Editorial place profile
Mount Mitsikeli Refuge and Summit Trail
At a glance
Mount Mitsikeli Refuge and Summit Trail follows the mountain above Ioannina’s lake basin, with routes associated with Lingiades, the Apostolos Vertodoulos refuge and the 1,810m summit. Refuge access and the summit extension are distinct plans.
Practical details
- Area
- Mount Mitsikeli above the Ioannina basin
- Published example
- Club routes: Lingiades turn–refuge; refuge/summit continuation
- Summit
- 1,810m in the club route archive
- Return or key condition
- Refuge visit versus summit; hut service by arrangement
The refuge approach and summit extension
The club’s route archive lists the O3 approach from the Lingiades turn to the refuge and a combined refuge/summit itinerary. Some entries are winter ascents. Choose the approach and turnaround with the club’s current route advice; the archive identifies alternatives rather than a single standard ascent for every season.
Sources: Ioannina Mountaineering Club: route archive, Ioannina Mountaineering Club: current information
Apostolos Vertodoulos refuge
The club’s refuge page lists the Apostolos Vertodoulos hut at 1,290m, capacity twenty-eight, with a kitchen and toilet; its current programme also lists refuge activities. That establishes the facility’s identity and published features, not a staffed opening or a bed for a particular date. Arrange refuge service or an overnight directly with the club, and distinguish club-office hours from mountain-hut operation.
Sources: Ioannina Mountaineering Club: Mitsikeli refuge, Ioannina Mountaineering Club: 2026–2027 programme
Contact and published information
Where this place fits
Sources and review dates
- Ioannina Mountaineering Club: route archive — Local mountain club — checked 2026-10-18. O3 Lingiades-turn/refuge and refuge/summit identities; archive labels include winter ascents. Files were not downloaded or tested.
- Ioannina Mountaineering Club: Mitsikeli refuge — Local mountain club — checked 2026-10-18. Apostolos Vertodoulos refuge: operator lists 1,290m, twenty-eight places, kitchen and toilet. Availability is separate.
- Ioannina Mountaineering Club: current information — Local mountain club — checked 2026-10-18. Current club contact and activity information; club office hours are not hut opening times.
- Ioannina Mountaineering Club: 2026–2027 programme — Local mountain club — checked 2026-10-18. The club’s 2026–2027 programme lists refuge activities; overnight arrangements are separate.
Author and corrections
Sarah Haddad is responsible for this profile. It is based on the published sources cited here; no firsthand visit or independent service test is claimed.