The Lycian Way is a coastal trail from Fethiye to Antalya and Turkey's first waymarked long-distance footpath. It was opened in 1999 through the work of Kate Clow and local walkers, and you follow red-and-white paint marks along the way.
Stages run village to village, in walking order. Each stage's distance, ascent and difficulty are in the table below; some sections have more than one route option.
All stages
Each row links to the stage's own page with the map, elevation profile and alternative routes.
| # | Stages | Distance | Ascent | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayaköy → Ölüdeniz | 3.9 km | 182 m | Easy |
| 2 | Ölüdeniz → Faralya | 15.2 km | 625 m | Moderate |
| 3 | Faralya → Kabak | 2.5 km | 125 m | Moderate |
| 4 | Kabak → Alınca | 5.5 km | 528 m | Moderate |
| 5 | Alınca → Bel | 12.7 km | 553 m | Moderate |
| 6 | Bel → Gavurağılı | 11.0 km | 279 m | Moderate |
| 7 | Gavurağılı → Gelemiş | 25.8 km | 31 m | Moderate |
| 8 | Gelemiş → Kalkan | 12.8 km | 266 m | Moderate |
| 9 | Kalkan → Bezirgan | 9.9 km | 573 m | Moderate |
| 10 | Bezirgan → Sarıbelen | 4.1 km | 145 m | Moderate |
| 11 | Sarıbelen → Gökçeören | 12.1 km | 379 m | Hard |
| 12 | Gökçeören → Kaş | 12.9 km | 146 m | Moderate |
| 13 | Kaş → Boğazcık | 18.4 km | 663 m | Moderate |
| 14 | Boğazcık → Üçağız | 13.0 km | 113 m | Moderate |
| 15 | Üçağız → Kaleköy | 1.1 km | 11 m | Moderate |
| 16 | Kaleköy → Demre | 16.6 km | 169 m | Moderate |
| 17 | Demre → Finike | 32.3 km | 147 m | Moderate |
| 18 | Finike → Karaöz | 30.6 km | 98 m | Moderate |
| 19 | Karaöz → Adrasan | 9.6 km | 823 m | Moderate |
| 20 | Adrasan → Olympos | 11.3 km | 748 m | Moderate |
| 21 | Olympos → Ulupınar | 7.5 km | 318 m | Very hard |
| 22 | Ulupınar → Beycik | 8.7 km | 668 m | Hard |
| 23 | Beycik → Tekirova | 14.4 km | 67 m | Moderate |
| 24 | Tekirova → Gedelme | 23.7 km | 532 m | |
| 25 | Gedelme → Göynük | 18.9 km | 1,123 m | |
| 26 | Göynük → Hisarçandır | 27.5 km | 1,571 m | Hard |
| 27 | Hisarçandır → Geyikbayırı | 21.7 km | 1,127 m | Hard |
| – | Fethiye → Kayaköy | 3.5 km | 341 m | Moderate |
| – | Kayaköy → Faralya | 16.1 km | 635 m | Hard |
| – | Kayaköy → Kabak | 26.5 km | 1,292 m | Moderate |
| – | Kayaköy → Ovacık | 7.0 km | 286 m | Moderate |
| – | Fethiye → Ölüdeniz | 7.4 km | 358 m | Moderate |
| – | Ölüdeniz → Alınca | 25.6 km | 1,226 m | Moderate |
| – | Ölüdeniz → Kabak | 15.9 km | 768 m | Hard |
| – | Ölüdeniz → Ovacık | 12.5 km | 577 m | Moderate |
| – | Faralya → Alınca | 22.0 km | 1,108 m | Moderate |
| – | Faralya → Ovacık | 12.0 km | 363 m | Moderate |
| – | Kabak → Bel | 17.3 km | 1,056 m | Hard |
| – | Alınca → Gelemiş | 45.4 km | 712 m | Moderate |
| – | Alınca → Ovacık | 26.1 km | 682 m | Moderate |
| – | Bel → Kalkan | 44.2 km | 454 m | Moderate |
| – | Gavurağılı → Kalkan | 29.6 km | 269 m | Moderate |
| – | Gelemiş → Bezirgan | 22.6 km | 921 m | Moderate |
| – | Kalkan → Gökçeören | 21.6 km | 1,005 m | Moderate |
| – | Kalkan → Kaş | 24.4 km | 328 m | Moderate |
| – | Kalkan → Sarıbelen | 11.0 km | 583 m | Moderate |
| – | Bezirgan → Gökçeören | 15.3 km | 527 m | Moderate |
| – | Çukurbağ → Gökçeören | 14.4 km | 565 m | Moderate |
| – | Gökçeören → Pınarbaşı | 19.7 km | 521 m | Hard |
| – | Çukurbağ → Kaş | 4.6 km | 42 m | Moderate |
| – | Kaş → Demre | 45.3 km | 806 m | Moderate |
