Olympus Marathon

Description:

Olympus Marathon is a unique trail running event held annually on Mount Olympus, the Greek mythical “Mountain of the gods”. The route revives the pilgrimage of ancient Greeks to Mount Olympus, where they ascended every year to honour and sacrifice to Zeus. The race starts the last Sunday of June from the sacred city of Dion, at the sunrise. Athletes retrace history and myth across the paths of the Mount Olympus.

Climbing 2,695; last Sunday of June from the remains of the sacred city of Dion, sea-level altitude follow 44km of trails at the slopes of Mt Olympus and reach the height of > 2780m retracing history and myth.

44 km – +3,200m