Baba Dağı (Fethiye Approach)
Category 115 km
Distance
1100 m
Elevation Gain
7.3%
Average Gradient
16%
Max Gradient
1975 m
Summit Elevation
This is the Fethiye-side approach to Baba Dağı — distinct from the Babadağ Ölüdeniz HC climb that approaches from the coastal side — and it is the harder and less documented of the two routes to the 1,975m paragliding launch plateau above Fethiye's mountain backdrop. The 15km from the Fethiye inland...
Pro Tip
The 16% maximum gradient on the upper hairpins is not a momentary spike — it is sustained over 150–200m efforts that arrive after 13km of already-committed climbing and will exhaust even strong climbe...