Attica Mountains Hiking Guide

Attica land. A land synonymous with thyme and the scent of herbs, the saltiness of the sea, but also of pine. A land of olives and vineyards, where one of the most wonderful civilizations flourished. A land synonymous with measure and harmony. But also a land of overconsumption and urban migration.

The Attica mountains follow suit. They suffer like the rest of the Attica land from human excesses: fires and urban sprawl, roads, forests of antennas and wind turbines, quarries, and rubbish. However, they remain mountains of measure. You will not find here high altitudes and steep cliffs, wild ravines, and inaccessible peaks. The Attica mountains are precious, not because they offer opportunities for great conquests and feats, but because they provide every resident of the city, and specifically Athens, the chance to get to know something of the land they inhabit in its most untainted - as far as that is possible - state.

In this small guide, a selection of short and longer routes through the five largest mountains of Attica is presented. They include ascents to peaks, passages by beaches, trails in sweet forests, and on bare slopes warmed by the sun, everything a mountain can offer.

Easily accessible, some even by urban bus, these routes are for anyone who wishes to approach Attica's nature, to know it, to enjoy it, and ultimately to protect it.

Preface
Encyclopedic
Philosophy of the Guide
Walking in the Attica Mountains

ROUTES

-GERANEIA:
1. MAZI - GOURA - PRARTHI
2. LOUTRAKI - HARVATI - PALIOBOUNA - LOUTRAKI
3. SCHINOS - SKALA GERAKINAS - DTOUSKIA
4. PISIA - PINDIZA - BRACHOS PERAHORAS - FANEROMENI.

-KITHAIRONAS:
1. PLATEAI - KITHAIRONAS - ERYTHRES
2. VRYSSI TSIAS - KATAFYGIO - KITHAIRONAS
3. VILIA - KIAFA MOUZA - KATAFYGIO - VRYSSI TSIAS

-PATERAS:
1. AG. GEORGIOS - ERENEIA - LIONTARI - AG. GEORGIOS
2. THE ALKYONIS PATH

-PENTELI:
1. DIONYSOS - POLITEIA
2. DIONYSOS - KORYFI - NEA PENTELI

-YMITTOS:
1. AGIA PARASKEVI - KORAKOVOUNI - KEFALONIA
2. MONI KAREA - CHALIDOU - TERPSITHEA
3. TERPSITHEA - TRYPOS BRACHOS - STAVROS - PROF. ILIAS

USEFUL:
THE ROUTES TO PUT IN YOUR BACKPACK