| – | Kaş → Kaleköy | 30.0 km | — | Easy |
| – | Kaş → Pınarbaşı | 8.7 km | 437 m | Moderate |
| – | Kaş → Üçağız | 31.0 km | 697 m | Moderate |
| – | Boğazcık → Demre | 36.0 km | 500 m | Moderate |
| – | Boğazcık → Kaleköy | 17.8 km | 144 m | Moderate |
| – | Üçağız → Demre | 21.4 km | 292 m | Moderate |
| – | Üçağız → Finike | 48.9 km | 452 m | Moderate |
| – | Çukurbağ → Demre | 42.0 km | 518 m | Moderate |
| – | Çıralı → Finike | 48.2 km | 613 m | Moderate |
| – | Finike → Adrasan | 41.4 km | 580 m | Moderate |
| – | Finike → Olympos | 45.4 km | 629 m | Moderate |
| – | Çıralı → Karaöz | 35.1 km | 1,555 m | Moderate |
| – | Karaöz → Olympos | 35.2 km | 802 m | Moderate |
| – | Adrasan → Çavuşköy | 4.5 km | 20 m | Moderate |
| – | Adrasan → Çıralı | 14.3 km | 741 m | Moderate |
| – | Adrasan → Ulupınar | 25.5 km | 600 m | Moderate |
| – | Çıralı → Olympos | 8.8 km | 179 m | Moderate |
| – | Olympos → Beycik | 44.7 km | 2,042 m | Moderate |
| – | Çıralı → Ulupınar | 5.2 km | 401 m | Moderate |
| – | Kemer → Ulupınar | 28.5 km | 606 m | Moderate |
| – | Ulupınar → Tekirova | 13.8 km | 92 m | |
| – | Beycik → Çıralı | 19.0 km | 448 m | Moderate |
| – | Beycik → Göynük | 37.1 km | 2,075 m | Moderate |
| – | Beycik → Kemer | 4.0 km | 132 m | Moderate |
| – | Çamyuva → Tekirova | 16.9 km | 150 m | Moderate |
| – | Çıralı → Tekirova | 18.3 km | 551 m | Moderate |
| – | Çıralı → Gedelme | 38.1 km | 1,374 m | Moderate |
| – | Göynük → Kemer | 37.9 km | 2,661 m | Moderate |
| – | Çamyuva → Kemer | 32.0 km | 2,594 m | Moderate |
| – | Çavuşköy → Çıralı | 9.7 km | 701 m | Moderate |
| – | Çukurbağ → Pınarbaşı | 5.0 km | 75 m | Moderate |
| – | Fethiye → Ovacık | 5.1 km | 84 m | Moderate |
Longest stages
- Kabak – Kınık: about 46.8 km
- Demre – Finike: about 41.8 km
- Adrasan – Finike: about 41.1 km
On the Lycian Way's rocky ground that is a lot for one day. Plan a village stop in between or split the stage over two days.
The shortest stages are at the Fethiye end: Ölüdeniz – Ovacık, Faralya – Kabak and Fethiye – Ölüdeniz are only a few kilometres, an easy warm-up for day one.
Steepest stages
Distance alone doesn't tell you how hard a day is. The stages with the most climbing are in the mountainous east, on the Antalya side: Göynük – Hisarçandır, Çıralı – Karaöz and Geyikbayırı – Hisarçandır. Keep daily distances short there; steep descents tire you as much as the climbs.
Difficulty
Most stages are moderate; the hard and very hard ones are in the mountainous east. Route options for the same stage can differ in difficulty; compare them on the stage page.
Water and ancient sites
Water is the most important thing to plan on the Lycian Way. Springs are marked along the route, including Kozağaç, Kirme and Çınar Ağacı. Before each stage, check where the next water point is, and carry extra in summer.
The path is also an open-air museum: Letoon, Xanthos, Patara, Simena, Olympos and Phaselis are right beside it.
Following it on your phone
Every stage has its own page with the map, elevation profile and water points. On the trail, the Snail Trail app guides you step by step and warns you by voice if you leave the route.
On the trail
Follow this route on your phone
- Step-by-step route following
- Voice alert when you go off-route
- GPS recording and group planning
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