Mount Olympus
Trail 7 · Apostolidi refuge
- Walking time
≈ 7 h 10 Running it? Set your pace - Distance
- 8 km
- Ascent
1,795 m - Descent
110 m - Highest point
2,694 m
- Over 5 h
- The path isn't always visible, and in places you need your hands. You need experience on exposed mountain ground. All grades
Hands needed at km 6.8 Water only 530 m off the trail, at km 5.6 Fire season: check tomorrow's risk map - Volunteers recorded the line and the waymarks in OpenStreetMap. We took the data on 13 October 2026. We don't know who looks after the trail today, so ask in the village or at the refuge what state it's in. The route on OpenStreetMap ↗What the sources mean
On the way to Profitis Ilias · 30 m from the trail, near its end
Route
needs carerace course
- Slope
- < 8%
- 8–15%
- > 15%
Technical section
Getting there
The trail starts at 999 m. Nearest village or town: Petra, 4.4 km from the start. 40.15319, 22.36789
On the way to Profitis Ilias · 30 m from the trail, near its end
The Plateau of the Muses · 60 m from the trail, near its end
The Giosos Apostolidis refuge · 70 m from the trail, near its end
From Wikimedia Commons, taken within 150 m of the trail and picked one by one. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.
Expect runners on race mornings. The km are counted on each race's course.
Olympus Marathon
Dion → Litochoro, Mt Olympus 71 km · 5,550 m D+ 44 km · 3,350 m D+ 4.25 km · 1,024 m D+ 14 km · 800 m D+ 5 km · 180 m D+ - Olympus Ultra 71K · km 28–33 of the course
- Barbaralas 22K · km 9–13 of the course
