Taygetos and Parnon are crossed by the European E4 path and Greece's national trail 32, plus many local routes. Some favourites on Taygetos: Parori – Lagadiotissa – Faneromeni (easy, about 50 minutes); Mystras – Taygeti (moderate, about an hour); Anavryti – Agios Ioannis (3.5 km, 1 hour); Koumousta – Gola Monastery (3.5 km, 1.5 hours); Kastori – Marble Bridge (flat, 40 minutes); and the Mills Gorge from Georgitsi to Kastori (6.6 km downhill, closed November to April). The big one is Magganiari spring to the Profitis Ilias summit: 8.5 km, about 4.5 hours, strenuous.
On Parnon, try Vamvakou – Parnon refuge – Megali Tourla (9.5 km, 4 hours), Tsintzina – Rachi Psari (10.6 km, 4 hours) or the easy Shepherds' Trail at Karyes (7.4 km). Both mountains have refuges (Taygetos 1,550 m, Parnon 1,420 m) run by the Sparta Mountaineering Club.