Tag Archives: hiking

2201 – Yearning for ancient paths, the monopatia of Mt. Athos

Posted on April 13, 2021 by athosweblog

The activity on Mount Athos that I miss the most is walking the old monopatia, the narrow foot- and mule paths that are all over the peninsula. Many of them are unfortunately destroyed and replaced by gravel roads. Many thoughts … Continue reading →

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2140 – the hike from Agiou Paulou to Dionysiou

Posted on May 29, 2020 by athosweblog

This is a relatively short hike, only 3,3 km long, that takes about 1 hour walking. The setting is beautiful: leaving the Agiou Paulou monastery, with the majestic marble pyramid shaped peak of Mount Athos behind it. At 8 o’clock … Continue reading →

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2098 – Panaghia and the hike to the peak of Mount Athos

Posted on January 19, 2020 by athosweblog

It took us 5 hours to walk from Kavsokalivia to the Panaghia refuge (see post 2095) and we arrived at one o’clock PM. We planned to arrive as early as possible, hoping to get a place to sleep in the … Continue reading →

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2095 – the hike from Kavsokalivia to Panaghia refuge

Posted on January 10, 2020 by athosweblog

Our main goal during our 2019 pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain was to reach the top of Mount Athos. We decided to do the climb in two stages: day one from Kavsokalivia to the Panaghia refuge and day two the … Continue reading →

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1857- the hike from Karyes to Simonos Petras

Posted on October 30, 2016 by athosweblog

On September 28th 2015 we walked from Karyes to Simonos Petras. The hike started on the main road from Karyes to Dafni and the totall distance was 13,3 km. It took us – including breaks – 4 hours.  Check this … Continue reading →

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