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 . . . |
|---|---|
| From Karyes: | |
| 0 | From the square in Karyes where the buses arrive, follow the main street, passing the fountain, bar, Epistasia and Protaton on the R. Bear R following main street. |
| 200 | Turn R up lane (K) opposite bakery. (Continue at Combined Routes below.) |
| From Koutloumousiou Monastery: | |
| 0 | Turn L out of Koutloumousiou and follow main path up. |
| 300 | KSO through gates out of Koutloumousiou grounds. |
| 180 | Turn L up lane (K) opposite bakery. |
| Combined Routes: | |
| 300 | Emerge onto track and turn R, uphill, along track, passing large kellion on L. |
| 650 | Track divides. Take R fork. |
| 200 | As track bears R, turn L up FP (K), signed Xeropotamou and Daphni. |
| 400 | FP emerges onto track. Turn hard R along track. |
| 100 | Arrive at clearing at Stavros and main Karyes - Daphni road. |