From the Lycian coast and the Taurus Mountains to Troy, the Hittite capital and the summit of Mount Ararat: Turkey's waymarked long-distance trails, with village pensions and history at every stage. Every guide covers each stage with a map, elevation profile, places to stay and emergency help, free. Pick a trail, then follow it offline in the Outest app.
Updated: October 2026
| # | Trail | Distance | Stages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lycian Way | 449 km | 27 |
| 2 | St Paul Trail | 303 km | 18 |
| 3 | Sultans Trail | 336 km | 15 |
| 4 | Troy Culture Route | 119 km | 7 |
| 5 | Hittite Trail | 96 km | 7 |
| 6 | Mysia Ways | 61 km | 6 |
| 7 | Independence Way | 94 km | 6 |
| 8 | Mount Ararat Climb | 12 km | 3 |
| 9 | Carian Trail | 288 km | 19 |
| 10 | Kaçkar Mountains Traverse | 34 km | 3 |
| 11 | Phrygian Way | 254 km | 13 |
| 12 | Evliya Çelebi Way | 611 km | 31 |
| 13 | Aladağlar Traverse | 32 km | 4 |
Turkey's best-known long-distance trail: about 450 km along the Mediterranean coast of Lycia from Fethiye to Antalya, past ancient Lycian ruins, beaches and mountain villages. Most hikers walk it in sections, staying in village pensions.
Read the guideTurkey's inland pilgrim trail: about 300 km from Perge near Antalya north through the Taurus Mountains to Yalvaç (Antioch in Pisidia), past canyons, lakes and Roman roads. Village homes and pensions along the way.
Read the guideThe Turkish section of the Vienna–Istanbul Sultans Trail: 336 km across Thrace from Edirne to the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, via Kırklareli, Vize and the Istranca foothills. Most walkers take 15 days, sleeping in town hotels, simple village lodgings and a tent.
Read the guideA waymarked walk of about 120 km from ancient Troy to the harbour of Assos in Çanakkale, Turkey, through olive-growing villages, Alexandria Troas and the Smintheion. Most hikers take 5 to 7 days, staying in village pensions, small hotels and campsites.
Read the guideThe Hittite Trail in Çorum, Turkey: about 96 km from Hattuşa, the Hittite capital, past Yazılıkaya and Şapinuva to the İncesu Canyon. The official walk takes 7 days, with hotels in Boğazkale and Alaca and wild camps by village ponds.
Read the guideMysia Ways (Mysia Yolları) near Bursa, Turkey: this guide covers the Trans Mysia main line, about 61 km in 6 short stages from the old village of Misi over forested hills to Gölyazı on Lake Uluabat, with guesthouses at the ends and camping or day walks between.
Read the guideIndependence Way (İstiklal Yolu) in Kastamonu, Turkey: about 94 km on the old ox-cart supply road of 1919–1922 from İnebolu on the Black Sea over forested ridges to Kastamonu. The official plan takes 6 to 7 days, with hotels, a restored han and village camps.
Read the guideMount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı, 5,137 m), Turkey's highest peak: a 12 km guided climb on the southern route from Eli village via Camp 1 (3,200 m) and Camp 2 (4,200 m) to the summit, usually 5 days from Doğubayazıt. You sleep in agency tent camps; a permit is required.
Read the guideThe coastal half of Türkiye's Carian Trail: about 288 km in 19 stages from İçmeler (Marmaris) round the Bozburun and Datça peninsulas to Knidos and Eski Datça, past ruins and quiet bays. Allow 16 to 20 days, sleeping in pensions, village homes and campsites.
Read the guideThe classic trek across Turkey's Kaçkar Mountains: about 34 km from Olgunlar (Artvin) to Dilberdüzü, base camp for Kaçkar Dağı (3,937 m), then over the Naletleme pass to Yukarı Kavrun and Ayder (Rize). 4 to 6 days, with village pensions at both ends and camping in between.
Read the guideThe Phrygian Way across the Phrygian Highlands: about 254 km of waymarked tracks from Seydiler (Afyonkarahisar) past Ayazini and Midas City to Yenice Çiftliği near Kütahya, in 13 stages. Nights in village houses, a few guesthouses and your tent.
Read the guideThe Evliya Çelebi Way follows the Ottoman traveller's 1671 road from Hersek on the Gulf of İzmit through İznik and Kütahya to Simav: about 330 km on foot in 22 days, or 611 km with the riders' sections, sleeping in town hotels, teachers' guesthouses and camps.
Read the guideA hard four-day camping traverse of about 32 km across Turkey's Aladağlar: from Demirkazık village in Niğde over the Çelikbuyduran pass (3,450 m) to the Yedigöller lakes, then down the Sıyırma gorge to the Emli valley. Tents at national park camps, village guesthouses at both ends.
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