FOOTPATHS OF THE HOLY MOUNTAIN
	FROM IVIRON TO STAVRONIKITA
	Distance: 3.2 km Journey Time: 1 hour
© The Friends of Mount Athos, 2008 -- v. 0.1

This is not a particularly easy path either to follow or walk. It involves a certain amount of scrambling in the central part, and at times the path goes very close to the edge of a cliff. Anyone likely to be bothered by either of these factors is advised to take the route along the road. For those who do take the path, there are stretches of beach and cliff walking that offer attractive sea views.

Notes: Be aware that, while the paths themselves do not move, over time it is possible for other details to change (e.g. signposts disappear or appear, new roads or tracks appear). Distances (in metres) have been measured by GPS and thus are horizontal measurements, without allowance for ascents or descents. They should be taken as an indication, rather than an exact measurement, of distance.

Abbreviations: L = Left; R = Right; KSO = Keep straight on;

FP = Footpath; K = Kalderimi (stone-paved FP or track)

Description of Route:

Walk (m)	And then. . .
0	Leave Iviron Monastery entrance and bear R.
20	Take main Turn R downhill at kiosk.
100	Go through gate and turn L.
70	On reaching shore, turn L and follow road.
680	Turn R off road down hill onto track signed Stavronikita, Pantokrator and Vatopedi.
50	Turn L in front of gate onto path.
250	Turn L along track down to beach.
50	Turn L along beach.
100	Turn L up track towards Kaliagra buildings (arsanas of Koutloumousiou).
100	Reach Kaliagra. (FP leads off to L to Koutloumousiou from here.) Ignore signs to Stavronikita that point along track above beach and bear R down towards beach. Proceed L along beach. (The signs lead on a more circuitous route to the same place.)
200	Start up cliffs along path that begins by stone fountain (dry). The path, which is not always obvious, continues over cliffs across two coves.
1200	Path emerges onto track. Turn L along track and follow it uphill towards the monastery, which is visible to the R.
400	Arrive at Stavronikita Monastery entrance.

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This description has been produced by The Friends of Mount Athos, a charitable organisation which, among other activities, works with monasteries to keep this, and certain other footpaths on the Holy Mountain, open. Copies of this and similar descriptions are available, free, from the Friends website, www.athosfriends.org and in a number of places on or associated with the Holy Mountain.