One of the red and white striped waymarks along the Lycian Way.

The Lycian Way is a long-distance footpath in Turkey, researched by Kate Clow. Long-distance trails (or long-distance tracks paths footpaths or Greenways are the longer recreational right-of-way routes mainly through rural areas used for non-motorised Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It is 500 km long and stretches from Fethiye to Antalya, around part of the coast of ancient Lycia. Fethiye is a City and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey with about 68000 Inhabitants Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern "Sidyma" redirects here For the Moth Genus named thus see Sidyma (moth. It is waymarked with red and white stripes, the Grande Randonnee convention. Waymarking is a means by which people can catalog mark locate and log unique and interesting locations around the world usually with a GPS receiver The Grande Randonnée (French Grote Routepaden or Lange-afstand-wandelpaden (Dutch Grande Rota (Portuguese or Gran Recorrido (Spanish The Sunday Times has listed it as one of the world's top ten walks. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

It takes its name from the ancient civilisation which once ruled the area. The route is graded medium to hard; it is not level walking, but has many ascents and descents as it approaches and veers away from the sea. It is easier at the start near Fethiye and gets more difficult as it progresses. It is recommended that you walk the route in spring or autumn; February-May or September-November. Summer in Lycia is hot, although you could walk short, shady sections. The route is mainly over footpaths and mule trails; mostly limestone and often hard and stony underfoot.

Partial list of places on the trail

Ölü Deniz, Kabak, Kınık (Xanthos), Akbel, (detour for the Gelemiş village and ruins of Patara), Kalkan, Kaş (Antiphellos), Üçağız, Kale, Demre (Myra), Kutluca, Zeytin and Alakilise. Ölüdeniz is a small resort village in the Muğla Province on the South West coast of Turkey on the Aegean Sea to the south and the high steep sided Kınık is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. Xanthos ( Lycian: Arñna, Greek: Ξάνθος was the name of a city in ancient Lycia, the site of present day Kınık, This article is about ruins in Architecture; for other meanings see Ruins (disambiguation. This article is about the ancient city named Patara in Lycia Turkey for the city named Patara in Cappadocia Turkey see Patara (Cappadocia, for the village named Patara Kalkan (Kalamaki is a town on the Turkish Mediterranean coast which averages of 300 days of sunshine a year Kaş is a small fishing yachting and tourist town and a district of Antalya Province of Turkey, 168km west of the city of Antalya. Kaş is a small fishing yachting and tourist town and a district of Antalya Province of Turkey, 168km west of the city of Antalya. Kale or Borecole is a form of Cabbage ( Brassica oleracea Acephala Group) green in color in which the central leaves do not Demre is a district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Myra is an ancient town in Lycia, where the small town of Kale ( Demre) is situated today in present day Antalya Province of Turkey Alakilise or Church of the Angel Gabriel is a church Ruin in Lycia, Turkey near Finike and Demre. Here the trail reach a height of 1811 meters at İncegeriş T. Then on to Belos, Finike, Kumluca, Mavikenic, Karaöz, Adrasan, Olympos, Çıralı. Finike (ancient Phoenicus) is a district on the Mediterranean coast of Antalya Province of Turkey, 90 minutes west of the city of Antalya Kumluca is a town and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, part of the Turkish Riviera. Olympos is a common variation of Olympus. This article refers to a National Park in Turkey Çıralı is an agricultural Village in the southwest of Turkey in Antalya Province. Here the trail splits into:

1. Coastal route: Tekirova, Phaselis, Asagikuzdere (just outside Kemer)
2. Inland route: Ulupınar, Beycik, Yukari Beycik, Yayla Kuzdere, Gedelme

Hısarçandır. Phaselis is an ancient Lycian city in the province of Antalya in Turkey. Kemer is a Seaside resort and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, west of the city of Antalya Ulupınar is a village situated 30 kilometres from the district centre of Kemer, in Turkey 's Antalya Province. Beycik is a village of Kemer District Antalya Province Turkey.

See also

• List of long-distance footpaths
• Saint Paul Trail

Signs on the Lycian Way. This is a list of some Long-distance footpaths used for Walking and Hiking. The Saint Paul Trail is a long-distance footpath in Turkey approximately 500 kilometers long

External links

• The Lycian Way site
• Lycian Way - information for those planning to walk the Lycian Way.
• Lycian Turkey

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