Long Pelion Trail

Long Pelion Trail and its 11 sections

As all Long Distance Trails, Long Pelion Trail is meant to be crossed as a continuous multi-day hike. The route is planned to be done in either 11 days, or in 12 days, if you add one more day off in the middle of the distance, eg in Damouchari or Tsagarada.

However depending on the planning and capability of the team, it can be done as an Ultra Trail pace (eg in two or three 24h sections), as a challenging mountain run (in 4-5 days), or in a fast trekking pace (6-8 days). The choice depends on the physical strenght of the group, the weather conditions and the desired pace.

In its northern part, LPT incorporates a part of the route of the National Trail O2, while from Makrinitsa and further south, it uses paths that have been included in the hiking network program of the municipalities of Volos, Zagora-Mouresi and South Pelion or in Ultra Pelion Trail mountain running race.

These paths are maintained and marked by the HAC of Volos and the Friends of Kalderimi of South Pelion. Adopting these paths by local hikers and mountaineers, ensures the longevity of the whole project, as the maintenance of the paths in the climatic and vegetative conditions of Mt Pelion requires annual care.

Following the recent cleaning work, LPT is passable along all its length. However, due to the explosive spring growth of the vegetation, it is possible to encounter a few problems in the two northern parts and on Mt Tisseon.

In addition to the above factors, the time needed between two locations can be estimated using objective variables, such as the length of the route, the difficulty of the route - a parameter related to the gradient of the slope and its walkability - and the cumulative elevation difference of ascent and descent.

Each of the above parameters has a different weighting in the final time calculation routine. Use the LPT Course Calculator to estimate the hiking time for each section and the entire route, based on your walking pace and your ascent and descent rate.

Eleven sections structure

Section name	Difficulty	Length m	Ascent m	Descent m	Maximum elevation m	Minimum elevation m	Time h	Comment
1. Kamari-Keramidi-Veneto	2/5	16530	730	510	586	0	7	From the sea level to the montane Veneto
2. Veneto-Flamouri monastery-Sourvias monastery	2/5	14360	932	455	963	208	6	In the desolation of North Pelion
3. Sourvias monastery-Makrinitsa	1/5	14960	618	692	1135	632	6	Crossing the wilderness on Northern Pelion
4. Makrinitsa-Agios Onoufrios-Stagiates-Portaria-Chania	1/5	16310	1085	529	1185	139	6	Along the endless cobbled ways of Pelion
5. Chania-Mouresi-Damouchari-Tsagarada	2/5	24025	1103	1772	1455	0	9	From beech to beach
6. Tsagarada-Milies	2/5	10730	364	490	768	389	4	Along the old Tsagarada-Milies highway
7. Milies-Panagiotiko-Afetes-Afissos	1/5	14380	347	732	388	0	6	An easy walk around the Panagiotiko Reservoir
8. Afissos-Lefokastro-Kalamos-Argalasti	1/5	10790	378	127	251	0	4	The most joyfull face of LPT
9. Argalasti-Lafkos-Platanias	2/5	14165	251	504	377	0	5	Tracing the pathways converging to Argalasti
10. Platanias-Mikro-Chondi Amos-Valtoudi	1/5	11030	223	214	104	0	5	A nice walk along the coastal landscapes of Mt Tisseon
11. Valtoudi-Mt Tisseon-Trikeri-Agia Kyriaki	4/5	19705	1065	1072	650	0	8	A critical connection along Mt Tisseon
Total	-	167920	7096	7096	-	-	0	-