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Walks around Adrasan Cavus-Bay NORTH COVE and on to SAZAK BAY The route to "North Cove" (see map) is started by crossing over the river just up the road from Gelidonya Hotel / Arikanda River Garden. (Also the starting point for the waymarked Lycian Way towards Olympos) Alternatively start up the track passing Felix bar at the north end of Adrasan Cavus Bay beach. The tractor track then heads back towards the coast climbing immediately above/behind the river restaurants.

After about 15 minutes a track can be seen going down to the "North Cove" (see right). After a while the track peters out at the head of a dried river gulley near a disused mine entrance. Look out for a well trodden bit of track sometimes waymarked with stones - it crosses over the gulley and down the (west) side - a bit loose and tricky and remember to note the way back! Back on the tractor track the route continues to :

SAZAK BAY (Click for "Extra Images Page")
(Length: From Cavus the walk takes about three hours each way at a reasonable pace so take supplies with you. Also it's probably too hot to take from June thro' Sept'.)
For Sazak just keep following this tractor track ignoring the minor tracks that branch off - about half way along the North side of Cavus bay the track heads inland and crosses over the peninsular through a disused meadow area then heads down to Sazak alongside a river (bed) - reminded me a bit of Derbyshire on a rare dry day!.
From the east end of Sazak Bay there are said to be tracks across to
SHEPHERD'S BAY where there are overgrown ancient ruins.
Rather than go to Sazak there is a branch in the tractor track just before the 'meadow area' that doubles back towards the DIVE CAVES . The easterly branch reaches a rocky headland from where Water Island can be seen in the distance and the westerly branch heads towards a cove (which I think is known as 'Paradise Beach' ). The tractor track is a bit uneven in places but no big hurdles.

ADRASAN SOUTH COVE (Click for "Extra Images Page")
Take the dirt road from the Ford Hotel around the headland for about 10 minutes and there is a small cove near the fishing boat moorings. The beach is stones and small shale but once in the sea the sea bed is soft silvery sand often with many small fish and shellfish.
From here, taking 1 hour each way, the route starts to the:
CAVUS BAY LIGHT HOUSE
There is a track through the woods to the lighthouse at the southeast corner of Cavus Bay but most people fail to find it because they try to get there from the end of the dirt road above where the small fishing boats are moored. The trick is to start above the corner of the cove before the moorings - climb three metres up the dry river bed and find the track running along the "cliff" above the road.
A large rock at the river bed near the road has "L.H." faintly marked on it with an arrow.

MINE HILL TRACK

Length: 1.5 hours to the hilltop

Follow the dirt road from the Ford Hotel and you will soon see the start of a track that doubles back above/behind the Ford

(Click for "Extra Images Page" with Panoramic view of Adrasan from the top)


The track winds its way to the top of the hill for a view of the open sea.
At the top follow the track to the right for an extra 45 minutes or so where it suddenly stops at a mound of rock.
Work carefully along the hillside for 50metres for a great view of Water Island.

FARM (formerly touristic camel farm)

Length: One hour each way.
Start walking inland from Tonguslu Restaurant up the valley passing Cengis & Osmanli Hotels and then Rahmi's timber Hostal eventually joining the dirt road that starts near Blue Bay Pansiyon. The road - part of the Lycian Way -is on a ridge between two river valleys and is in reasonably good condition but the farm is no longer in use.
The Lycian Way runs through the farm and continues up the hill to view the sea in 1hr then on to Kara Oz (6 hours?).

HILL MEADOW WITH VIEW OF ADRASAN VILLAGE

Try a short part of the Lycian Way in the Olympos direction. A very pleasant mostly easy going well trodden track up to a plateau with a view of the whole of Adrasan village and the hills behind in the Kumluca direction (about 1.5hrs from the bay). Follow the red&white waymarks alongside the river up from Gelidonya Hotel (at north end of the bay) until some greenhouses and then cross over on the stepping stones. At right angles to the river a road then runs between greenhouses - then the only tricky bit - cross the field alongside the last greenhouse and step over a narrow mountain stream to find the path up to the meadow plateau alongside the mountain stream (field & crossing not well marked). Once there just a friendly shepherd with inquisitive sheep and a cow or two! Return the same way or for longer route drop down the hillside track to the Olympos side of Adrasan and follow the roads back thro' the village (probably 2hrs to the bay).

ADRASAN VILLAGE Length: One and a half hours each way (with a long stop at Ramazan's Bar in the village in between! Also try excellent chicken kebab at fast food restaurant.) Take the tarmac road from the centre of Cavus bay (Atici Hotel) or alternatively from north end of bay near the river restaurants. Many tomato greenhouses on each route. The first one passes a small mosque about half way and the remains of a castle on the left above the road.

Both ways lead to the Sunday travelling market. From the market, carry on right over the river bridge towards the village. The village has mosque, tailor, doctor, pharmacy, barber, hardware store, Jandarma, fast food , Post Office , mini markets, ATM , patisserie, tea rooms and bars. A short distance up the road past Ramazan's (route to Kumluca) is the desirable area to buy a property.

...........Further afield...........
PHASELIS
Details of route in Sunflower book, "Landscapes of Turkey: Around Antalya", by Eileen and Brian Anderson, who live in the Kemer area.
Take the morning Antalya dolmus and get off at the start of Çamyuva town area on the main road (Çamyuva Town sign). Walk back along the main road until the river and then follow river track down to coast - then around the headlands and coves into Phaselis. The route is waymarked (this is part of the Lycian Way).
There's plenty to see -- the marble avenue, amphitheatre and aquaduct, plus superb beaches and ancient small harbour - all a protected area so no hotels/bars/restaurants only a snack kiosk.
To return, take the Phaselis entrance/exit road back up to the main road and wait for the return late afternoon dolmus (I don't know if it will be same driver but if it is, it might be possible to get him to look for you!).

OLYMPOS AND ULUPINAR
There is a very limited minibus service up to the Antalya Highway (Ana Yol) northerly Adrasan junction so it is probably best to take a taxi from the "dolmus & taxi cabin" at the centre of bay (near Blue Bay Bar) or the cabin adjacent River Garden Restaurant.
The minibus route passes the turn off for Olympos so a leisurely walk is possible, or catch the Olympos dolmus. Here you can search for the ancient ruins hidden in the undergrowth and visit 'turtle beach'. Also see the treehouses popular with 'backpackers'.
The Lycian Way walk to Olympos from Cavus takes 6-8 hours and not really suitable for for the hot summer months.

Take the Antalya dolmus until the Antalya Highway junction and stay on to the next junction for Ulupinar then walk down to the river restaurants for a very good value amazing trout meal.

CHIMEARA
This is one for nightime - something not to be missed -
'FIRE MOUNTAIN' and best done by taking a taxi or hotel trip. Again on the route of the Lycian Way not far from Ulupinar and is now slightly commercialised with a constructed path of stone steps to reach the natural gas flames emerging from the rocks. Take a torch and some flat shoes with non slip soles and be prepared for many steps! Don't stay too long as there seems to be quite a lot of partly combusted gas fumes about.