Mount Hymettus
Trail 5 · Path 8
- Walking time
≈ 1 h 50 Running it? Set your pace - Distance
- 3.7 km
- Ascent
413 m - Descent
24 m - Highest point
648 m
- Up to 3 h
- A clear path, flat or gently sloping, with no risk of a fall. Trainers are enough. All grades
Water only 810 m off the trail, at km 0 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
Photo from elsewhere on the mountain
Route
needs carerace course
- Slope
- < 8%
- 8–15%
- > 15%
Summit
Getting there
The trail starts at 253 m. Nearest village or town: Παπάγος, 1.1 km from the start. 37.99160, 23.80589
Races on this trail
Expect runners on race mornings. The km are counted on each race's course.
- Epic 25K · km 9–11 of the course
Grand Trail Hymettus
Paiania, Mt Hymettus 103 km · 5,400 m D+ 37 km · 2,180 m D+ 22 km · 1,400 m D+ 11 km · 600 m D+ - GTH 100+ · km 13–15 of the course
- Kallias Trail 37K · km 13–15 of the course
- Demosthenes Trail 22K · km 13–16 of the course


