Hiking in Arcadia, Greece

Not just a trail

A way of crossing the land.

Arcadia is a land you read with your feet.

Long before roads, its people crossed these mountains on stone-paved kalderimia, linking village to village, monastery to spring, summer pasture to winter fold. Those paths are still here. Some are waymarked and certified, like the 75 km of the Menalon Trail. Others run through the Tsakonian villages of Parnon down to the sea, or climb from Karytaina to the altar of Zeus on Mount Lykaion.

You walk from one village to the next, and in each there is a bed, a table and someone who knows the way on. We point you to the trail, the stage and the house that waits at the end of it.

"Arcadia is not simply a geographical destination,
it is a way of life and a universal symbol of serenity.

What every hike in Arcadia shares

Village to village — this is how these mountains were always crossed

Village to village — a stage ends at a square, a kafeneio and a bed, not at a car park.
Waymarked ground — the Menalon Trail is certified by the European Ramblers Association, and the Arcadia, Parnon and Pan trails are waymarked from village to village as part of the Peloponnese Trails network.
Four seasons — wild flowers in spring, fir shade in summer, chestnut woods in autumn, snow on the tops in winter.
Hosts who know the path — the members of the network will tell you where the next spring is, and what time to set off.

Find your trail in the fold.

Arcadia's mountains, gorges and old stone paths are waiting

Where to begin

You don’t need to walk 75 km to walk Arcadia. Here are the paths to start from, long and short, and the pages that take you further.

Walk a stage of the Menalon Trail

Eight stages between Stemnitsa and Lagkadia, each one a day on foot from one village to the next. Greece’s first Leading Quality Trail. Menalon Trail →

Go down into the Lousios gorge

Footbridges and old kalderimia between the monasteries of Prodromou and Philosophou, with the river below you all the way. Wandering the Lousios Gorge →

Follow the old mule tracks

The stone-paved paths that once tied every village to its neighbours, through oak woods and terraced fields. Historical Mule Tracks →

Climb to the altar of Zeus

On the Arcadia Trail, from Karytaina to the top of Mount Lykaion: the ash altar, the ancient hippodrome and a view over half the Peloponnese. Arcadia Trail →

Walk Parnon from the mountain to the sea

Kastanitsa, Prastos and the Tsakonian villages, then down to Leonidio and the Myrtoan Sea. Parnon Trail →

Walk the old railway line

Four days between Karytaina and Chranoi: ride out beneath a Frankish castle, then walk the abandoned railway. The Castle and the Old Line →

Take Menalon slowly

A slow journey across the mountain, put together by the network, with time to stay where you like it. Slow Menalon →

Sleep where the path ends

Hotels, villas and guest houses in the villages the trails pass through. Stay in the Mountains →

Would you rather have it put together for you? Explore our slow journeys →

Hiking Arcadia, one step at a time

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Hike

Not just a trail

A way of crossing the land.

"Arcadia is not simply a geographical destination,
it is a way of life and a universal symbol of serenity.

What every hike in Arcadia shares

Village to village — this is how these mountains were always crossed

Find your trail in the fold.

Arcadia's mountains, gorges and old stone paths are waiting

Menalon Trail

Arcadia Trail

Parnon Trail

Pan Trail

Where to begin