Mount Hymettus
Trail 17 · Path 10a
- Walking time
≈ 2 h Running it? Set your pace - Distance
- 3.6 km
- Ascent
484 m - Descent
0 m - Highest point
760 m
- Up to 3 h
- A mountain path, steep in places. You need steady footing and hiking shoes. All grades
Water only 530 m off the trail, at km 1.4 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
Asteriou Monastery, 16th century · on the trail at km 2.4
Route
needs carerace course
- Slope
- < 8%
- 8–15%
- > 15%
Getting there
The trail starts at 274 m. Nearest village or town: Zografou, 2.2 km from the start. 37.96485, 23.78983
Asteriou Monastery, 16th century · on the trail at km 2.4
What is left of the Tower of Anthousa · 50 m from the trail, near km 1.9
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.
- Epic 25K · km 6–9, 14–16 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 18–21 of the course
- Kallias Trail 37K · km 18–21 of the course
