Yes! Mytikas, the highest peak of Mount Olympus, is hikable.
Can you hike to the top of Mount Olympus? The scramble up to the peak However, the highest peak Mytikas, was a scramble up and not to be attempted by those who have no climbing experience or a fear of heights. Mount Olympus isn’t as hard as I thought to hike, and I would rate the hike not including summitting Mytikas to be easier than both Mount Kinabalu and Mount Fuji. Mount Olympus is a nature reserve and the biosphere as you go up are beautiful in their own rights. Yes! You have the bragging rights of not only summiting the highest peak of Greece, but also having visited the home of the Olympian gods. Although it’s recommended to be prepared for your hike and join a tour/hire a guide if you’re hiking solo (which is what I did). You don’t need a permit or hire a guide or join a tour to hike Mount Olympus. I’ve broken it down further in the below questions: Can tourists climb Mount Olympus? It’ll take you days if not weeks to hike all the trails in the region, which is not recommended if you don’t have hiking experience. It consists of 52 hills with the highest being Mytikas at 2,917m. Mount Olympus is not actually a mountain, but the name of a nature reserve in the north of Greece.
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