Bandırma - Manyas - Gölyazı - Mudanya

If you're in İstanbul, you can take the ferry to Mudanya and return again by ferry from Bandırma. Carrying your bikes on the ferry is not a problem.

The first day we've done Mudanya-Gölyazı. After the concrete jungle of Mudanya, the scenery is awesome. Only at the outskirts of Mudanya there was this house full of dogs, includişng 2 pitbulls one unchained!!! It was a bit scary I admit :)

Our plan was to go till Karacabey the first day and spend the night there then move on to Manyas wetland the second day. But due to harsh weather we stayed in Gölyazı and did not regret it. 

The second day we had to cancel Manyas as the remaining route was long enough + the wind was too annoying and we had to take the intercity road. The security lane was large and safe enough but cycling in that noise is not much fun.

So my advice is to follow our 1st day route, then for the second day, take the villlage roads on the east and south of Uluabat Lake to get to Manyas. The road after Manyas to Bandırma is still busy but it is not like the Bursa - İzmir road we had to take.

Enjoy