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The Footpaths of
Mount Athos

Table of Footpaths with Conditions, Walking Times & Links to Descriptions


v. 2.1, November, 2012

Language Switcher: to Greek

This table contains the latest information available to The Friends of Mount Athos on the condition of the footpaths of Mount Athos (subject to the disclaimers at the end). Routes are listed alphabetically by the name of the monastery, skete or other landmark at which each path begins.

Most of the information in the table is from the FoMA project to clear and restore the footpaths of Mount Athos, or from pilgrimages made by members of the project team, as specified under "Source and Date of Information". If you have current information on path conditions or the timings shown below, The Friends of Mount Athos would greatly appreciate your report. We invite you to contribute to this service by e-mailing The FoMA Footpath Team.

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FROM TO PATH CONDITION WALKING TIME SOURCE AND DATE OF INFORMATION
Agios Dimitrios, Skete Vatopedi Good, path and track 0.45 FoMA team May 2012
Bogoroditsa, Skete Pantokrator Good, path and track 1.30 FoMA team May 2012
Prophet Elijah, Skete (Profitis Ilias) Good, mainly path 1.00 FoMA team May 2012
Chilandar: see below, Hilandar
Daphni Koutloumousiou & Karyes From Daphni to Stavros = road, from Stavros to Karyes Good, path and track (= Stavros to Koutloumousiou & Karyes) 3.30 - 4.00 Karyes-Stavros by FoMA team May 2012 (remainder = road)
Panteleimonos Good, path and track 1.45 FoMA team member Sept. 2011
Xeropotamou Good, path and track 0.45 FoMA team member Sept. 2011
Dionysiou Grigoriou Passable, footpath 2.00 - 2.30 FoMA team member Sept. 2010. Pilgrim reports May & July 2012
Agios Pavlos Good, path and track 1.00 FoMA team member Sept. 2010. Pilgrim report October 2012
Dochiariou Konstamonitou via Arsanas Konstamonitou Good to Passable, mainly footpath 1.30 FoMA team member Sept 2010
Koutloumousiou and Karyes Passable to Good, path and track, via Way of the Bey 4.30 - 5.00 FoMA team May 2012 and team member Sept 2012
Vatopedi Good to Passable, path, track and road 3.30 - 4.00 FoMA team members May and Sept 2012
Xenophontos Good, mainly footpath 0.25 FoMA team member Sept 2010
Esphigmenou Hilandar Good, track 0.45 FoMA team member November 2012
Koutloumousiou and Karyes Good, mainly footpath along the Way of the Bey 7.00 - 8.00 FoMA team May 2012
Vatopedi Good, path and track 3.00 - 3.30 FoMA team member November 2012
Grigoriou Dionysiou Passable, footpath 2.00 FoMA team member September 2010. Pilgrim report July 2012
Simonopetra Good, footpath and track.. 1.20 FoMA team member Sept 2012
Hilandar Esphigmenou Good, track 0.45 FoMA team member November 2012
Karyes Good, mainly footpath along the Way of the Bey 7.00 - 8.00 FoMA team May 2012
Vatopedi via Chera Good, mainly footpath along the Way of the Bey 6.00 FoMA team May 2012
Zographou Good, path and track 2.30 FoMA team member November 2012
Iviron Karakalou Good, road to Karakalou arsanas, then footpath 2.00 FoMA team member Sept 2012
Koutloumousiou & Karyes Good, footpath 2.00 FoMA team May 2012
Philotheou Road and footpath. 2.00 Unknown
Stavronikita Good, mainly footpath 1.00 FoMA team May 2012
Kaliagra (Arsanas
Koutloumousiou)		 Koutloumousiou & Karyes Good, mainly footpath 1.30 - 2.00 FoMA team May 2012
Karakalou Iviron Good, footpath to Karakalou arsanas, then road 2.00 FoMA team member Sept 2012
