Some 104 athletes from 28 countries will participate in the 11th Olympus marathon, a trail running event, that will be held on June 29th at Olympus Mt.

The Olympus Marathon is the international mountain running event in Greece, carried out on the world famous, Greek mythical “Mountain of the Gods”. The route itself revives the sacred trail ancient Greeks followed to Olympus, where they ascended every year in order to honor and sacrifice to Zeus.

At its very beginning, the track of the race lies exactly on the ancient route, starting from the remains of the sacred city of Dion, one of the most significant archaeological sites in Greece The race, covering approximately 44km, is completed in Litochoro, the most important resort of the region, located at 300m above sea level. The track of the route crosses the eastern side of the mountain.
Ascending, from the start to the highest point of the route, is continuous and covers over 2800m of total elevation gain in about 21 km. Racing in the “Mountain of Gods” offers athletes the unique opportunity to take part in one of the best and most pictoresque races of its kind throughout the world.