Mount Hymettus
Trail 22 · Path 19a
- Walking time
≈ 1 h 10 Running it? Set your pace - Distance
- 1.6 km
- Ascent
266 m - Descent
29 m - Highest point
524 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 460 m off the trail, at km 1.6 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
The Ilioupoli mountaineering club's refuge · on the trail at km 1.3
Route
needs carerace course
- Slope
- < 8%
- 8–15%
- > 15%
Getting there
The trail starts at 282 m. Nearest village or town: Ilioupoli, 1.3 km from the start. 37.93546, 23.77053
The Ilioupoli mountaineering club's refuge · on the trail at km 1.3
A path under the cliffs · 90 m from the trail, near km 0.4
The Bibessi cave · 130 m from the trail, near km 0.5
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.
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 34–36 of the course
Ymittos Marathon
Argyroupoli, Mt Hymettus 47 km · 2,150 m D+ 28 km · 1,450 m D+ 18 km · 470 m D+ 10 km · 340 m D+ 5 km · 170 m D+ - Sfittia 47K · km 37–38 of the course
- Sessi 28K · km 18–19 of the course