Koutloumousiou & Karyes Good, footpath and track via Philotheou 3.30 - 4.00 FoMA team member Sept 2012 as far as Philotheou, remainder byFoMA team May 2012
Great Lavra Good, footpath to Karakalou arsanas, then road 6.00 FoMA member September 2012 to arsanas (remainder = road)
Philotheou Good, mainly footpath 0.45 FoMA member Sept 2012
Karyes: see below: Koutloumousiou & Karyes
Konstamonitou Dochiariou via Konstamonitou arsanas Good to Passable, mainly footpath 1.30 FoMA team member Sept 2010
Vatopedi Good, mainly footpath 3.00 - 4.00 FoMA team May 2012
Vatopedi via Chera Good apart from occasional Passable sections between Konstamonitou and the ridge, mainly footpath 3.00 FoMA team member November 2012
Zographou Good, mainly footpath 2.00 FoMA team member November 2012
Koutloumousiou & Karyes Bourazeri, Skete Good (= first part of Pantokrator path) 0.30 FoMA team May 2012
Daphni via Stavros Good, path and track (= Koutloumousiou & Karyes to Stavros), remainder Road 3.00 Karyes-Stavros: FoMA team May 2012 (remainder = road)
Dochiariou Good to passable, footpath and track (via the Way of the Bey) c. 4.30 FoMA team May 2012. Team member Sept 2012
Esphigmenou Good, mainly footpath along the Way of the Bey 7.00 - 8.00 FoMA team May 2012
Hilandar Good, mainly footpath along the Way of the Bey 7.00 - 8.00 FoMA team May 2012
Iviron Good, mainly footpath 1.30 FoMA team May 2012
Kaliagra (Arsanas Koutloumousiou) Good, mainly footpath 1.00 - 1.30 FoMA team May 2012
Karakalou Good, footpath and track via Philotheou 3.30 - 4.00 FoMA team May 2012 as far as Philotheou, remainder by FoMA member Sept 2012
Konstamonitou Good, path and track, using Way of the Bey c.4.00 FoMA team May 2012
Panteleimonos Good, road from Stavros to Xeropotamou, then mainly footpath 3.15 FoMA team May 2012. Team member September 2011
Pantokrator Good, path and track 1.30 FoMA team May 2012
Philotheou Good, Path and track 2.30 - 3.00 FoMA team May 2012
Simonopetra Good, mainly track, path at the end Second half by FoMA team member September 2012
Stavronikita Good, path and track 1.00 - 1.15 FoMA team May 2012
Stavros (on the Karyes-Daphni Road) Good, path and track 0.45 - 1.0 FoMA team May 2012
Vatopedi Good, mainly footpath 3.00 - 3.30 FoMA team May 2012
Xenophontos Good, mainly track 2.30 FoMA team member Sept 2011
Xeropotamou Good, path and track to Stavros, then road 2.30 Karyes-Stavros byFoMA team May 2012 (remainder = road)
Kolitsou Vatopedi Good, path and track 1.30 - 2.00 FoMA team May 2012
Great Lavra (Megisti Lavra) Holy Trinity, Skete (Ag. Triados, Kafsokalyvia) Good, footpath 3.30 - 4.00 FoMA team member Sept 2011
Prodromou, Skete Good, track 1.00 FoMA team member Sept 2011
St. Anne, Skete (Ag. Annis) Good, footpath 6.00 FoMA team member Sept 2009. Pilgrim report October 2012
Panteleimonos Xenophontos Good, mainly track 1.00 FoMA team member Sept 2011
Xeropotamou Good, mainly footpath 1.15 FoMA team member Sept 2011
Pantokrator Bogoroditsa, Skete Good, path and track 1.30 - 2.00 FoMA team May 2012
Koutloumousiou & Karyes Good, path and track 1.30 - 2.00 FoMA team May 2012
Prophet Elijah, Skete (Profitis Ilias) Good, footpath 0.45 - 1.00 FoMA team May 2012
Stavronikita Good, footpath 0.45 - 1.00 FoMA team May 2012
Vatopedi Good, mainly footpath 2.30 - 3.00 FoMA team May 2012
Vatopedi via Kolitsou Good, path and track 2.30 - 3.00 FoMA team May 2012
Philotheou Karakalou Mainly footpath 0.45 FoMA member Sept 2012
Koutloumousiou & Karyes Good, path and track 2.30 - 3.00 FoMA team May 2012
Prophet Elijah, Skete
