Hiking at Parnitha on Apr. 21

A Sunday excursion in the heart of Mount Parnitha.

The meeting point is Pigi Krya in Fili and our destination is Agia Paraskevi in Borsi.

Our route is about 16 kilometers long, it is a circular mountain hike, relatively smooth, in dense forest and unfolds between forest roads and paths.

The maximum altitude we will touch is 908 m, and the altitude difference of the route is 511 m.

The duration of our course is expected to be at a moderate pace and breaks, about 3.5 hours.

More info for place

Parnis, or in recent years Parnitha, is the largest mountain in Attica in terms of altitude and volume, it is located north of Athens, with a total area of 300+ square kilometers.

The highest peak of Parnitha is Karavola at 1,413 m.

It is covered by pines at its lowest points and by firs at its highest points.

An important part of it makes up the homonymous National Park of Parnitha, one of the oldest in Greece and in recent years it has also joined the Natura 2000 network. In the area there are 2 mountain refuges, Bafi and Flambouri.

At the top of Mount Parnitha there is an altar and statues of Zeus.

The flora of Parnitha, in addition to the dominant species of the Kephalinian fir, at the higher altitudes and the Halepian pine at the lower ones, you can find hollies, wild cedars, black pines, oaks, arias, hawthorns, sycamores, carobs, gorsias, sedges, wild roses and koumarias, among in other types of trees we also find other forms of vegetation, such as streamside plane trees, willows, poplars, etc.

Main species of mammals are the wolf, the deer, the wild boar, the roe deer, the jackal, the fox, the hare, the weasel, the badger, the ferret, the squirrel, various rodents and the bat. According to the traveler Pausanias, in ancient times there were also bears. Parnitha offers every visitor more than 135 km. trails and many types of activities such as hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, canyoning and more.

In Parnitha, one of its most famous and visited places is the spring of Kyra Kryas by some it is also called the spring of Phylis. In fact it is a spring in the central Parnitha which has a long and very rich folklore history.

A small theater is also built at the source, which is made with the ruins of the ancient temple of Panos.

The folklore of the area tells of a story of a girl who starts every night from the Sanatorium of Parnitha, reaches the source to quench her thirst and after not finding her mother, returns back again.

The myth says that on winter afternoons, when the sun goes down, the hiker should not be near the springs because he will meet the little girl in white and his mother and he might get scared.

Tips and Extras

Technical Details

• Altitude difference: 511m
• Activity duration: 5 hours
• Route length 16 km.
• Suitable for: Families - moderate fitness - Suitable for pets

Cost and Tickets €

• Activity: €20
• It is possible to transfer from Athens (call us for more information)

Health and Safety

In order to participate in the activity you must be healthy and not be dealing with cardiac problems or other underlying diseases or using medication.