Ihlara Valley – Wooden Log Bridge loop from Ihlara

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Ihlara Valley – Wooden Log Bridge loop from Ihlara

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Ihlara Valley – Wooden Log Bridge loop from Ihlara

06:40

23.9km

430m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Ihlara Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.83 km

Rustic Wooden Bridge Over the Stream

Highlight • Bridge

There are various bridge structures across the river along the entire route, making it easy to cross between the banks.

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3.25 km

Cave of the Seven Sleepers

Highlight • Cave

One of the many rock churches. But is in good condition.

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3.90 km

Ihlara Valley

Highlight • Gorge

A deeply cut gorge in Capadocia with many old Christian churches hewn in the field,

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8.75 km

Ancient Cave Dwellings in Ihlara Valley

Highlight • Cave

As soon as you have left the tourist-crowded section to Belisirma, a wide, impressive valley opens up with cave dwellings and chapels that can be explored

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11.4 km

Cappadocia's Fairy Chimneys

Highlight • Natural Monument

Wonderful view between vines and almond trees

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12.0 km

Selime Monastery – Church of the Virgin Mary

Highlight • Cave

Just before the paid Selime Museum. Very impressive dwellings, stables, churches

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20.0 km

Snake Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Very nicely preserved cave church in the Ihlara Gorge

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20.7 km

Wooden Log Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Of course there are also real bridges over the creek.

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23.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

9.90 km

2.10 km

981 m

Surfaces

8.77 km

6.48 km

6.20 km

2.10 km

301 m

111 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

16°C

4°C

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Comments

April 6, 2023,Ihlara-Schlucht

Entry for the gorge: 200 TL 🙁
At 7:30 in the morning nobody was there to collect 🙂

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June 21, 2024,Day 76: Wanderung durch die Ihlaraschlucht - Felsenkirchen, Einsamkeit, endlich wieder grün, vor allem aber: zwei Hunde ziehen mir den Stecker

Day 76: Yesterday evening, I made friends with two dogs that were wandering around my tent by the river. They lay next to my tent the entire night—a somewhat restless one because of the frogs' hooting. In the morning, they romp around me while I take down the tent, make coffee, and pack up. When I locked my bike and …

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