Termessos Ancient City Road
Category 29 km
Distance
520 m
Elevation Gain
5.8%
Average Gradient
11%
Max Gradient
1050 m
Summit Elevation
Termessos sits at 1,050m above the Antalya basin in the Güllük Dağı national park, an ancient Pisidian city that Alexander the Great judged too costly to besiege in 333 BCE and left intact — a decision that allowed 1,500 years of further occupation and the eventual abandonment that left one of the m...
Pro Tip
The climb is at its finest in April and May when the Taurus wildflowers are in full force through the national park and the 20–22°C temperatures at altitude make the effort genuinely enjoyable rather...