
Cycling in Turkey
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In Turkey, you can find the best cycling routes thanks to the bike route planner and cycle past ancient relicts or the turquoise-coloured sea and experience true biking adventures. Especially Cappadocia is a popular hotspot for bikers. The landscape was formed by volcanic eruptions and watercourses and has brought forth the weirdest constructions. Jagged rocks and mushroom-like towers emerge from the ground and hem the curvy bike trails.
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The best bike routes in Turkey
Özbek - Urla İskele
Cycling route in Urla, İzmir, Turkey
- 10.2 km
- Distance
- 186 m
- Ascent
- 235 m
- Descent
Meydanyaylası – Lake Yıldız
Cycling route in Çamardı, Niğde, Turkey
- 3.3 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
Demirkazık Village - Lake Direk
Cycling route in Çamardı, Niğde, Turkey
- 16.2 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
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- Riva Istanbul
- Distance
- 45.3 km
- Ascent
- 696 m
- Descent
- 765 m
- Location
- Çekmeköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- Ironman 70.3 Antalya Bike Course
- Distance
- 90.4 km
- Ascent
- 574 m
- Descent
- 574 m
- Location
- Belek, Antalya Province, Turkey
- Hacıoğlu Sk. 42, Tuzla to Ceyhun Sk. 8, Tuzla
- Distance
- 4.2 km
- Ascent
- 15 m
- Descent
- 16 m
- Location
- Ichlemer, Istanbul, Turkey
- Burgaz
- Distance
- 11.9 km
- Ascent
- 116 m
- Descent
- 161 m
- Location
- Lüleburgaz, Kırklareli Province, Turkey
- 2023-D12 Kirklareli-Luleburgaz
- Distance
- 52.5 km
- Ascent
- 335 m
- Descent
- 466 m
- Location
- Kırklareli, Kırklareli Province, Turkey
- 2023-D11 Odrin-Kirklareli
- Distance
- 78 km
- Ascent
- 946 m
- Descent
- 778 m
- Location
- Edirne, Edirne Province, Turkey
- Tour de Gre-Tur 2024 dzień 20
- Distance
- 106 km
- Ascent
- 1,147 m
- Descent
- 1,071 m
- Location
- Yalova, Yalova Province, Turkey
- Tour de Gre-Tur 2024 dzień 19
- Distance
- 89.2 km
- Ascent
- 1,176 m
- Descent
- 1,421 m
- Location
- Çalı, Bursa, Turkey
Highlights
- The famous Aegeas and its numerous ancient sites offer many destinations for a bike tour. You can visit the legendary ruins of Milet next to Troy and the oracle of Didyma. The big theatre is especially impressive.
- Following the small donkey paths, the grand erosion landscape of Cappadocia with its numerous gorges, historic hilltop settlements and interesting rock formations can be wonderfully explored by bike.
- You’ve already seen all of Istanbul’s sights? Relax in the Belgrade Forest - the recreational area is situated in Istanbul’s North and offers a variety of cycling routes.
Tips
- Good tyres pay off! The Turkish streets mostly consist of rough tar which often melts in the summer so that pieces of tar stick to the tyres.
- Cycling in Turkey can be very exhausting as sometimes up to 1000 m of differences in altitude need to be overcome in very mountainous areas. You should thoroughly inform yourself about the routes before pedalling away.
- In Turkey, many gas stations also function as hostels for bikers. Here, you can sleep safely and maybe even shower.
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