Ascent of Profitis Ilias on 2011-04-24| Others in Party: | Andrew Tibbetts
----Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Sunday, April 24, 2011 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | Profitis Ilias | | Location: | Greece | | Elevation: | 1980 m / 6499 ft |
Ascent Trip ReportWe'd noticed that this is the Peloponnese third most prominent summit (yet another Profitis Ilias!) so we headed there next on our way back from Óros Taigetos (Profitis Ilias) to Athens, to complete the 1-2-3.
A paved mountain road passes W of the summit, with a ski resort on the opposite side of the road. A locked gate at N37.64596 E22.26772, 1532m, E side of road, is a convenient trailhead. From here a dirt road climbs NE, with a signed diversion around a house. Shortly the road turns L and the trail continues straight (E), signposted. This main trail is the E4 long distance path. In a few metres another trail forks R, towards the summit. The summit trail is well marked by paint, although there are a few variations. It makes an ascending traverse R, and in time a summit comes into view. However the true summit is out of sight, up to the L, and the trail seems to run out (the terrain is easy). The summit is marked by a cairn by a damaged square trig pillar, at N37.64373 E22.27998, 1977m, with a small shrine on a post nearby. The summit rocks were covered in hundreds of densely-packed ladybirds, an effect I've previously seen on the Crete island highpoint.
In a while we jogged back down. On the way north we made a diversion for Klokos, which looked like it should be a drive-up, although this wasn't the way it turned out...
Trip photos
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 449 m / 1473 ft | | Distance: | 8 km / 5 mi | | Route: | E4 and N face | | Trailhead: | Road NW of summit 1531 m / 5026 ft | | Grade/Class: | YDS 2 | | Quality: | 6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Open Country | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Clear | | Ascent Statistics | | Time Up: | 0 Hours 35 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Time Down: | 25 Minutes |
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