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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian

There are 55 hikes in Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian in our database that fit. They average 4.8 km and 241 m (791 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 10.0 km.

That is 77 percent of the 71 routes we map in Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian. They are shorter than the local average, 4.8 km against 14.5 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 241 m (791 ft) against 505 m (1,657 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Half-day routes: long enough to feel like a proper walk, short enough to leave the afternoon free. The mix is broad: 31 are rated easy and 1 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Easy

Apollo Trail 1A

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
194 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ithaca Trail 01B

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Lake
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths CC17

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
8.8 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
400 m
Typical duration
2 hr 25 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Apollo Trail 4 - The Sacred Trail

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
751 m
Typical duration
2 hr 33 min
  • Mountain
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Coastal trail Pera Tigani - Zaritsi

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
155 m
Typical duration
1 hr 42 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ithaca Trail 12

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Apollo Trail 5 - Trail of Bliss

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
548 m
Typical duration
2 hr 53 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths CC13

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
275 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ithaca Trail 11

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
1 m
Typical duration
39 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ithaca Trail 14A

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
5.8 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
450 m
Typical duration
1 hr 54 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Trail Alternative

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
113 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ithaca Trail 13

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
250 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths CC04

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
134 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths CC09

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
136 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Footpath to Agiofili beach

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
16 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Coastal
Moderate

24 Liapades

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
408 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Apollo Trail 1 - Trail of Healing

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
306 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Apollo Trail 6 - Trail of Freedom

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
9.8 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
677 m
Typical duration
3 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Apollo Trail 7 - Trail of Joy

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
354 m
Typical duration
1 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Charakas - Piliza

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
72 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths CC01

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
8.7 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
405 m
Typical duration
2 hr 26 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths CC03

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
333 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths CC05

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
324 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths CC05A

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
190 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths CC07

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
125 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths CC10

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
5.8 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
426 m
Typical duration
1 hr 51 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths CC12

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Typical duration
19 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths CC14

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
1 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths CC14A

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths CC15

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
1 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths CC16

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
452 m
Typical duration
2 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths NCE03

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
55 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths NCE03A

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths NCE05

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
365 m
Typical duration
2 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths NCE06A

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
1 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths NCE21

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
7.4 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
358 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corfu Paths SC01

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
10.0 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
251 m
Typical duration
2 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Corfu Paths SC02

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
148 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hiking around Monemvasia (Route P2)

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
7.6 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
167 m
Typical duration
1 hr 50 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ithaca Trail 01

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
250 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ithaca Trail 012A

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
515 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ithaca Trail 03

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
455 m
Typical duration
1 hr 32 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ithaca Trail 03A

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ithaca Trail 05

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ithaca Trail 14

Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian · Greece

Distance
3.1 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
260 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Apollo Trail 1APeloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian2.5 km194 m48 minEasyOctober to May
Ithaca Trail 01BPeloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian2.1 km105 m35 minEasyOctober to May
Corfu Paths CC17Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian8.8 km400 m2 hr 25 minModerateOctober to May
Apollo Trail 4 - The Sacred TrailPeloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian6.8 km751 m2 hr 33 minModerateOctober to May
Coastal trail Pera Tigani - ZaritsiPeloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian7.0 km155 m1 hr 42 minModerateOctober to May
Ithaca Trail 12Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian5.3 kmflat1 hr 6 minEasyOctober to May
Apollo Trail 5 - Trail of BlissPeloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian9.9 km548 m2 hr 53 minModerateOctober to May
Corfu Paths CC13Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian6.3 km275 m1 hr 44 minModerateOctober to May
Ithaca Trail 11Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian3.1 km1 m39 minEasyOctober to May
Ithaca Trail 14APeloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian5.8 km450 m1 hr 54 minModerateOctober to May

If you only have time for one, start with Ithaca Trail 01B, Apollo Trail 1A, Corfu Paths CC17. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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