Karamürsel Öğretmenevi
- Rooms
- Meals
State teachers' guesthouse with 28 rooms in Karamürsel on the coast, about 20 km by road north of Kızderbent; take a taxi or the village minibus. It takes other guests when it has room.
Evliya Çelebi Way · Stage 1 of 31
Hersek to Kızderbent
Stage 1 of the Evliya Çelebi Way covers 23.9 km from Hersek to Kızderbent, with 321 m of ascent and 143 m of descent. The highest point is 186 m. Allow about 7 hours of walking, plus breaks.
23.9 kmdistance
321 mascent
143 mdescent
~7 hwalking time
harddifficulty
186 mhighest point
≈ 3.5 L
≈ 1,720 kcal
Distance, climb and elevation come from the Outest route data. Difficulty and time are estimates from distance and climb; your pace will vary with heat, pack weight and photo stops.
Where to sleep and eat on this stage
Karamürsel
Kızderbent
Kızderbent campsite
- Camping
- Seasonal — call ahead
- Listed in a map or guide listing — call first
Official Evliya Çelebi Way camping ground on rough ground uphill from the village square; fountain and trough about 200 m before it, no shade. No beds in the village: ask at the teahouse (kahve) for a room or a place to pitch.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed in a map or guide listing" appear on OpenStreetMap, in a travel guide or in the route society's list of campsites, but could not be confirmed on their own website in 2025-2026. Campsites are open ground with a fountain, not staffed sites. Only the towns have hotels and teachers' guesthouses (öğretmenevi); most villages have no guesthouse at all. In a village, ask at the teahouse (kahve) for a guest room (köy odası) or a place to pitch your tent, and offer to pay. Carry a tent and cash in Turkish lira.
Help and services on this stage
Emergency: call 112 (ambulance, police, gendarmerie, fire and forest fires). Emergency & health guide
Nearest hospital
- Yalova Training and Research Hospital · Yalova · 24/7 emergency
+90 226 811 52 58 · Map - Karamürsel State Hospital · Karamürsel · 24/7 emergency
+90 262 452 94 00 · Map
Pharmacies, ATMs, shops and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hospitals and health centres checked online.
Walk Hersek to Kızderbent with Outest
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