MAVROREMA : THE HIDDEN TREASURY OF MT. PARNITHA
On Sunday the 15th of April SAS offer a real hiking experience at the heart of Mt. Parnitha.
Mavrorema is something between a river and a … creek at an area exactly in the middle of the National Park, deep in the pine-forest where you feel like you are in … Olympus mountain despite is just only 25 km from Omonia square … !
Duration of the hike is seven hours approximately, height differences are not more than 400 m but because of its long distance to be covered, level difficulty could be considered as hard !
Hiking boots, trekking poles, raincoat and reliable equipment generally are always highly recommended. For any case don’t forget also your head-torch !
Meeting point is at ‘ Paliochori ’ area on Mt. Parnitha at 10:00΄ a.m. As you reach Agia Triada chapel, of course by … car, at an altitude of 1050 m and after you have already passed all the sharp bends of the mountain, turn left at the junction just 80 meters before the church and drive 200 meters furthermore, then take the right fork and after 500 meters you will see a stop-bar where is a parking area and a spring with running water. Here you are ! There will be also a secondary meeting point at 09:15΄, at ‘ Plateia Aristotelous ( Thrakomakedones ) ’ north side where the ‘ Steki ’ Café exists, in order to help somebody with a lift or … to be helped by SAS drivers to the final starting point, but please declare your intension.
As there is no … tavern at the surrounding area, a long term … picnic could be taken place by the bends of the river ! For additional fill of our … stomach an alternative idea could be the traditional tavern ‘ Nontas ’ in Aharnes. We’ll think about that !!
For those who are interested in participating, please declare up to 14th 10:00 a.m.
Leader will be Georgos Foteinos, e-mail geoplanf@otenet.gr Emergency phone 6945 386255.
Important notice : Keep in mind that if you participate in an Athens Strollers and Hikers walk or hike, you do so for your fun and your pleasure at one hand but entirely at your own risk at the other. The Athens Strollers and Hikers is an internet social club and neither the organizers nor the leader are responsible for the safety of those taking part. For more information about that please refer to the ‘ Declaration of Tyrol ’.
Difficulty grades
Easy walks : 1,5– 2 hrs and height differences up to 100 m
Medium walks : 2 – 3 hrs and height differences up to 200 m
Hard walks : 3 – 4 hrs and height differences up to 400 m
Easy hikes : 3 – 5 hrs and height differences up to 500 m
Medium hikes : 5 – 7 hrs and height differences up to 750 m
Hard hikes : 7 hrs and up and height differences 750 m and up
Invitation : Anyone who likes to lead a future walk or hike please announce to us by e-mail referring to the place and the time he intends to take over this activity.
Deletion : Anybody who doesn’t like to receive anymore the invitations about our activities for any reason, please declare us his desire !!
See you soon!
Georgos and Anna