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 Zographou Monastery and follow monastery wall around to the R to pick up kalderimi FP. |
| 200 | KSO uphill ignoring FP on the R. |
| 200 | FP joins track. Turn R onto track. |
| 480 | Where track bends L, turn R onto descending FP (partly K). The FP passes above an attractive chapel far below in the valley on the R. |
| 500 | Descend to cross stream. FP goes L (signed). Ignore FP to R (uphill). |
| 60 | Emerge onto track (crossing a fence) and turn R along it at cairn with signpost. After about 20m, turn L (crossing another fence) onto FP which ascends. |
| 800 | End of long haul uphill but in shade (K in places). |
| 320 | Cross stream-bed and continue uphill. |
| 250 | Arrive at open area with view to the sea.. |
| 950 | Cross river bed and KSO. |
| 70 | Turn R on FP uphill (marked with orange tape) at the foot of the cliff. (Ignore large track to R.) |
| 300 | Arrive at Konstamonitou Monastery. |