Hindiba Green Route - 'The Grid'
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.27 mi
- Elevation gain
- 669 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 669 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,077 ft
- TrailRank
- 29
- Min elevation
- 2,383 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours
- Time
- 3 hours 13 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1447
- Uploaded
- February 9, 2024
- Recorded
- February 2024
near Kanarca, Bolu (Türkiye)
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Itinerary description
I will refer to the trail as the loop and the area inside the loop as the grid.
The loop is roughly a rectangle with the main asphalt road on the south end. The main entry points are in the southwest (very wide dirt road) and southeast (sign that says trekking trail) corners. They are hard to miss.
There is one line cutting it in an east-west direction and 2 lines cutting it in a North-south direction. I have marked the northern and western entry points of these as "grid entry" on the intersection markers. (One of the northern ones seem to be lost. It is 900m below one on the east) Eastern and Southern entrances are on opposite ends and you can follow the contour of the lines on the overhead satellite image.
Be advised that the southern point of the north-south lines are private property. The owner may or may not let you pass and since you have to cross a stream to get the main road, you may have to backtrack depending on the season. Consider not going further south than the east-west line if you are coming down from the North path.
There are three ways to extend the loop on the western end if you feel like a longer walk. I have marked these as "loop extension" on the intersection markers.
There are also many smaller paths going into the grid from the loop. Most connect to one of the lines described above. I haven't marked any.
That's about it. Enjoy exploring the grid and recording interesting routes you find.
PS. You are likely to be joined by a pack of dogs acting as your personal escort. They are very friendly. Also, if you are lost it might be a good idea to follow them. They frequent the Hindiba Lodge and I observed that they will try to lead you in its direction. If you are happy with the service they have their own tip box at the reception ;)
Waypoints
Intersection
2,951 ft
Grid entry
Go south into the woods to get into the grid or continue wesy for the loop.
Intersection
3,060 ft
Grid entry, loop extension
Take the path on the left (southwest) to continue on the loop, take the one the right (northwest) to make an even bigger loop. Road on right continues northwest/west and will lead to two more three-way intersections, go west on the first, south on second to get back on the path to the main road. PS. There is concrete table opposite the metal gate. Excellent place for a picnic.
Intersection
2,809 ft
Grid entry, loop extension
Go west to get into the grid, west to extend the loop or south (there are two, take the on going uphill) to get to main road by following the loop. If you extend just keep following the track and it will eventually curve south to join the main road. Follow that to get to your starting point.
Intersection
2,684 ft
Loop extension
Go south here (left when coming down) to get to the main road on the loop. Go west (right when coming down) to extend the loop (connects back to the road you would be on if you had taken the loop extension at the intersection to the north of this one.
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