Mount Olympus
Trail 9 · Πετρόστρουγκα
- Walking time
≈ 3 h 30 Running it? Set your pace - Distance
- 5.2 km
- Ascent
838 m - Descent
32 m - Highest point
1,926 m
- 3–5 h
- A mountain path, steep in places. You need steady footing and hiking shoes. All grades
Water only 130 m off the trail, at km 0.2 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
Signs on the path to Petrostrouga · on the trail at km 4.4
Route
needs carerace course
- Slope
- < 8%
- 8–15%
- > 15%
Getting there
The trail starts at 1,112 m. Nearest village or town: Litochoro, 5.1 km from the start. 40.10342, 22.44158
Signs on the path to Petrostrouga · on the trail at km 4.4
Mules at the Petrostrouga refuge · 40 m from the trail, near its end
Black pines high on the mountain · 50 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.
- Rogkas 43K · km 29–32 of the course
- OMT 104K · km 96–102 of the course
Olympus Mountaineering Marathon
Stavros refuge, Mt Olympus 41.91 km · 2,974 m D+ 15 km · 1,000 m D+ 5 km - Mountaineering Marathon 42K · km 6–10 of the course
- 15K · km 6–8 of the course
