Hiking guide + Map Taygetos (8.1)

This is not just a walking map, this is a walking guide AND 1: 25 000 map.

Taygetos stretches as a 70 km long beautiful massif that anchors the southern tip of Greece. From a dense network of challenging trails, we selected routes favored since ancient times by worshipers of sky gods or their successor, the prophet Elijah. Paths wrapped in glorious nature. Trails that take advantage of favorable folds in the terrain, or that follow the rugged gorges that until recently were the only gateway to the mountain.

Each route has its topo map and elevation profile, plus duration, distance, difficulty, vegetation, points of interest, and links to other trails. Photos and directions enrich the image.

Discover how the ancient Spartans dug out ruts to conquer Greece's most dramatic mountain 2,500 years ago, by Professor Yanis Pikoulas.

In the new hiking guide with a 1:25 000 map of Taygetos, 18 routes are described, divided into areas: Laconian, Messinian, Center and North side of Taygetos, as well as ancient routes that crossed the mountain in Antiquity.

Among the 18 routes there are all levels of difficulty: GREEN = EASY | BLUE = INTERMEDITATIVE | RED = DEMANDING | BLACK = VERY DIFFICULT. The level of difficulty depends on the height difference, the length and the type of terrain