-road tour book Greece, Sabine and Burkhard spent two months on adventurous slopes in Greece in the summer of 2021. The result is a total of 37 off-road routes in remote mountain regions of the Pindos Mountains and the Peloponnese. Each route was driven, recorded, described and documented photographically by them themselves.

37 detailed off-road route descriptions and the associated waypoint lists await you in this 4×4 tour book.
The two drive along the mountain ridge with impressive views, reach accessible highlights with breathtaking views and drive through magnificent gorges.
Information about special features next to the piste such as lost places, shipwrecks or old monasteries round off the tour book.
The tour book is supplemented with tips for off-road driving and navigation.

A level of difficulty (SG) is indicated for each route, which makes it easier to make your own assessment in conjunction with the vehicle classes (FZK). Sabine and Burkhard rated the routes in the form of stars, which incorporated our impression of driving fun, scenic beauty and experience value. These stars are of course very subjective.

Data download

With the data download you get:
- all GPS tracks and waypoints (GPX)

There are two subfolders in the “GPS data” folder. These contain duplicate track and waypoint lists for each off-road route. On the one hand as a kml file for display on Google Earth and as a gpx file, the exchange format for all navigation programs and GPS devices.

Vehicle classes

Vehicle classes (FZK) 1-4

There are always questions about our classification of vehicle classes. This is how we divide:
FZK-1 off-road vehicle (Defender, Cruiser, G, etc.) almost in original condition.
FZK-2 pickup with cab, 4x4Sprinter, Bremach, Daily4x4 etc.
KZK-3 trucks up to 12 tons, Unimog, 12M18, 1017, TGL etc.
FZK-4 heavy trucks, Zetros 6×6, MAN KAT etc.

The transitions are fluid. A light, compact Unimog can also travel on FZK-2 routes that may not be possible for a pickup with an extremely heavy, high cabin and poor embankment and ramp angles and this pickup belongs more to category 3.

The 4×4 tour book Greece shows the scenic beauty of 37 adventurous routes, mainly in the Pindus Mountains and on the Peloponnese peninsula. In the summer months, AT tires are sufficient for driving on the 4×4 slopes, for many slopes NO all-wheel drive is required, but short overhangs on the vehicle and some ground clearance are required. Many of the off-road routes can also be driven on with larger 4×4 trucks. There are very few height and weight limits. Overall, the routes in Greece can be classified as easy to moderately difficult, which makes them ideal for off-road beginners.

There are 37 routes in the Greece off-road tour book, 27 of which are for FZK 3 and 20 of which are for FZK 4
In midsummer, 24 routes can also be driven without four-wheel drive. However, ground clearance, good approach and ramp angles are required. This means that the routes can be driven, for example, with short transporters without underfloor tanks etc. with appropriate caution.

Data

Book including data download for a total of 37 off-road routes in Greece.

Sabine and Burkhard Koch
2022
Language: German

Authors

Sabine and Burkhard, both born in 1965, have been traveling together since they were 16. On one of her first trips, the desire to be independent of time and to live mobile arose. They have been modern nomads since 2004: They traveled with their snow groomer around Africa and the Middle East for a few years, drove overland to India and lived in a Land Cruiser in Australia for two years. They have covered around 600,000 km in more than 80 countries in various four-wheel drive vehicles. They document their travel experiences in films, lectures and books.