Love Valley Fairy Chimneys – Uçhisar Castle loop from Göreme

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Love Valley Fairy Chimneys – Uçhisar Castle loop from Göreme

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Love Valley Fairy Chimneys – Uçhisar Castle loop from Göreme

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14.2km

370m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 11.5 km for 82 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

91 m

Women's Cooperative Café

Highlight • Cafe

Inexpensive coffee from the women's cooperative.

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3.53 km

Love Valley Fairy Chimneys

Highlight • Natural Monument

Sandy paths lead between the phallus-shaped rocks. Really impressive scenery.

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8.21 km

Uçhisar Castle

Highlight • Castle

There are impressive caves to explore

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9.23 km

Pigeon Valley (Güvercinlik Valley)

Highlight • Gorge

Characteristic of the Pigeon Valley, there are also many pigeons at this vantage point.

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10.00 km

Rock-Cut Pigeon Houses

Highlight • Structure

Pigeon Valley is named after the many pigeon lofts in which pigeons still live.

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.59 km

3.45 km

2.92 km

1.21 km

Surfaces

8.99 km

2.19 km

1.56 km

850 m

336 m

249 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (1,340 m)

Lowest point (1,060 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

14°C

3°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

July 11, 2023,Göreme Tour Love Valley, Uchisar Castle and Pigeon Valley

Love Valley was very green and the days before there was a lot of rain, so the bushes were thick and most of the track had been washed away, so we could not really use our bikes but had to walk them most of the way. But you are completely alone and surrounded by beautiful nature. We can definitely recommend …