Greece Mountain & Rock Climbing

Trekking on Mt.Olympus 4 days / 3 nights

Tour Duration: 4 - 6 day(s)
Group Size: 2 - 16 people

The Greek Gods made their home on Mt.Olympus. Not only the highest mountain in the country, Greece’s oldest and most carefully protected national park, also boasts the greatest concentration of flora and fauna, huge expanses of forest and the crystal clear waters of the Enippeas river. Above it all, soars the 2911m peak of Skolio (2nd highest peak) from where we, like Zeus, can survey the world.

Level Requirements: In Mt. Olympus we walk 5-6 hours per day, we mostly follow good forest paths; above the tree – line, the terrain varies from grassy uplands to rocky ridges, with some scrambling required for the peak ascents. A good level of fitness and experience is required to climb the peak and the guide reserves the right to make the final decision if we climb the final peak.

Day by day program:
The trip starts and ends in Litochoro, where you have to arrive at noon the day 1. For travel arrangements to/from Athens please contact us.

Day 1: Litochoro & walk to refuge A
Arrive and meet your guide and rest of the group in Litochoro. Transfer to Prionia from where we begin our walk, at an altitude of 1.000 metres, we walk through shady beech and fir forests, where we should see a variety of woodland birds and flowers. We continue our way up to 2.100m alt. and reach the refuge. (Estimated Walking Time: 3.5 hours)

Day 2: Peak ascents
We take a path going up the cliffs and we reach first Skala at 2.882 meters and then Skolio at 2.911meters. From here we make the optional side-trip to Mytikas (2.917meters), Greece’s highest peak! N.B. This involves some scrambling on a well-defined route. We then go back to the refuge (4-6 hours). (Estimated Walking Time 4- 6 hours)

Day 3:Plateau of the Muses – Refuge B
We leave the refuge after breakfast towards the Plateau of the Muses, and on to the second refuge at 2,700 m. The dramatic peak of Stefani, the throne of Zeus, dominates the plateau.
(Estimated Walking Time 3 – 4 hours)

Day 4:Enippeas gorge
After an initial sheepish descent, we enter the Enippeas gorge, passing a cave-chapel and the monastery of St. Dionysus, as well as taking advantage of several swimming opportunities en route in river pools. After about seven hours walking, the gorge opens up on the outskirts of Litohoro.
(Estimated Walking Time 6–7 hours)