Walking and hiking in Greece

Greece is an excellent holiday destination that brings images of a sunny climate, rich culture, stunning landscapes, picturesque villages, and Mediterranean islands. For walkers and hikers, Greece offers a landscape full of mountains, spectacular gorges and ridges throughout the mainland plus great coastal locations on the many Greek Islands.

The mountains of Greece

Greece is a very mountainous country with many mountains over 2,000m high. Most of these peaks are in a line running down the eastern side of the mainland, with the exception of Mount Olympus (Olympos) that is located on the western coast north of Athens. The three highest peaks in Greece are as follows:

  1. Mount Olympus at 2,918m high
  2. Mount Smolikas at 2,637m high
  3. Mount Voras at 2,524m high

The highest mountain on the Greek Islands is Mount Ida at 2,456m high on the island of Crete. Find out more about walking on Crete...

The highest mountain in southern Greece is Prophet Elias at 2,407m high within the Taygetos Massif.  Find out more about the Taygetos Massif…

Map of the main mountains and National Parks in Greece

Map of the main mountains and National Parks in GreeceWalking and hiking in CreteWalking and hiking in Mount Olympus National ParkWalking and hiking in the Taygetos MassifWalking and hiking in the Northern Pindus National Park

The main National Parks of Greece

The Greek National Parks tend to be in the mountainous areas of Greece or on coastal and marine areas of the Greek Islands. Below is a list of the main National Parks in Greece:

  1. Mount Olympus National Park - Find out more...
  2. Pindus National Park - Find out more...
  3. Prespa National Park
  4. Oeta National Park
  5. Samaria Gorge National Park (Crete) - Find out more..
  6. Ainos National Park
  7. Zakynthos National Park
  8. Alonnisos National Park
  9. Lake Kerkini
  10. Vikos–Aoös National Park

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The steep pinnacles of Mount Olympus in all its glory

The photograph shows the steep pinnacles of Mount Olympus in all its glory.

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