Nemrut Dağı Summit Road
Category 114 km
Distance
780 m
Elevation Gain
5.6%
Average Gradient
10%
Max Gradient
2150 m
Summit Elevation
Nemrut Dağı is one of the world's most architecturally significant cycling objectives: a 2,150m summit on the Taurus mountain fringe in southeastern Anatolia where the 1st-century BCE Commagene king Antiochus I constructed a monumental tomb-sanctuary and populated its terraces with 8–10 metre stone...
Pro Tip
Time the summit arrival for dawn if logistically possible — the stone statues on the east terrace are specifically oriented to receive the first light of sunrise, and Antiochus designed the sanctuary...