Mount Pendeli
(Also know as Mount Amomon)
Saint Ephraim Monastery
Near Nea Makri

 
Sunday 1st December 2013
  
Run number 1848
 
Hare: Mad Dog

 

 

 

 

THE TRAIL

The 8.3 km long trail from 2.6 km up

The altitude profile of the trail (from 120m to 370m i.e. a 250m climb)

 

Trail shown on a topographical contour map

 

The trail and surrounds from 14.5 km up

 

Saint Ephraim Monastery from 800m up
The monastery is at an altitude of 130 metres from sea level
St. Ephraim of Mount Amomon is world famous for his healing powers
Many sick people visit this monastery & some abandon crutches to show they were healed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephraim_of_Nea_Makri

So hashers, if you have fractures or joint problems you know where to go to get fixed :-)

   

Saint Ephraim Monastery and an icon of the saint

 

BEFORE THE RUN

Mountain Goat, Fair Cop, visitors Candyfloss & Smuttars, Wet Dream

Some hashers were away this weekend and others stayed away because of the bad weather.
Shame because there were some great views on this run and the rain held off during the run.

Mad Dog , Fair Cop, visitors Candyfloss & Smuttars, Wet Dream

 

THE RUN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain clouds and very overcast

 

 

 


Mad Dog

 

Mountain Goat

 

FRB Visitor Candyfloss

 

Group photo before starting the descent section

 

 

 

 

 

THE CIRCLE

Hare Mad Dog's down-down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The group says "Happy Birthday" to our founder Brian Gray (in the UK)

 

THE TAVERNA

(The Serifis in Paleo Pendeli)

We had 1 kilo of roast suckling pig, plates of roast chicken and kondosouvli
plus salad, starters, 3 plates of chips, lots of beer and wine for 15 euros each.
(Five of us and we couldn't eat it all!!)

Serifis taverna business card
(Ovelias means lamb in old Katharevousa Greek & Ovelistirio is the place where lamb is cooked)

 

Doggie box with surplus meat (suckling pig and chicken) for Doggie Style

 

- EXTRAS -

SOME PHOTOS TAKEN WHILE LAYING THE TRAIL

Says "To the holy monastery of Saint Ephraim"


 

 

 

 

 

 

Such a suprise as one draws close.
A wonderfully green section on an otherwise almost bare mountainside.

 

 

A check and a View stop

 

 

 

 

The monastery gates

 

The opening times:

EVERY DAY
MORNING: 07.00 - 12.00
AFTERNOON: 16.00 - 18.00
(MIDDAY 12.00 - 16.00 IS CLOSED)

 

 

THE DIRECTIONS TO THE RUN
(Slightly modified)

Coming from Athens
Get on Leof Pendelis (the road which goes up to Pendeli Village)
Ignore signs left to NEA Pendeli on the road up to Pendeli
Eventually you come to (Paleio) Pendeli village
Follow the road through the village.
(do not take the first few turnings to the right)
Eventually you will come to a large open area
(many tavernas here - particularly on the far side)
Look for a road (Skoufou) to the right signposted to Nea Makri
Follow this road out of the village
You are now on the mountain road to Aghios Petros (and Nea Makri)
Eventually you will reach a T-junction at the Panorama restaurant at Aghios Petros.
Turn right and follow the road down the mountain towards Nea Makri for 5.7 km.
You will eventually come to a very sharp (180 degree) left-hand bend.
At the peak of this bend you turn right (at the sign to the St Ephraim Monastery)
Follow the road to the monastery & the HHH signs for 1 km.
 
Coming from Ekali etc.
Take the Dionysos - Nea Makri Road
Pass the Dionysos Taverna, German Cemetery etc
Continue straight towards Nea Makri.
From Aghios Petros (The Panorama restaurant) continue down the mountain for 5.7 km
You will eventually come to a very sharp  (180 degree) left-hand bend.
At the peak of this bend you turn right (at the sign to the St Ephraim Monastery)
Follow the road to the monastery & the HHH signs for 1 km.
 
Coming from along the coast road
At Nea Makri take the road going up the mountain signposted to Dionysos
In 2.2 km you will come to a very sharp (180 degree) right-hand bend. At the peak of this bend you turn left (at the sign to the St Ephraim Monastery)
Follow the road to the monastery & the HHH signs for 1 km.
If you come to Aghios Petros & the Panorama restaurant you have go way too far.
 
GPS Coordinates:
38° 4'25.54"N
23°57'16.99"E