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Main Entrance to Ihlara Valley – View of Belisirma loop from Belisırma

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Main Entrance to Ihlara Valley – View of Belisirma loop from Belisırma

Hard

4.5

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Main Entrance to Ihlara Valley – View of Belisirma loop from Belisırma

07:13

25.7km

500m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Ihlara Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi

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336 m

Ancient Cave Dwellings in Ihlara Valley

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As soon as you have left the tourist-crowded section to Belisirma, a wide, impressive valley opens up with cave dwellings and chapels that can be explored

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3.03 km

Cappadocia's Fairy Chimneys

Highlight • Natural Monument

Wonderful view between vines and almond trees

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3.86 km

Selime Monastery – Church of the Virgin Mary

Highlight • Cave

Just before the paid Selime Museum. Very impressive dwellings, stables, churches

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4.12 km

Selime Cathedral

Highlight • Cave

Selime is quite nice, rumor has it a sequence from Star Wars was filmed here too.

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4.13 km

View of Ihlara Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Viewpoint from the cathedral towards the Ihlara Valley.

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14.9 km

Main Entrance to Ihlara Valley

Highlight • Gorge

After paying the entrance fee, you go down the steps into the valley. You can stock up on drinking water at the kiosks in the car park. The entrance fee …

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20.6 km

View of Belisirma

Highlight • Viewpoint

Roadside parking with views of Belisirma and the Ihlara Valley.

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25.7 km

Ihlara Valley

Highlight • Gorge

25.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

6.43 km

4.91 km

624 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

4.41 km

3.69 km

3.45 km

328 m

201 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,320 m)

Lowest point (1,140 m)

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Saturday 23 May

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