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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.

2,967,299 km

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The best bike routes in Turkey

Özbek - Urla İskele
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Özbek - Urla İskele

Cycling route in Urla, İzmir, Turkey

İzmir, Özbek köyünden Kategori3 Özbek-Çeşmealtı Zirve segmentini de içeren güzel bir tırmanış rotası. Zirveden inişte özellikle dikkatli olmak gerekiyor.
10.2 km
Distance
186 m
Ascent
235 m
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Kuş cenneti yolunda

Cycling route in Bayraklı, İzmir, Turkey

51 km
Distance
147 m
Ascent
158 m
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Meydanyaylası – Lake Yıldız

Cycling route in Çamardı, Niğde, Turkey

YR6 SHAPE Polyline Adı YR6 SHAPE_Length 3329.953074
3.3 km
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Demirkazık Village - Lake Direk

Cycling route in Çamardı, Niğde, Turkey

YR1 SHAPE Polyline Adı YR1 SHAPE_Length 16701.112616
16.2 km
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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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