There is a lot of rubbish lying around the resort but the pebbly beaches are lovely and you will probably have them to yourself. **Note that this gravel road goes out to a deserted and derelict beach resort. Otherwise stop at the petrol station and ask them to call a cab for about 30TL. Try to flag it down to take you back to your car. As you walk along the road look out for the Patara to Kas dolmus. Turn left (don’t turn right, you don’t want to walk all the way up that steep hot highway back to your car). If you have had enough walking at this stage, continue on until you find the gravel road** and take the road down the hill to the main road back to Kalkan. You should reach this point after about 2 hours. The official name of this site is Delikkemer, but it’s not marked on any maps. The Romans built this to carry water across the valley.
There is virtually no climbing on this route.Įventually you will end up at the large ‘inverted siphon’ Roman structure (marked Ova Golu on the Open Bike Map) – an impressive sight. You will be following/ walking inside an ancient Roman aqueduct as it hugs the contour line around the hill. Turn right onto the trail (choose the option closest to the road not the one that winds around the cliff top – although you could do either). Across the road you will see the Likya Yolu sign marking the start of the trail. Drive up to the highest point in the road and park the car near a small turnoff to the right to Akbel.
Since this is a boring bit it would be better to drive this section. You can start the walk by hiking up the main road out of Kalkan in the direction of Patara Beach. The walking trails are marked with a brown dotted line. Chose the ‘Open Cycle Maps’ from within the app. It gives you worldwide contour maps with GPS. To get good walking maps you could download the iphone/ipad/android app ‘Offline Topo Maps’ for about $10. Hence following the walk involves looking out for the ‘Likya Yolu’ signs, and following the red and white paint stripes marking the route. The walks described below are part of the 500km Lycian Way (Likya Yolu) network. Go to the main bookshop in the village of Kalkan and buy the book ‘Walking the Lycian Way’ by Kate Clow. You could do these short walks by following my directions, but if you’re worried about getting lost you can get maps/ books describing the walks in more detail.
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