A hiker in a green jacket sitting in the snow below a rocky summit of Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus, Greece

Hiking in Greece

3 guides and stories from Greece: the routes, the water, where to sleep, and the photographs.

  • 3guides & stories
  • 2,912 mSkolio, the highest
  • 2018my first guide here
  • 1,486reads of the favourite

Where it is

Greece on the map

Where Greece is

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Conditions now

Snow in the mountains of Greece

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Where NASA's satellites saw snow near each walk (the latest clear view of the past week), and the weekend forecast from Thursday on. Walked one lately? Add a trail report under the guide.

GuideSnowThis weekend
Gramos, the highest peak in southern Albania 2’524 m/alt2,523 mSnow Light rain11° Partly cloudy13°
Hiking in Mount Olympus: A Two-Day Adventure2,912 mPatches–
Discovering the Beauty of the Nemercka Range: Biovizhdë – Kourouna Peak Hike1,843 mPatches–

Snow: NASA GIBS (MODIS on Terra, VIIRS on NOAA-20), about 500 m detail, so small patches, ice in gullies and snow under trees may not show. Forecast: MET Norway. Check again before you go.

Through my lens

Greece, in photographs

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A hiker crossing the snow below the rock pyramid of Maja e BoshitMaja e Boshit, Albania

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