RiverSide Rooms is just half an hour away from the mythical Mount Olympus and it can serve as the starting point for all your hiking and winter sports excursions at the ski resort in Vrissopoules. The mountain of the twelve ancient Gods offers enchanting trekking routes for climbers of all levels, climbing areas and vast slopes for ski mountaineering during most of the year and experts has described it as one of the best fields of ski mountaineering.
The more daring and adventurous visitors can go paragliding in the paragliding center of Kalyvia. Visitors that are fond of motorsports can find a moto-cross & cycling racetrack in the village of Kallithea near Elassona.
The suburban forest of Elassona surrounding RiverSide Rooms offers countless trails for running (road and mountain) allong with endless paths for cycling (road-downhill).
The personnel of RiverSide Rooms can provide you, during your stay, with the necessary information for the best possible organization of your excursions or activities.
Hiking Routes
Experienced and certified mountain guides can hel you, upon request, to tour the mountain paths of the Gods as long as the other mountains that surround the town of Elassona.
Furthermore you can discover the secret path that leads to the highest peak of Olympus from the Thessalian side of the mountain in one day.
- The mountain is ideal for climbing and mountaineering all year round.
- Ski mountaineering for beginners and experienced skiers.
- Canyoning in the breathtaking streams of Eastern Olympus.
- Skiing at the Mountain Ski Training Centre (K.E.O.A.CH.) near Vrissopoules (1800m.) on weekends during the winter months requires personal ski equipment.
Route Νο.1
International Mountaineering Path E4
Kokkinopilos
Stalagmatia Ravine
Christakis Shelter
Skolio
Mytikas
Route Νο.2
Mountaineering Path O2
Karya
Metamorphosis Col
Bara
Stavraities
Mytikas
Route Νο.3
The shortest and safest hiking route to reach the tallest peaks
Vrysopoules (K.E.O.A.CH.)
Agios Antonios
Skolio
Route Νο.4
Livadi
Mount Titaros
Route Νο.5
Chriapas Gorge (Kranea Elassonas)
Cycling Routes
Experienced cyclists can help you tour the largest Greek province that consists of 52 villages on gravel or tarmac trails according to your level of cycling experience (the option of bike rental is available to the visitors).
Motorized Routes
Motorized travelers can visit the heart of the legendary mountain and enjoy a breathtaking view of the tallest peaks, wander on the road network of the province of Elassona and move around the forest trails that extend to the outmost of the prefecture of Pieria, Grevena, Kozani and Trikala.
Visit to archaeological sites
Visitors have the opportunity to visit a number of archaeological sites in the broader area of Elassona.
