Trekking · Day Hike
Lower Olympus: Ano Skotina – Palaios Panteleimonas 2026
Ano Skotina
Event Details
Date
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Start time: 07:30 • End time: 18:20
Start Location
Pieria
Event Type
Day Hike
Distance
8.5 km
Elevation
+150m(gain)
Organizer
Discovery Trail
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View ↗Entry Fee
€25
The hike
Difficulty: 1 · Easy(organizer grade: 1.5/5)
Walking time: 3.5-4 h
Departure: Thessaloniki, Kaftanzoglio Stadium 07:30 or One Salonica 07:50 (coach)
Important Information
Point-to-point hike on the slopes of Lower Olympus, from Ano Skotina (880 m) down to Palaios Panteleimonas (410 m), through chestnut, beech and fir forest with the view opening to Olympus and the Thermaic Gulf.
8.5 km, +150 m / -560 m, 3.5-4 hours, difficulty 1.5/5, moderate fitness or better; ages 14+ with a guardian.
Free time for food and a walk in the stone-built village of Palaios Panteleimonas afterwards.
Coach leaves 07:30 from Kaftanzoglio Stadium and 07:50 from One Salonica (lower parking, Stathmou St traffic light), short stop at the Korinos service area, hike 10:30-14:30, departure 16:30, back at One Salonica 18:00 and Kaftanzoglio 18:20.
€25 by coach; no own-car option because the route starts and ends in different places.
Led by mountain guides (TEFAA graduates) with international first-aid certification; first-aid kit, radios, photos and video, VAT included.
Free cancellation with full refund up to 48 hours before departure; full refund if the trip is cancelled or postponed for weather.
Book on discovery-trail.gr; payment by IRIS or bank transfer.
Contact: +30 698 697 4647 (Leonidas), +30 694 518 0393 (Dimitris), discoverytrailinfo@gmail.com.
