Hiking loop from Παλαιά Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Διονυσίου εν Ολύμπω

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Hiking loop from Παλαιά Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Διονυσίου εν Ολύμπω

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Hiking loop from Παλαιά Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Διονυσίου εν Ολύμπω

05:12

13.0km

850m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.35 km

Prionia (Mount Olympus trailhead)

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very good parking on the one hand it goes up on the other hand down the Enipeas gorge to litochoro

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2.92 km

E4 Hiking Trail in Olympus National Park

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On this section of the E4 it goes steeply uphill to the Refugio A. But mostly through forest and therefore quite shady. Unfortunately with little view.

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4.40 km

Wooden Shelter in Mount Olympus National Park

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In about an hour from Prionia you reach this rest area with a small shelter and a water source, which had no water in the summer. After a good rest you can continue.

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6.43 km

E4 Trail to Mount Olympus (Mytikas)

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Better make room in time. The animals have their way and don't like human obstacles!

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10.3 km

Prionia trailhead to Mount Olympus — Prionia 1100 Restaurant

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The elevation is actually 1076m at the end of the paved road. A large parking area with restrooms, pure mountain drinking water fountains, and a restaurant are the last opportunities …

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10.4 km

Wooden Bridges in Mount Olympus National Park

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The hike between Litochoro and the hut is long and steep, but leads you to a beautiful valley with many old wooden bridges and a monastery that is well worth seeing

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10.9 km

Wooden Bridge in Olympus National Park

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12.8 km

Old Monastery of Saint Dionysios

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The Monastery of Dionysios seems mystical as you walk among the ruins and restored structures.

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13.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.81 km

4.73 km

249 m

200 m

Surfaces

7.81 km

4.58 km

546 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,680 m)

Lowest point (830 m)

Weather

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Monday 19 October

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Comments

June 15, 2022,Aufstieg vom alten Dionysos-Kloster über Prionia zur Berghütte Spelios Agapetos (Olymp-Überschreitung Tag 1)

You don't get to see much on this route, because the tour leads almost completely through the forest. But if you want to get to the top of Mount Olympus, you first have to go up to a mountain hut and this is the most common way to do it. The path, part of the European long-distance hiking trail E4, …

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