İhlara Valley Rim Road
Category 312 km
Distance
450 m
Elevation Gain
3.8%
Average Gradient
8%
Max Gradient
1480 m
Summit Elevation
The İhlara Valley — a 14km canyon carved by the Melendiz River into the volcanic tuff plateau of the Aksaray province southwest of Göreme — is the most scenically dramatic cycling road in Central Anatolia that is not on the Cappadocia main tourist circuit. The canyon drops 100–150m below the plateau...
Pro Tip
The İhlara rim road fits most naturally into a Cappadocia multi-day itinerary as a rest-day exploration rather than a training objective — the 450m of gain is insufficient for a climber's day but the...