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AYDER KAVRUN, KAÇKAR DAGLARI

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Distance
13.63 mi
Elevation gain
4,409 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
4,390 ft
Max elevation
8,215 ft
TrailRank 
39 5
Min elevation
3,844 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
6 hours 49 minutes
Coordinates
2687
Uploaded
January 6, 2015
Recorded
January 2015
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near Ayder, Rize (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)

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Ayder herri turistikotik abiatuta eginiko irteera. Elur asko zegoen herrian bertan, eta altuera irabazi ahala geruza loditzen joan zen. Kaçkar mendietan elur pilaketa handiak ohikoak dira eta horrenbestez baita elurjausi arriskua ere. Udaberria ongi sartu arte arazo hau sarritan izango du mendizaleak (gu urtarrilean izan ginen). Aşağı Kavrun Yaylasi izeneko udako artzain-txabolen gunean bailara utzi eta urkidi baten babesean egin genuen gora, baina zuhaitzak desagertzean elur-karga handia kontuan hartuta jaistea erabaki genuen. Basabizitza ikusteko aukera ederra ematen du inguruak. Guk basoilarrak bertatik bertara ikusteko aukera izan genuen.

Departing from touristic Ayder, this itinerary follows the main road heading to Kaçkar Dağı peak (3932 m). Due to excessive snow accumulation, the avalanche risk is high over the tree-line area during the winter. Once in the Aşağı Kavrun Yaylasi summer herding resort, we ascend through a birch wood until the trees disappeared. Then we retrace our steps, the fresh-snow quantity made the place very dangerous.

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