Lycian Way Day 5

Adrasan to Karaöz 22km 6hrs 20mins

Today's walk was another good one although like yesterday much of it was in trees. It was a coastal walk and involved going out on one side of a peninsula and back on the other.







Once out of Adrasan the first part of the walk involved a steady 400m climb up to a pass, initially along forest road and then a narrow path. At the top the views back to the town were excellent.




I'm not sure what to make of these narrow paths through dense vegetation. It's good fun speeding along like a train in a tunnel, but frustrating that the coastal views are handed out as rare treats. The path was also descending and it wasn't long before all the earlier hard work had been undone and had to be repeated with another 400m climb.



Still the final walk to the lighthouse at the end of the peninsula was downhill. It was also suddenly crowded and the lighthouse is clearly a Sunday afternoon destination for the locals. Predictably the walk along the western side of peninsula was a lot easier than the eastern side. The views were also good, red cliffs in the foreground and, in the distance, just visible, snow capped mountains.


After walking for about a kilometre along a path the route joins a forest road and family groups, who had made the journey by car, were everywhere picnicking in the trees. Amongst the crowds I met and chatted with a couple of German hikers. Most of the hikers I've met are German, carrying big packs and camping.

The next stage is very dull so, if I can organise it, I going to miss it out, get a taxi to Demre, and do a bit of sightseeing.

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3 comments:

  1. John, Enjoying this.Your posts and pictures bring back so many memories, we went west to east. We bivied at the lighthouse in a right storm. Also missed out a stage by catching a local bus from Demre, recommended. Some fantastic rock carvings coming up for you at the Myra rock tombs. It is great to just walk through these iconic historic sites.

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    1. Will be having a look tomorrow, not sure how close you can get to the tombs now. After Demre 2 days walking then 1 day around Kas before coming home

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    2. Will be having a look tomorrow, not sure how close you can get to the tombs now. After Demre 2 days walking then 1 day around Kas before coming home

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