Uçhisar Valley Loop
Category 48.5 km
Distance
340 m
Elevation Gain
4%
Average Gradient
8%
Max Gradient
1310 m
Summit Elevation
The Uçhisar Valley Loop is the essential introductory ride of Cappadocia — an 8.5km Category 4 circuit at 4.0% average gradient that climbs from the Göreme valley floor at 970m to the Uçhisar Castle plateau at 1,310m through the Pigeon Valley tuff cone formations, providing 340m of elevation gain wi...
Pro Tip
Depart Göreme no later than 07:00 for the Uçhisar Valley Loop on any day between June and October. The tourist bus circulation through Göreme begins at 08:30 and the Pigeon Valley road carries its fir...