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The Lycian Way, Turkey's first long-distance walk, celebrates its 10th birthday in 2009. This 500km coastal trail has risen from obscurity to international acclaim, featured in "Time" magazine and selected by the BBC as one of the world's 30 best walks. As the route matures, the walker profile is changing from dedicated backpacker to supported trekker, active holidaymaker and enthusiast for archeology and local culture. The route remains stunningly beautiful, snaking over the steep coastal cliffs, dipping to isolated beaches, climbing through cedar forest. This is the 2009, 3rd edition of the official route guide. The book contains detailed route and historical site descriptions, altitude profiles and a large detachable map. Route updates, downloadable GPS files, accommodation and transport information and links to firms providing holidays on the Lycian Way are all on the website.
About the Author
Kate Clow move to Turkey in 1989 and worked on computer sales in Istanbul. She began investigating walking routes in 1992, and in 1997 won an award from Garanti bank, which enabled her to open the first long distance walking route - the Lycian Way in 1999. The second route, St Paul Trail, was opened in 2004. Kate is now working on a second part of St Paul's route through Anatolia.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliant book giving a meticulous and intelligent guide to the Lycian Way. The book is peppered with idiosyncratic local knowledge, useful tips, Turkish language translations and practical advice. The poetical descriptions of this beautiful and under walked area make the book a pleasurable armchair read and an invaluable walk guide. Sections of the walk are broken into small chunks (ie 2 hours) which makes it straightforward to pick out sections to do independantly of the whole walk. Also there is not a map bound into the book but I suspect that the maps of the area may be restricted by the Turkish military (??) but the sponsors of the walk (one of the main Turkish banks) have printed a map of the Lycian Way. My only reservation is the lack of an ordanance survey type map but this is a minor issue and this book is in a class of its own. I think the Sunday Times named the walk as one of its 10 best walks. K Clows demonstrates an insiders view of the area. The photographs in the book are pretty good too.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We walked part of this this summer but found that the section that we walked was very poorly described by the book and resulted in long delays due to poor directions. Kabak to Alunca optional waymarked route was particularly bad. All in all it was an amazing place but we found the book dissapointing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I walked the entire route in Feb/March 2011. Despite being published in 2009 the book is already out of date due to new forest roads, building developments etc. The route description doesn't always match what you find on the ground and you will need ingenuity to stay on route. The waymarking is often poor as is the map that comes with the book. Some parts of the route don't see many walkers and are overgrown. The book is annoyingly too big to fit in a pocket without folding it in half. Having said that, it's probably the best guide in the English language and it would be a much more difficult walk without it. Tourist development is rife on some parts of the coast so the route is likely to change year on year. If you're thinking of walking some of the less popular parts I'd strongly recommend taking a GPS and downloading the waypoints mentioned in the book, this will get you back on track when the waymarking lets you down. It's quite a good trek but not one of the top 10 in the world, not by a long way.
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The Lycian Way - Essential reading
Quite simply the most essential piece of literature for anyone
planning to trek this long distance footpath in Turkey. Read more
planning to trek this long distance footpath in Turkey. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Shinwacker
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The book is up to date and provides a weath of information for anyone who is interested to hike this trail in Turkey. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Keith Kriel
A must have for the trek but with limitations
Overall this is a useful guide for anyone using the Lycian Way, however there are a few limitations which become obvious when trekking. Read more
Published 18 months ago by mattalexander39@hotmail.com
A Guide to The Lycian Way
This guide is essential reading for anyone going to this part of Turkey. The area is beautiful and full of historic features. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Les in Chorlton
The Lycian Way: Turkey's First Long Distance Walking Route
This book describes a long distance walking route along the southern coast of Turkey. There is impressive detail on the day to day route which I suspect would be adequate to... Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2009 by J. Pfahlert
Barking Mad
we did part of The Lycian Way with Kate last year. The scenery was spectacular but her views on the world and the conspiracies that surround it make carrying 4 litres of of water... Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2005
The ONLY guide you'll need!
This is the definitive and only book availiable on walking the Lycian Way!
The way it is set out allows anyone from absolute beginners to enthusiasts to take a walk through... Read more
The way it is set out allows anyone from absolute beginners to enthusiasts to take a walk through... Read more
Published on 23 May 2002 by J. Hession
only publication existing on this beautiful argument
very useful explanation to prepare or to perform this exciting walk, which is nearly unknown to the great public.
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Published on 22 Jan 2002
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