4 places · 3 with rooms, 3 with meals on the Olgunlar (trailhead) section of the Kaçkar Mountains Traverse, in Olgunlar, Yaylalar (Hevek). Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Simple pension in the trailhead hamlet of Olgunlar (about 2,150 m), next to the village shop; summer only. The phone comes from an undated local listing and the last traveller review is from 2020, so call before you rely on it; the map point is the hamlet centre.
Simple Turkish restaurant at the end of the road in Olgunlar, on the trail; the map listing gives daily hours of 08:00-20:00 in season. Last hot meal before Dilberdüzü.
Çam Yuva Pansiyon
Family pension of the Altunay family in the centre of Yaylalar, 3 km below the Olgunlar trailhead, with en-suite rooms, chalets and a dormitory on half board; they can arrange pickups from Erzurum and mules. Its website is offline, but it is on current map listings and had traveller reviews in 2024: call ahead.
Ask for Altunay family (İsmail and Naim Altunay)
Small guesthouse in Yaylalar (Cami Mahallesi), 3 km down the road from the Olgunlar trailhead; it uses the website and email of the Kaçkar Pansiyon in Olgunlar, which is not operating in 2026. Open for trekkers in summer and ski tourers in winter; book by phone or WhatsApp.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed in a map or guide listing" appear on OpenStreetMap, in a guidebook or on a climbing forum, but could not be confirmed on their own website or an official tourism list. Pensions on the Kaçkar Mountains Traverse are small family places, and those in Olgunlar and Kavrun open only in summer. The high camps have water but no facilities. Call ahead and carry cash.
The Kaçkar Mountains Traverse route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.