Day 4: We ride on to Kavak village and then to Mazikoy where we stop for a picnic lunch. Next we head on to Devretbasi riding through potato farms. Our last stop will be Soganli, one of the earliest monastic settlements of Cappadocia. We transfer back to Uchisar after exploring the valley here for a well earned rest.
Distance covered: 55 km. (40 km. off road)
Day 5: We transfer back to Soganli after breakfast and ride our bikes to Derinkuyu via Orhanli. After a visit to the underground city and lunch at a local restaurant we are on our bikes again for Komurcu village riding through farmland and villages. Cup of tea at the village and we transfer to Guzelyurt to spend the night.
Distance covered: 60 km. (50 km. off road)
Day 6: An al fresco lunch and then transfer to Komurcu village to start riding on the main road for a while to Baglama and then a nice smooth off-road to Haciabdullah where we star riding a 9 km uphill path to Cinarli village, and then down to Ciftlik village for lunch at a local restaurant. We spend the afternoon riding to Guzelyurt through villages like Cardak and Sivrihisar to name a few. We then arrive at Guzelyurt to spend the night.
Distance covered: 50 km. (30 km. off road)
Day 7: We cycle to Selime village via Alanyurt. Selime is where we actually ride in to the Ihlara canyon and ride all the way to Belisirma for an al fresco lunch by the Peristrema Stream. We then have the choice of biking or hiking the rest of the canyon. (The support vehicle will carry the bikes of those who prefer to hike and deliver back at the end of the canyon.) Everyone gets back on the bikes at Ihlara village and we do our 35 km ride to Kitreli passing through the erupt volcano of Kucuk Hasan, This ride is a 20 km uphill which starts easy and gets tougher; and ends with a long downhill ride. Once we arrive at Kitreli village we hand our bikes to an additional vehicle to transfer to Urgup and we get on our transfer vehicle and drive back to Urgup for dinner and overnight.
Distance covered: 65 km. (60 km. off road)
Day 8: We enjoy our last day riding around the most popular sites of Cappadocia. Our first destination is Goreme for which we follow the Pancarlik – Ortahisar off-road trail. After a visit to the rock carved churches of Goreme we ride in to Rose Valley which takes us to Cavusin. We then follow the Pasabag road to Zelve for an al fresco lunch followed by a visit to the open air museum at Zelve.Our final destination is Urgup for which we have to ride through Devrent Valley.
Once we arrive at Urgup we pack up and transfer to the airport for the flight to our next destination.
Distance covered: 40 km. (30 km. off road) |