Note: All distances given (in metres) should be taken as approximate. The route described is liable to unpredictable change: for example, forestry work, road or track construction and plant growth may alter the route, or its appearance. Signposts may disappear or new ones appear. The Friends of Mount Athos strives to keep this description correct and up to date but cannot take responsibility for its accuracy.
| Abbreviations: |
L = Left; R = Right; KSO = Keep straight on;
FP = Footpath; K = Kalderimi (stone-paved FP or mule track) |
| Walk (m) | And then . . . |
|---|---|
| 0 | Turn R out of entrance of Esphigmenou Monastery main entrance and under pergola with wall on R. |
| 150 | Turn L and cross bridge. (Turning R here leads to Esphigmenou arsanas.). |
| 60 | Turn R on track. |
| 80 | Pass through gate. |
| 300 | Ignore track to L (with a small building and antenna). KSO through fields and vineyards. |
| 520 | Ignore track to L, which is an alternative route coming from
Esphigmenou Monastery. |
| 380 | At junction KSO/L on track (signed Hilandar). Note: Turning R here here leads to Mulutin Tower (after 520m), to the Arsanas and beach of Hilandar (after 1050m) and to the Cell of Agios Vasilios on the shore (after 1400m). Pass monument with cross and fountain and then field with tall cypress trees on L. |
| 720 | Ignore track from back R with ford and a small bridge beside it. KSO. |
| 180 | Ignore track coming from L. Pass big shrine on L and KSO, now on broad K. Ignore tracks to R and L. Pass graveyard and ossuary on R.. |
| 420 | Arrive at the main entrance to Hilandar Monastery. |