FOOTPATHS OF THE HOLY MOUNTAIN
	FROM SKETE OF PROFITIS ILIAS TO PANTOKRATOR
	Distance: 1.8 km Journey Time: ½ – ¾ hour
© The Friends of Mount Athos, 2008

This is a pleasant short walk from this large and attractive Skete down to Pantokrator, visible on the coast below. Much of it is along a traditional kalderimi paved stone path, often in very good condition. The path is generally well signed with yellow signposts. The part by the stream needs care as the path is indistinct and poorly signed.

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 and 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	From lower gate of Skete of Profitis Ilias, head down broad kalderimi path/track.
55	At T-junction with track, turn R.
30	Ignore track to R.
40	Turn L, downhill, along kalderimi FP, signed Pantokrator.
415	Track meets road. KSO across road, signed Pantokrator. Next section is mainly shaded kalderimi that descends to a stream.
420	Kalderimi reaches stream. Cross stream via stepping stone, bear R and follow signed path along side of wall, keeping wall on L. (For next 300 metres, FP follows stream, crossing it twice more.)
200	At red arrow, turn R and cross stream via stepping stones. Turn L and follow stream.
100	Cross stream again at place marked with red dots. Turn R along track that leads gently uphill. Pantokrator Monastery soon becomes visible. FP emerges onto open area. KSO now along track.
100	Track meets another track at T-junction. Turn R along track. Continue along the track (partially surfaced with concrete) until it meets a broad kalderimi at a T-junction. Turn L and follow K past harbour, then zigzag uphill approaching Monastery.
360	Arrive at entrance of Pantokrator Monastery.

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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.