GAP factor 50.0% slower than flat · net elevation 273 m
Decision summary
Lower than 0% of comparable mapped races
12:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Olympus Marathon (Litochoro), so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Olympus Marathon (Litochoro) route has 3,465 m of ascent, 3,192 m of descent and an estimated 50.0% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Olympus Marathon (Litochoro) route starts at Archaeological Site of Dion, Pieria (start 06:05 at sunrise) and finishes at Litochoro (municipal park). Underfoot, expect mostly mountain trail (rocks, stones, gravel) with short asphalt at the start and dirt road at the finish; passes through pine, robolo and beech forest and exposed high-alpine terrain. It passes Dion archaeological site, Orlias Canyon, Koromilia refuge, Petrostrouga refuge and Skourta. the route climbs to roughly 2,780m near the 'Throne of Zeus' (Stefani) before descending to Litochoro.
Five aid/checkpoint stations on course (Koromilia ~K10.5, Petrostrouga ~K15.3, Muses Plateau ~K20.8, Prionia ~K31.2, Zilnia ~K41). 10. Mandatory kit includes a minimum 0.5L water reserve, visible race bib, and shoes suitable for Olympus terrain (stones, rocks, gravel).
Its normalised GAP factor is 50.0% slower than a flat course, with about 3465 m of total ascent.
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