
Essentials
Metrics
Select the tab below corresponding to the direction you plan to walk.
Towards Ovacık:
Towards Kayaköy:
Handy Things to Know
The following notes are gathered from our own experiences and from feedback sent to us by other hikers. Let us know how we can improve these notes – and thanks!
Water
- There’s a water fountain available but it is often dry. Load up on water before departing Kayaköy / Ovacık.
Highlights
- Passes through the ‘ghost town’ ruins (which has a nominal admission fee). Give yourself some time to explore them.
Tips
- For eastbound hikers, note that there are two main trails exiting from the ruins – in addition to this one there is a separate path that branches southwest which heads towards Ölüdeniz. The path you want (for Ovacık) is the one that departs from the east side of the ruins.
Route Planning
- This is one of two popular alternatives leading to / from the E / SE of Kayaköy. This option connects directly to Ovacık. The other option connects with the popular beach community of Ölüdeniz, from which you can then make your way to Ovacık. The two options merge / split at a junction on the hillside in the Kayaköy ghost town.
- If you are overnighting in Ovacık, there may be some side trails you can optionally use to connect with this path depending on the location of your hotel /guesthouse (rather than first heading to the Ovacık trailhead). Check the map for options.
Alerts / Hazards
- There are often bee-houses near the highpoint (and you’ll sometimes see their beekeepers). Give the bee-houses a wide berth and you shouldn’t be bothered.
Camping
- Wild camping spots available, though they are limited due to the angle of the slope in most areas and the fairly thick woodlands.
Attractions & Highlights
Notable highlights along the trail and at either endpoint include:
Accommodations
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Wild Camping Locations
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Water Sources
Here are the water sources that we’re currently tracking along this trail section or at either endpoint:
Where to Next?
From Ovacık :
From Kayaköy :
Pretty Pictures
Sometimes nothing beats a good photo. Or even a bad photo! If you’d like to share some or all of your photo collection with the Trekopedia community, contact us at photos@trekopedia.com and we can arrange a transfer of them. And thanks!
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How You Can Help
Trail research is never actually done. Here’s some of what we’re looking for:
✅ More photos! Ideally with geo-location information in the metadata. In addition to using some photos on Trekopedia, we add them to our internal reference database which significantly helps us with trail research. The more photos, the better! If you are willing to share your collection with us, we’d be incredibly grateful. Let us know and we’ll arrange a transfer.
✅ Points of interest. Help us identify (and geo-locate) accommodations, attractions, restaurants, markets, trail waypoints, confusing or problematic junctions, difficult or hazardous places, water sources, and so on.
✅ Tips & recommendations. Share your thoughts with other hikers.
✅ Points of interest. Help us identify (and geo-locate) accommodations, attractions, restaurants, markets, trail waypoints, confusing or problematic junctions, difficult or hazardous places, water sources, and so on.
✅ Tips & recommendations. Share your thoughts with other hikers.
In addition to the above, please see this article for information on more general ways you can help. Thanks!