WALKING/CYCLING ROADS
Payamlı-Çamlı
Distance: 9.5 km
Average duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Starting point elevation: 498 m
The highest point: 498 m
Endpoint elevation: 66 m
Difficulty level: 2
Coodinates:
Starting point GPS: 38°19’04.87”N / 26°55’27.20”E
Peak point GPS: 38°19’04.87”N / 26°55’27.20”E
Endpoint GPS: 38°18’50.33”N / 26°51’35.88”E
Transportation to the beginning of the course: It is possible to reach Güzelbahçe by bus no 8 after arriving at the Fahrettin Altay transfer center by public transportation. You can take bus no 28 to go to Payamlı village from Güzelbahçe.
You can also go to Payamlı by a private vehicle from Konak through the highway or coastal road. You need to turn in the Güzelbahçe direction at the Seferihisar exit of the highway. From the Güzelbahçe turn, you should go right and up. By following this road, you can arrive at Payamlı village.
Structure of the course: In the summer, it is possible to reach the stream by a vehicle from Payamlı village square. It is hard to do so in the winter since the roads are steep and stabilized. There are no obstacles until you reach the stream. But there are lots of shrubs and steep slopes on this route. You need to cross a stream four or five times as you progress into the valley.
Details of the course: A furnished concrete road passes by the school at the village square. You need to go down to the stream road by going forward through the street. After 300 m, there is a stream formed both by the water coming from the village’s fountain and by the water of the well. You should go down the path that the stream has formed. The car road coming from the village joins the path. Then, you should go into the forest road on the right. The road intersects with the road coming from the village again. The road coming from the village goes down from the left side of hill at the opposite. You need to follow the new road on the right, progress through the stream and cross the stream. The route continuing through the olive groves joins the road coming from the village again. You need to follow the village road for about 750 m. Then you need to cross the road that the stream cuts. Afterwards, you should go forward on the cropland to the right all along the stream. Again you need to cross the stream and go into the path at the opposite and walk through it. Then, you should go into the escalating tractor road. At the end of the tractor road, there is a wide flat field. This is an area where croplands are. After the end of the croplands, you need to follow the stream, yet there are lots of shrubs, maquis, and a steep descent for 200 m. This descent joins a path. When the stream is crossed, the car road starts. The car road continuing along the stream reaches the citrus gardens. The course ends at Çamlıköy square.
Alternative routes connected to the course: If you follow the stabilized road at the entry of Zeytineli village, you will go down to the Böğürtlen Deresi valley. At the end of the valley, you can reach the field where the remains can be seen. The course joins the Kavacık-Efemçukuru-Gödence route.
Water resources: None
Camping sites: You can set up camp on the flat fields along the bed of Çamlı Stream. You can use the stream water.
Shopping and accommodation: You can shop at Güzelbahçe or Payamlı village. There are accommodation options in Güzelbahçe and Sığacık.