If you've been scrolling through hiking forums or half-planning a Turkey trip in your head, you've probably run into the Lycian Way. It's the long-distance trail that traces roughly 540 kilometers of Turkey's southwestern coast, running between the resort town of Fethiye and the city of Antalya.Read More
A complete FAQ for hiking the Lycian Way in Turkey: distances, best season, packing list, costs, water sources, permits, and safety tips for this Mediterranean long-distance trail.Read More
Most people who fly into Dalaman or Antalya to hike the Lycian Way have three names rattling around their heads: Butterfly Valley, Kaputaş, Kekova. Fair enough. Those places earned their fame. But the trail runs 540 kilometers along Turkey's southwestern coast, and somewhere between the Instagram stops sit a dozen Lycian cities that barely get...Read More
this corner of Turkey doesn't match the postcard version of the country most people carry around in their heads. There's no Mediterranean scrub here, no whitewashed villages. Instead you get glacial lakes the color of unpolished jade, wooden highland houses (yaylas) clinging to slopes at 2,500 meters, and fog that rolls in fast enough to...Read More
Ararat rises to 5,137 meters (16,854 feet), high enough for the thin air to affect almost anyone, even people who are fit, experienced, and confident. I've seen strong hikers struggle at 4,000 meters while someone with less mountain experience walked steadily upward without a problem. Fitness helps. Acclimatization helps more.Read More
Some mountains introduce themselves gently. Mount Ararat isn't one of them. You see it from an hour out on the eastern Turkey plains, a huge white dome that doesn't seem to belong there, and by the time you're actually standing at the base most people are asking the same question: wait, we're really climbing that?...Read More
Mediterranean Coast Hiking the Lycian Way : Hiking the Lycian Way offers stunning coastal views, ancient ruins, and diverse landscapes, making it one of the most scenic long-distance trails in the world.Read More
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