Hiking Trails

Methana is a small volcanic peninsula forgotten on the south coast of Saronic gulf.

The steep mountains of the peninsula are crossed by dozens of ancient paths abandoned and lost for decades.

However, the most important paths are cleared lately and are accessible and safe to trek. Today (January 2022) there are abt 35klm of cleared and marked hiking trails on Methana peninsula.

The available paths network is unified and there are dozens of possible combinations to walk throughout the peninsula such as crossings, summits and round walks.

Crossings

It is possible to cross Methana from various directions. Proposed crossings are:

• Volcano – Methana (16klm), including mouskes villages and Profitis Ilias summit.
• Agios Nikolaos – Methana (13klm), including mouskes villages, Profitis Ilias Summit as well as Pausanias hot baths at Agios Nikolaos village!
• Kounoupitsa – Methana (9klm) through Cheroma Boukore and Stavrologos.
• Methana – Kameni Chora (12klm), through Stavrologgos, Makriloggos and Sterna Gamprou. Including Profitis Ilias Summit.

Sea to Summit

Sea to Summit to the most impressive summit of Saronic gulf which was used as Byzantine fort 1000 years ago, the summit of Profitis Elias (712m).

• Agios Nikolaos – Profitis Elias (10klm 1100m elevation)
• Methana – Profitis Elias (17klm 1100m elevation)

Round Treks

• Palaia Loutra – Makriloggos – Volcano – Palaia Loutra 8klm
• Volcano – Palaia Loutra – Makriloggos – Sterna  Gamprou-  Volcano (11klm)
• Makriloggos – Profitis Elias – Sterna Gamprou Makriloggos (9klm) including Profitis Elias summit.

Local Treks

• Megalochori – Panagitsa (4klm including the way back)
• Agios Andreas (1klm including the way back)
• Profitis Elias (2klm including the way back)

All the trails are shown in the map and are described in detail in the relevant links. For special info here.

Be careful, Methana is a rough and rocky place, do underestimate the treks, they are difficult and you will always need extra water.