Mount Parnitha
Trail 12 · Αυλώνας
- Walking time
≈ 8 h Running it? Set your pace - Distance
- 21.5 km
- Ascent
911 m - Descent
1,112 m - Highest point
1,285 m
- Over 5 h
- A clear path, flat or gently sloping, with no risk of a fall. Trainers are enough. All grades
Spring at km 21.5 - The ministry told Parliament in October 2021 that the 20 springs in Parnitha National Park are tested and their water is usually unfit to drink. Carry your water, or treat what you take from a spring. Source 1 ↗
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
A waymark on the path · on the trail at km 1.3
Route
needs carerace course
- Slope
- < 8%
- 8–15%
- > 15%
Water point Summit
Getting there
The trail starts at 499 m. Nearest village or town: Thrakomakedones, 1.8 km from the start. 38.13748, 23.73948
A waymark on the path · on the trail at km 1.3
A hand-painted sign: “don’t take down the waymarks” · on the trail at km 1.3
Cliffs in the evening light · on the trail at km 2
The chapel of Agios Petros · 40 m from the trail, near km 7.8
Forest near Bafi at dusk · 40 m from the trail, near km 6
The Mola clearing · 130 m from the trail, near km 7.8
Snow on the upper slopes · 140 m from the trail, near km 4.4
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.
Elafi Parnithas Trail
Ippokrateios Politeia, Mt Parnitha 22 km · 1,100 m D+ 16 km · 800 m D+ 8 km · 230 m D+ - Deer Trail 22K · km 5–7 of the course
