Letoon – Kınık [23]

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Letoon – Kınık

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Easy section along paved roads linking the village of Letoon with the small town of Kınık.

Road view between Kumluova and Karaköy.

Image credit:

T Roszkowski

Essentials

Letoon (village)

Kınık (small town)

SW–NE section with Kınık to the NE.

Flat section (note the scale on the elevation chart – don’t let the spikes on the chart mislead you!).

Follows alongside paved roads the entire way, passing through the villages of Kumluova and Karaköy and generally surrounded by endless greenhouses.

Way-finding is good, with the major junctions clearly signposted.

Metrics

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Towards Kınık:

Towards Letoon:

5.4 km / 3.4 mi

Distance

48 m / 157 ft

Ascent

37 m / 121 ft

Descent

~1.5 hrs

Duration

5.4 km / 3.4 mi

Distance

37 m / 121 ft

Ascent

48 m / 157 ft

Descent

~1.5 hrs

Duration

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 couple of reliable water fountains.

Highlights

“Hey, look! Another greenhouse!”
The ruins at Letoon are quite good, though there is an admission fee to enter the site. Much of the ruins can be seen from the road as you pass.

Tips

Hitchhiking through this section is usually very easy. Indeed, it is not unusual for cars to stop and offer a ride when they see you walking by the road. The bigger your pack, the more likely someone is going to stop and take pity on you! 🙂

Accommodations

Very limited accommodations.
There’s an off-route apartment-style hotel in Kumluova that we’ve heard good things about. Even further off-route is a guesthouse.

Camping

We’re not aware of any camping spots along this section though quite often you can camp outside mosques if you ask first.

Amenities

There are several markets along the way.

Transport

Dolmuş service is available from many places along this section.

Attractions & Highlights

Notable highlights along the trail and at either endpoint include:

Historical Site

Letoon Ruins

In Letoon

Accommodations

Here’s what we’re currently tracking for this trail section:

Hotel

Leton Apart Otel

In Kumluova
Guesthouse

Meyveli Ev (‘House of Fruit’)

Northwest of Kumluova

Wild Camping Locations

Here are the wild camping locations that we’re currently tracking along this trail section:

Water Sources

Here are the water sources that we’re currently tracking along this trail section or at either endpoint:

Water Source

Fountain

In Kumluova

Where to Next?

From Kınık:

Main Path

Kınık – Çavdır

Distance

4.6 km / 2.9 mi

Ascent

120 m / 394 ft

Descent

32 m / 105 ft

Est. Duration

1.3

Links the villages of Kınık and Çavdır, passing through the Xanthos ruins along the way.

From Letoon:

Main Path

Gavurağılı – Letoon

Distance

14.5 km / 9.0 mi

Ascent

335 m / 1,099 ft

Descent

425 m / 1,394 ft

Est. Duration

4.75

Connects the villages of Gavurağılı and Letoon, passing through the Pydnai ruins and Karadere Beach.

Pretty Pictures

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Road view between Kumluova and Karaköy

Photo by
T Roszkowski

–
Spring 2022
Flooded area of the Letoon ruins

Photo by
Anna Flack

–
Sept 2022

How You Can Help

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✅ 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.

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In addition to the above, please see this article for information on more general ways you can help. Thanks!