WALKING/CYCLING ROADS
Kavakdere-Teos
Distance: 13 km
Duration: 4 hours 20 minutes
Starting point elevation: 71 m
The highest point: 163 m
Endpoint elevation: 18 m
Difficulty level: 2
Coordinates:
Starting point GPS: 38°09’50.02”N/ 26°50’37.49”E
Peak point GPS: 38°09’44.57”N / 26°53’12.91”E
Endpoint GPS: 38°10’27.70”N / 26°46’41.64”E
Transportation to the beginning of the course: To reach the beginning of the course by a private vehicle, you need to go to the Seferihisar crossroads on the İzmir-Çeşme highway. Then you should turn to Seferihisar from the Seferihisar- Güzelbahçe fork. By following the old highway from the district center to the Karakoç thermal springs, you can reach Kavakdere. The distance between Seferihisar and Kavakdere is 11 km.
If you prefer to use public transportation, you should first go to the Fahrettin Altay transfer center in Üçkuyular by bus, subway or ferry. From the Üçkuyular district bus terminal, you can arrive at the Seferihisar district center by bus no 730. From there, you can go to Kavakdere by a minibus or private vehicle. The second option is to take bus no 829 Cumaovası- Seferihisar from the İZBAN Cumaovası transfer center and get off at the Ilıca turn and reach Kavakdere. The distance between the Ilıca turn and Kavakdere is 5 km.
Structure of the course: The course thoroughly passes through open fields, croplands and gardens. After passing the Seferihisar-Doğanbey road, it goes on an asphalt road until the coast.
Details of the course: On the right of the beginning point, there arethe Kavakdere Dam and the wire fences of the dam. You need to go up towards the rocks near the fences. There are windmills on the opposite. From nearthe fences, you should go into pine trees and cross the small stream below. After 50 m, you need to turn right from the fork. After 500 m, you should follow the high voltage line; go into the road turning left from back of the terraces on the hill. Then, keep the newly established olive garden to your right, go forward and go into the road on the left. You need to ascend the hill after crossing the stream below.
Afterwards, you need to descend through the stabilized road which is at the opposite of the oaks. On the right, there are tangerine gardens. Then, you will reach an area surrounded by wires. There are rocks on the left and a farm on the right. By following the old road through the right of the buildings with green roofs, you will reach the main road. If you turn right, you will find yourself in Seferihisar; if you turn left, you will arrive at the Karakoç thermal springs. Then, you need to follow the asphalt road towards north for 150 m and turn left, go into the byway. You need to go ahead for 600 m and reach the new road. Then, you should go on the asphalt road for 200 m towards south and go into the terrain road on the right which is at the opposite of the gas station on the left. When you go forward about 1 km southwest, you will reach a crossroads where three roads meet. Afterwards, you should continue walking towards west, to the right, on the road to the north of the buildings. Then, you need to go down to the coast by walking south from the border of the last building. Then, you need to go into the ancient city of Teos by crossing the stream in the western direction at the coast and following the terrain roads. The course ends at the asphalt road going to the excavation house.
Alternative routes connected to the course: The course joins three different routes:
If you prefer to use public transportation, you should first go to the Fahrettin Altay transfer center in Üçkuyular by bus, subway or ferry. From the Üçkuyular district bus terminal, you can arrive at the Seferihisar district center by bus no 730. From there, you can go to Kavakdere by a minibus or private vehicle. The second option is to take bus no 829 Cumaovası- Seferihisar from the İZBAN Cumaovası transfer center and get off at the Ilıca turn and reach Kavakdere. The distance between the Ilıca turn and Kavakdere is 5 km.
Structure of the course: The course thoroughly passes through open fields, croplands and gardens. After passing the Seferihisar-Doğanbey road, it goes on an asphalt road until the coast.
Details of the course: On the right of the beginning point, there arethe Kavakdere Dam and the wire fences of the dam. You need to go up towards the rocks near the fences. There are windmills on the opposite. From nearthe fences, you should go into pine trees and cross the small stream below. After 50 m, you need to turn right from the fork. After 500 m, you should follow the high voltage line; go into the road turning left from back of the terraces on the hill. Then, keep the newly established olive garden to your right, go forward and go into the road on the left. You need to ascend the hill after crossing the stream below.
Afterwards, you need to descend through the stabilized road which is at the opposite of the oaks. On the right, there are tangerine gardens. Then, you will reach an area surrounded by wires. There are rocks on the left and a farm on the right. By following the old road through the right of the buildings with green roofs, you will reach the main road. If you turn right, you will find yourself in Seferihisar; if you turn left, you will arrive at the Karakoç thermal springs. Then, you need to follow the asphalt road towards north for 150 m and turn left, go into the byway. You need to go ahead for 600 m and reach the new road. Then, you should go on the asphalt road for 200 m towards south and go into the terrain road on the right which is at the opposite of the gas station on the left. When you go forward about 1 km southwest, you will reach a crossroads where three roads meet. Afterwards, you should continue walking towards west, to the right, on the road to the north of the buildings. Then, you need to go down to the coast by walking south from the border of the last building. Then, you need to go into the ancient city of Teos by crossing the stream in the western direction at the coast and following the terrain roads. The course ends at the asphalt road going to the excavation house.
Alternative routes connected to the course: The course joins three different routes:
- Ürkmez (Lebedos)- Kavakdere
- Kavakdere- Beyler- Gödence
- Ancient Port- Teos- Sığacık
Water resources: None
Camping sites: You can set up camp at the garden of the empty school in Kavakdere village at the beginning point. The meadow of the village is also an ideal place for camping.
Shopping and accommodation: There are lots of boarding houses, boutique hotels and coffee houses in Sığacık Kaleiçi. On Sundays, besides the products grown in the region, you can buy homemade products like jam, tarhana, noodles or pickles at the Sığacık Producer Bazaar set up at Kaleiçi.
Natural and historical values:
- Teos
- Sığacık Tower: The tower belonging the Seljuk Dynasty period and 5 km away from Seferihisar was repaired for the first time during the Aydınoğulları principality. It gained its last form by using the ancient stones of Teos with the order of Suleiman the Magnificent, who was preparing for the Rhodes expedition in 1521-1522.
- Kaleiçi neighborhood: 284 houses in the oldest neighborhood in Sığacık have been restored by the cooperation of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and Seferihisar Municipality for tourism.