Artemis trail

A loop around the summit of Olympus, also called Chionistra, the highest mountain in Cyprus, at about 1,850 m. The trail runs through black pine forest, past rare plants and rocks. Pines about 500 years old grow by the trail. The view opens in every direction.

Where

Troodos, Cyprus

Length

7 km

Time

2.5–3 h

Difficulty

easy

Route

loop

Difficulty colour

blue run

Up and down

↑ 181 m · ↓ 182 m

Colours work like ski runs and match the app: they come from the length, the climbs and the steepness. Highest point: 1865 m.

Where to start

300 m from the fork where the Chionistra road leaves the Troodos–Prodromos road. At the start there is a parking area and a trail board.

Before you go

In winter there is snow on Olympus — there’s a ski resort here. The trail may be slippery or under snow.

A British radar station operates on the summit itself. The trail goes around the summit.

The loop runs close to the Atalante trail: where the trails meet, you can switch from one to the other.

Lighting fires in state forests and within 2 km of their boundary is forbidden. To report a fire, call 1407 — the call is free.

Facts checked on 26.10.2026.

Sources

• Τμήμα Δασών — Μονοπάτια: «Άρτεμις» (κυκλικό, 7 km, 2,5–3 ώρες, βαθμός δυσκολίας 1, δύο μαύρες πεύκες ~500 ετών, «Τα Τεισιά της παλιάς Χώρας», 1571)
• Visit Cyprus (Deputy Ministry of Tourism) — Artemis (Circular), Troodos Forest Nature Trail
• Wikipedia — Mount Olympus (Cyprus): the highest point of Cyprus, a British radar on the summit, a ski resort
• Department of Forests sign by the giant black pine: over 500 years old; the park’s oldest trees are about 1,000 years old (photo of the sign: Fry72, Wikimedia Commons)
• Τμήμα Δασών (Department of Forests) — Guidelines: fires banned in state forests and within 2 km of their boundary, report a fire on 1407, bicycles banned on trails