Trail running on Parnitha mountain in Athens,Greece- "Skalakia" (Stairs) Path
Hello,
The last days in Athens had been too hot ,40-42 degrees Celsius, but today it's a little bit "colder" 26...
So i decided to go to Parnitha mountain for a sort trail running training.
The weather on the mountain was partly cloudy and windy.
i ran/climbed the "Skalakia" Stairs path...
it's a path ,which begins almost 100 meters away from the Teleferic Parking and ends to the Regency Casino Mont Parnes..
it's only 2,5 kilometers long but it's a hard uphill. It's marked with yellow signs on the trees...
so let's start looking some pictures i took from the beginning to the end... hope you'll like them :)
the view from the parking...
the beginning of the path... follow the yellow signs ;)
so here we are! we reached the top,yeah!
i hope you are not tired,because we have to downhill the same path...
let the big nightmare for my knees begin !
thanks for reading!
hope you found interesting my crazy short training :)
Downhill can sometimes be harder than uphill, hope your knees survived 💪
:)
Thanks for taking us along on your run so by
I see people running the streets of NYC and think I would hate running there but in byscenery like you share here would be invigorating
you're welcome! i like running in the streets of Athens sometimes,but i surely prefer the mountain running :)
Looks like a wonderful experience, thank you for sharing it. I hope i get the opportunity to go there and see it for myself one day. Was the trail hard to follow at some points or were there yellow signs all the way along?
you're welcome! yes,the trail is very well signed all the way ,you can enjoy it ! :)
Wow ,,, it's really amazing, and you're a man who really likes challenges.
that's true ;), thank you!
What a beautiful landscape, I love the trees. The photos are nice and clear. I bet it was a good body work out going up and down. Thank you for sharing, cheers
thank you! i'm glad you liked it! :) yes, it's a good cardio workout ,and also the legs get stronger
I want to do this one day. How long did it take you?
the uphill almost 35 minutes, the downhill i don't remember( i never wanted to remember anything from this downhill,haha :) )
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You go for running to Parnitha ,congratulation @mariossap:) I go there for other reason!!! Tο Βουνο με περιμένει!!!
haha,thank you! :)