Walking on the Historical Lycian Way

Walking on the Historical Lycian Way

Leading the way in Turkey's most popular walking routes, the Lycian Way is a magnificent route passing through the heart of a fascinating nature, surrounded by the magic of ancient cities, and appealing to all senses of humankind. You can take the Lycian Way to bring peace to your soul, calm your mind and relax. One of Turkey's longest hiking trails, the Lycian Way draws attention with its 555 kilometers length. This route, which starts from Ovacık Mevkii of Fethiye and ends in Antalya Geyikbayırı, took its name from the Lycians.

The Lycian Way is divided into three main branches as Western, Central and Eastern Lycian and consists of 30 tracks. Each track leads to the most beautiful spots in Turkey. The Lycian Way, passing through points such as Fethiye Ölüdeniz, Kabak Bay, Butterfly Valley, Kalkan, Kaş, Kekova, Patara, Demre, Mount Olympos, Çıralı and Göynük Canyon, is therefore very valuable. While walking the Lycian Way, you sometimes pass by steep slopes and sometimes by the shore of the deep blue sea, and you feel the spirit of nature to your bones.

While walking on the Lycian road, you encounter almost twenty ancient cities and take a stroll through the corridors of history. Red and white lines guide you on the tracks determined by the Grande Randonnée sign system. You can determine the course of the difficulty level you want and the duration of the walk. If you want to travel the entire Lycian Way, you have to sacrifice a period of 25 to 40 days.

When to Walk on the Lycian Way?

Since the Mediterranean climate is effective on the route where the Lycian Way passes, the winters are mild and therefore the hiking season is quite flexible. You can hike here 11 months of the year. But we can say that the best time for hiking is the spring season, when the snowy mountain scenery and the waking nature are seen together. The autumn months, when the humid air is replaced by a cool and refreshing air, are also very suitable for hiking.

What Can You Do on the Lycian Way?

We can give you a few suggestions to make your walk as colorful and memorable as possible…

*You can also visit ancient cities with archaeological value such as Patara, Xanthos, Telmessos, Andriake, Myra, Belos, Olympos, Phaselis, Kayaköy, Sidyma, Letoon on the Lycian Way route.

* You can walk on Patara's long and calm beaches and swim in its clean waters. Apart from that, you can relax in the untouched beaches such as Kabak Bay, Kekova, Adrasan, Korsan Bay, Çıralı and Phaselis, and in the deep blue waters intertwined with lush nature.

*You can camp on the Çıralı beach.

*You can watch the sunset at the legendary Gelidonya Lighthouse and spend the night there. Watching the sun rise again at the end of the night will be a different excitement.

Although there are easy tracks to walk on the Lycian Way, you should also consider the challenging aspects of nature and create a suitable equipment. High quality walking shoes with flexible soles and waterproof, trousers sewn from fast-drying fabric, sweat absorbing underwear and thermal t-shirts, sunscreen hats, sunglasses, protective cream, swimwear, towels and slippers, spare clothes and underwear, a thin cardigan and cotton socks should take their place in your backpack. Apart from these, your backpack must have a compass, map, whistle, pocketknife, flashlight, battery, lighter, first aid kit and flask.