Please find below some useful information about the visit to the ancient churches
from Gheralta lodge and especially:
Time required to reach by car the location where the path to the church starts
(one way)
Walking time in minutes (one way)
At the arrival to the lodge the staff will help to make a program and to find a guide
(and also transport facilities, if not already available).
AREA | CHURCH | Interest | Accessibility | Walking time | Notes |
Hawzen | Abuna Tecle Hymanot | High | easy | 10 |
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AREA | CHURCH | Interest | Accessibility | Walking time | note |
Gheralta | Korkor (Maryam and Daniel) | Very high | Difficult | ? 90 | same path for 2 churches |
Gheralta | Abuna Yemata Guh | Very high | Very difficult | ? 90 | Requires basic climbing experience |
Gheralta | Maryam Berakit
| high | easy | 5 |
|
AREA | CHURCH | Interest | Accessibility | Walking time | note |
Gheralta | Maryam Papaseity | High | Easy | 50 | |
Koraro | Abuna Gebre Mikael | High | Very difficult | ? 90 | |
Degum | Degum Sellassie | High | Easy | 5 | |
Degum | Debre Tsion Abuna Abraham | Very high | Easy | 60 | Steep path |
Degum | Yohannes Maequddi | Very high | Affordable | 60 | Steep path |
Degum | Maryam Airofeda | High | Easy | 40 | Steep path |
AEREA | CHURCH | Interest | Accessibility | Walking time | notes |
Woukro /Degum | Abraha Atsbaha | Very high | Easy | 5 | |
Woukro /Degum | Woukro Chercos | Very high | easy | 5 | |
Teka / Tesfay | Medhane Alem adi Kesho | Very high | Affordable | 50 |
Teka / Tesfay | Petros Pawlos | Very high | Affordable | 30 | On the rocks with protections |
Teka / Tesfay | Mikael Milahizengy | High | Affordable | 30 | |
Nebelet | Maryam Woukro | High | easy | 30 | Ask for the level of the river to be passed |
AEREA | CHURCH | Interest | Accessibility | Walking time | note |
North Hawzen | Maryam Bahera | High | Easy | 30 | |
North Hawzen | Beta Yesus Gwahegot | High | Affordable | 70 | |
Tembien | Gabriel Wukien | Very high | Affordable | 20 | Women not admitted |
Tembien | Abba Yohanni | Very high | Affordable | 50 | Women not admitted |