Cycling Parnitha mountain (Athens - GREECE)
Map by goggle maps Decided to go cycling up to Parnitha mountain, on the north of Athens. Its the highest peak in Attica with an elevation of 1.413m. The route cycled is from Iraklio train station to Mpafi shelter, around 30km total, one way. There is A LOT of traffic on most of the way, until the casino cable-car. Due to very late start we spent a night on the start of the mountain near the cable car station leading to the Regency Casino Mont Parnes. Took the chance to use it, some nice views of Athens during twilight zone through the cable car. Twilight zone and Athens landscape through the cable car Started cycling up the mountain, ten long hairpins to the top and as we got higher slowly slowly Athens landscape started revealing it self. One of the hairpins to the top Cute pine cones all around Just a bit above 1.000m we made a stop to breathe some fresh air The way we came from cycling Welcome to Parnitha sign Unfortu...