(Profitis Ilias)		 Pantokrator Good, footpath 0.30 - 0.45 FoMA team May 2012
Bogoroditsa, Skete Good, mainly footpath 1.00 FoMA team May 2012
St. Anne, Skete
(Ag. Annis)		 Mount Athos Summit Good, footpath 8 hrs. return FoMA team member June 2010
St. Paul
(Ag. Pavlou)		 Good, footpath 1.20 FoMA team member May 2009. Pilgrim report Oct 2012
St. Paul
(Ag. Pavlou)		 Dionysiou Good, footpath and track 1.00 FoMA team member September 2010. Pilgrim report Oct 2012
St Anne, Skete
(Ag. Annis) 		Good, footpath 1.20 FoMA team member May 2009. Pilgrim report Oct 2012
Simonopetra Dafni Road only, no footpath Unknown
Grigoriou Good, mainly footpath and with track at the end 1.20 FoMA team member Sept 2012
Stavronikita Iviron Good, mainly footpath 1.00 FoMA team May 2012
Karyes Good, path and track 1.30 FoMA team May 2012
Pantokrator Good, footpath 0.45 - 1.00 FoMA team May 2012
Stavros (on the Karyes-Daphni road) Koutloumousiou & Karyes Good, path and track 0.30 FoMA team May 2012
Vatopedi Agios Dimitrios, Skete Good, path and track 0.45 FoMA team May 2012
Dochiariou Good to Passable, path, track and road 3.30 - 4.00 FoMA team member Sept 2012
Esphigmenou Good, path and track 3.00 - 3.30 FoMA team member November 2012
Hilandar via Chera Good, mainly path, via Way of the Bey after Chera 6.00 FoMA team May 2012
Kolitsou Good, path and track. 1.30 - 2.00 FoMA team May 2012
Konstamonitou Good, mainly footpath 3.00 - 4.00 FoMA team May 2012
Konstamonitou via Chera Good apart from occasional Passable sections between ridge and Konstamonitou, mainly footpath 2.45 FoMA team member November 2012
Koutloumousiou & Karyes Good, mainly footpath 3.30 - 4.00 FoMA team May 2012
Pantokrator Good, mainly footpath 2.30 - 3.00 FoMA team May 2012
Pantokrator via Kolitsou Good, path and track 2.30 - 3.00 FoMA team May 2012
Zographou via Chera Good, path and track 2.30 FoMA team May 2012
Xenophontos Dochiariou Good mainly foot path 0.25 FoMA team member Sept 2010
Konstamonitou Good to passable, mainly foot path via Dochiariou 2.00 FoMA team member Sept 2010
Panteleimonos Good, mainly track 1.00 FoMA team member Sept 2011
Xeropotamou Daphni Good, footpath and track 0.45 FoMA team member Sept 2011
Koutloumousiou & Karyes Good, road as far as Stavros, then path and track 2.45 FoMA team member May 2012 from Stavros to Karyes (remainder = road)
Panteleimonos Good, mainly footpath 1.15 FoMA team member Sept 2011
Zographou Arsanas Zographou Good, track 1.00 FoMA team member May 2012
Esphigmenou via Vagenokamares Good, footpath and track, at just one point (150m) passable 3.30 FoMA team May 2012
Hilandar Good, footpath and track 2.30 FoMA team member November 2012
Konstamonitou Good, mainly footpath 2.00 FoMA team member November 2012
Vatopedi via Chera Good, path and track 2.30 FoMA team May 2012

The Way of the Bey		 This is an important path that once ran along the ridge down the spine of the Athonite Peninsula. The full Northern section has been cleared from Hilandar, via Chera until the Vatopedi/Karyes road at Stavros Makrygenous.
Paths lead off this section of the Way of the Bey towards Esphigmenou, Zographou, Konstamonitou, Dochiariou and Vatopedi.		 FoMA team May 2012
Notes
1. Footpaths are shown in preference to roads (tracks).
2. Path Condition Key; 'Good' means path can be followed with ease
'Passable' means that the path is easy to find but may be overgrown in places.
'Blocked' means that the path can no longer followed at present.
''Unknown' means that the condition of the path is unknown.