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View from the Old High Trail

 

Start: THE OLD HIGH TRAIL - PARKING AREA

GPS: 37.967621, 23.802848

Pussy Basher's recording of the run

 

The location of the Old High Trail parking area

 

 

The walkers and runners set off

 

 

 

Walkers Clitoria, Coke Dealer and Doggie Style

 

Fair Cop charges on

 

 

Going down

 

Zig-zagging down the mountainside

 

On down

 

Old shelter

 

Monument to the heros of Cyprus

 

Monument to the heros of Cyprus

 

This is not a Sisal plant

 

Pond with fish and turtles - close to The Periptero (Municipal refreshment facility)

 

Turtles in the pond

 

Stone fountain

 

 

Spring flowers on the mountainside

 

>>>>>>> PANORAMIC VIEW from the Old High Road >>>>>> Scroll right >>>>>>

 

 

- THE CIRCLE -

 

Hare Kiki fell on the trail and is holding an ice pack to her shoulder

 

 

Hare's down-down

 

 

 

Flying Club - Jacket-Off and Greek God

 

 

 

 

Coke Dealer and visitor Pussyfoot

 

 

Clitoria questions Pussyfoot from the Montreal hash

 

What does that say on your hash necklace?

 

Three fingers, 3 questions and maybe a 4th

 

 

Pussyfoot gives us a song

 

Rim Job was late for the hash

 

 

- THE TAVERNA -

The Tsobanakos taverna in Kesseriani

 

 

The inside of the taverna is filled with assorted decorative objects

 

 

The hash choose to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine

 

OK what's good to eat on the menu? Fair Cop checks it out.

 

 

 

- THE DIRECTIONS -

Sunday 14th April – 11am

Run 2078-ish

Hare: Currently Unnamed Kiki

Venue: Ymittos – continue up up up from Kaissariani Monastery

MIS-DIRECTIONS:

FROM THE NORTH

FROM MESOGION AVENUE SOUTHBOUND TURN LEFT INTO ALIMOU – KATECHAKI AT KALATRAVA BRIDGE / KATECHAKI METRO STATION

AFTER 5.9 KILOMETRES TURN RIGHT TOWARDS KAISSARIANI MONASTERY/ PANEPISTIMIOYPOLI (SIGNPOSTED)

AT THE JUNCTION, TURN RIGHT AT THE CEMETERY AND CONTINUE STRAIGHT UP PAST THE KAISSARIANI MONASTERY [ON YOUR RIGHT]

AND PAST KALOPOULA KIOSK [ON YOUR LEFT].

THE MEETING POINT CAR PARK IS 1.3 KM AFTER KALOPOULA KIOSK

FROM THE SOUTH

FROM ILIOUPOLI GET ON TO LEOFOROS ALIMOU-KATECHAKI

TURN LEFT TOWARDS KAISSARIANI MONASTERY/ PANEPISTIMIOYPOLI (SIGNPOSTED)

AT THE JUNCTION, TURN RIGHT AT THE CEMETERY AND CONTINUE STRAIGHT UP PAST THE KAISSARIANI MONASTERY [ON YOUR RIGHT]

AND PAST KALOPOULA KIOSK [ON YOUR LEFT].

THE MEETING POINT CAR PARK IS 1.3 KM AFTER KALOPOULA KIOSK

Link to map:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Old+High+Trail/@37.9676621,23.8006768,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x14a19723b615f3c3:0xdb43b56b730531a3!8m2!3d37.9676621!4d23.8028655

Lost? Still drunk from Saturday night? Directionally challenged?? Just daft as a brush????

TOUGH

 

 

EXTRAS

Mad Dog's route (after waiting with the injured hare) - down to 'The Periptero' eating area and back up to the cars

 

MD's elevation profile

 

Satellite view of the Kessariani monastery

 

Satellite view of the Periptero eating area - on the "U" bend

 

Satellite view of MD's route

Satellite view of MD's route also showing the driving route from the main Katehaki road up to the Old High Trail parking area.

NOTE the University building on the left

 

Satellite view for venue location

 

The Old High Trail

Just for future reference

4.5 km from the parking area all the way down to the road

 

 

From the end back up to the car park is 2.5 km

 

The whole loop is 7km