Category: Trail Guardian

We were delighted to hike the official D1 "Penteli Panorama" route of the Dionysos Trails, part of the Penteli "Regeneration Trails" network. The trail was created by Paths of Greece using part of the support provided by Andriaki Shipping, a Trail Guardian Gold, for the work of Paths of Greece, and the hiking event was a wonderful opportunity to walk it together for the first time. A Hike with Friends of Penteli The Mayor of Dionysos, Ms Katerina Maichosoglou, municipal councillors, Andriaki Shipping employees and many friends of hiking, young and old, joined the event. Paths of Greece was represented by Fivos Tsaravopoulos and Nikos Katsaros. We met at the start of the trail, the Old Train Station, next to the information sign with the route map. From there we set off on a hike through a pine forest, with views, history and plenty of stops along the way. Briefing before the start, next to the D1 trail sign. The hiking group at the start of trail D1, at the Old Train Station. Trail D1: Penteli Panorama D1 is a circular route on the slopes of Mount Penteli, suitable for any hiker with a moderate level of fitness. The key facts: Length: 5.9 km Duration: about 2 hours 30 minutes Difficulty: 2 out of 5 Total ascent: 324 metres Starting point: Old Train Station The signs at the trailhead: map, elevation profile and practical information for trails D1 and D1A. Along the way the trail passes Agios Georgios, Profitis Ilias, Agios Nikitas and Agios Loukas, and it goes by the Open Museum of Quarrying Art (Aloula), where the Pentelic marble, the same stone used to build the Parthenon, tells the long history of the mountain. At the trailhead, the signs show the map, the elevation profile and all the practical