Tahtalı Mountain Road
HC19.5 km
Distance
1980 m
Elevation Gain
10.1%
Average Gradient
18%
Max Gradient
2365 m
Summit Elevation
Tahtalı — locally known as Olympos Dağı, the Mountain of the Gods — is Turkey's highest regularly rideable road climb, a 19.5km HC ascent that rises from the Kemer resort area at 385m to a summit at 2,365m above the Mediterranean. The 1,980m of elevation gain over 19.5km at 10.1% average places this...
Pro Tip
Tahtalı's upper section above 2,000m is the most technically challenging road cycling terrain in southern Turkey. The 18% maximum gradient sections require a climbing-specific gear selection: 34/30 or...