Kaçkar Trans
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 24.97 mi
- Elevation gain
- 11,125 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 11,125 ft
- Max elevation
- 12,801 ft
- TrailRank
- 22
- Min elevation
- 6,967 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 4762
- Uploaded
- March 15, 2023
- Recorded
- March 2023
near Kavran Yaylası, Rize (Türkiye)
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Itinerary description
1. Mount Kackar Circuit: Yukari Kavron – Soganli – Dilberduzu – Lanetleme – Yukari Kavron 45 km
This three day hike circles the peak of Mt. Kackar, the highest point of the Kackar range on Turkey’s northeastern coast. With clouds of humidity and mist rising from the Black Sea, this region receives more rain than anywhere else in the country; these high levels of precipitation lead to dense, mystical forests that blanket the mountain’s lower slopes and impossibly green, wildflower-filled pastures above the tree-line. For millennia, local residents have made the best of the rugged terrain by migrating up the mountainside to let their animals graze in these high-altitude meadows once the deep layer of winter snow recedes, heading back down to their forested villages before harsh weather makes the mountains impassable. Many of the paths comprising this hike are the same historic trails used by these hardy locals as they drive their herds to the best grazing possible. Full of mountain lakes, views of rocky peaks, traditional highland settlements, fields of wild berries and a kaleidoscope of flowers, the Kackar region is a testament to the insane diversity of Turkey and definitely not to be missed.
This three day hike circles the peak of Mt. Kackar, the highest point of the Kackar range on Turkey’s northeastern coast. With clouds of humidity and mist rising from the Black Sea, this region receives more rain than anywhere else in the country; these high levels of precipitation lead to dense, mystical forests that blanket the mountain’s lower slopes and impossibly green, wildflower-filled pastures above the tree-line. For millennia, local residents have made the best of the rugged terrain by migrating up the mountainside to let their animals graze in these high-altitude meadows once the deep layer of winter snow recedes, heading back down to their forested villages before harsh weather makes the mountains impassable. Many of the paths comprising this hike are the same historic trails used by these hardy locals as they drive their herds to the best grazing possible. Full of mountain lakes, views of rocky peaks, traditional highland settlements, fields of wild berries and a kaleidoscope of flowers, the Kackar region is a testament to the insane diversity of Turkey and definitely not to be missed.
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