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Kaleüçağız - Smugglers inn - Enişdibi - Kaleüçağız

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Distance
7.84 mi
Elevation gain
810 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
810 ft
Max elevation
548 ft
TrailRank 
82 4.5
Min elevation
10 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
8 hours 12 minutes
Coordinates
2595
Uploaded
January 7, 2020
Recorded
December 2019
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  •   4.5 2 Reviews

near Uchagyz, Hatay (Türkiye)

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Itinerary description

The track starts on a parking place at the entrance of Kaleüçağız.
The area around Kaleüçağız, included in the via Likya, was saved from cementing thanks to the intervention of the ministry of the environment that declared it a protected area.
From Kaleüçağız we first pass the harbour and than we continue over a narrow asphalt road. We follow the white/red indications. After two and half km we pass the pleasure boats storage and not much later we see the Üçagiz Cemetery. Make sure to have a look at the Cemetery. If we keep right here we go to the Üçagiz Kekova Castle. Going there would be another excursion in itself. This walk focuses on natural beauty and not on cultural heritage so I have skipped this interesting detour. Therefore we turn left after the Cemetery. We have left the asphalt now and are walking on a dirt road. We pass an area of greenhouses. For almost three km we walk over a piece of more or less flat land with open areas and pieces of forest. At a certain point we see a castle on a hill. We than arrive at the smugglers inn. The smugglers inn can also be reached from the see and looks like a superb place to have some food and swim in the sea in the summer season.
At this time the inn was closed. So apparently there is only service in the summer time.
From here we continue close to the coast and we have beautiful views over the sea and the many islands in the area.
At 6,7 km from the beginning we leave the seaside and we start our climb. At this point the trail is signalled with blue dots.
This part is more difficult. The going is more difficult because of the many stones on the track and the trail is not always easy to find. Strangely the blue dots seem designated in a one-way direction. So in case we walk this part in the opposite direction we will have a hard time spotting the signals and the going gets cumbersome.
In respect to natural beauty this part is very exiting. There are very impressive rock formations.
After about 10 km we will pass a viewpoint that offers a view over Kekova.
We than continue to the main road and back to our initial parking place.

Some additional information:
The route is designed in a counter clockwise direction.
There are no picnic tables nor drinking water along the way.
The track is moderate from a technical point of view and the navigation requires some experience at some intervals.

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Waypoints

Photo ofBlue dot - track signalling

Blue dot - track signalling

PictographPhoto Altitude -31 ft
Photo ofKaleüçağız Harbour

Kaleüçağız Harbour

Photo ofWhite/red signalling Photo ofWhite/red signalling Photo ofWhite/red signalling

White/red signalling

PictographIntersection Altitude -61 ft
Photo ofTurn left after Cemetery. On the right hand a view of the Ucagiz Kekova Castle Photo ofTurn left after Cemetery. On the right hand a view of the Ucagiz Kekova Castle

Turn left after Cemetery. On the right hand a view of the Ucagiz Kekova Castle

Photo ofEnd of dirt road

End of dirt road

Photo ofThe track Photo ofThe track Photo ofThe track

The track

PictographPhoto Altitude -27 ft
Photo ofOn our right ahead: Castle

On our right ahead: Castle

Photo ofTrack

Track

PictographProvisioning Altitude -56 ft
Photo ofSmugglers inn - summer only Photo ofSmugglers inn - summer only Photo ofSmugglers inn - summer only

Smugglers inn - summer only

PictographPhoto Altitude -56 ft
Photo ofSeaside Photo ofSeaside

Seaside

PictographWaypoint Altitude -49 ft
Photo ofGokkaya

Gokkaya

Photo ofTrack

Track

PictographIntersection Altitude -35 ft
Photo ofKeep left - from now on follow blue signals

Keep left - from now on follow blue signals

PictographPhoto Altitude -45 ft
Photo ofOak bush Photo ofOak bush

Oak bush

Photo ofTrack Photo ofTrack

Track

Photo ofInişdibi

Inişdibi

PictographIntersection Altitude 453 ft
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Turn left

Photo ofKeep left

Keep left

Photo ofTrack

Track

PictographPanorama Altitude 374 ft
Photo ofViewpoint

Viewpoint

PictographIntersection Altitude 285 ft
Photo ofTurn left

Turn left

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track

PictographPhoto Altitude 200 ft
Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographIntersection Altitude 199 ft
Photo ofKeep left

Keep left

PictographIntersection Altitude 77 ft

At our return: Back on the main road - keep right

Photo ofTomb

Tomb

PictographWaypoint Altitude -17 ft
Photo ofmosque

mosque

Comments  (4)

  • Photo of mehdi.tabibvand
    mehdi.tabibvand Mar 14, 2020

    Hi dear friend
    The route you took is really wonderful and very beautiful
    Hope you are always healthy and enjoy nature

  • Photo of Erik De Groot
    Erik De Groot Mar 16, 2020

    Hi, thanks for reviewing and sharing your impression. It's all about natural beauty indeed!

  • Photo of WaJe
    WaJe Dec 13, 2023

    I have followed this trail  verified  View more

    This is quite a walk - Erik's description sums it up rather well - in particular when the weather adds to the challenge, which was the case when I did the walk early October 2023. Ps, good walking shoes with solid soles are recommended due to the sharp stones/outcroppings on the path in the second part of the hike.

  • Photo of Erik De Groot
    Erik De Groot Dec 13, 2023

    Hello WaJe, thanks for yet another review!
    I agree with your comment about the shoes.
    When I tried to walk the trail for the first time I was so unlucky that there was so much rain that I had to give up at Enişdibi and hitchhiked back from there. But a few days later I did it again when the weather was very nice.
    When the sun shines, the sea in the area of the smugglers inn has a stunning blue color.

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