WALKING/CYCLING ROADS
Eski Mordoğan-Eğlenhoca-İnecik-Kösedere
Distance: 13 km
Average Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starting point elevation: 99 m
Highest point: 430 m
Endpoint elevation: 216 m
Difficulty level: 2
Coordinates:
Starting point GPS: 38°31’01.56”N / 26°33’29.29”E
Peak point GPS: 38°20’54.02”N / 26°34’23.38”E
Endpoint GPS: 38°22’50.98”N / 26°33’11.47”E
Average Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starting point elevation: 99 m
Highest point: 430 m
Endpoint elevation: 216 m
Difficulty level: 2
Coordinates:
Starting point GPS: 38°31’01.56”N / 26°33’29.29”E
Peak point GPS: 38°20’54.02”N / 26°34’23.38”E
Endpoint GPS: 38°22’50.98”N / 26°33’11.47”E
Transportation to the course: You can reach Eski Mordoğan (at an 86 km distance to Konak) from the İzmir – Çeşme highway. You need to turn at the Karaburun intersection on the highway with a private vehicle. Follow the İzmir – Çeşme land route in the Çeşme direction, turn right from the IYTE intersection and then turn to the Gülbahçe direction. From the next intersection, follow the Balıklıova – Mordoğan – Karaburun land route.
You can also use public transportation. You can take the metro to come to Fahrettin Altay. From the city garage here, you can take the Mordoğan minibuses. Between the Foça – Mordoğan piers, there are also marine services in the summer months (June – September).
Structure of the course: The course consists of inner village roads, olive groves, pathways (ground is slippery on rainy days), land and stabilized roads and shrubs. Because of the climate conditions, it is not appropriate to walk on the course between the months of June and September.
Details of the course: The course starts from the center of Eski Mordoğan village. By following the tractor road, which passes through the olive groves, the course connects to the pathway that passes through the shrubs. The pathway that passes through the shrubs can be slippery on rainy days. When the pathway ends, you can see the wind power plants and enter their connection roads. After almost 300 m, you leave the wind power plant road; follow the pathway through the shrubs and by coming down southwest from the ridge, you can enter the tractor road that reaches the planted areas. The tractor road reaches the right shore of the Eğlenhoca Pond. After that, the stabilized road passes the stream after Eğlenhoca Pond and connects to the pond service road. You continue walking for almost 1300 m to the east on the service road and reach the center of Eğlenhoca village by turning to the road on the left. After the village, you can reach İnecik village from the old pathway. From here, you can reach Kösedere following the pathway located opposite the İnecik graveyard.
Alternative routes connected to the course:
You can also use public transportation. You can take the metro to come to Fahrettin Altay. From the city garage here, you can take the Mordoğan minibuses. Between the Foça – Mordoğan piers, there are also marine services in the summer months (June – September).
Structure of the course: The course consists of inner village roads, olive groves, pathways (ground is slippery on rainy days), land and stabilized roads and shrubs. Because of the climate conditions, it is not appropriate to walk on the course between the months of June and September.
Details of the course: The course starts from the center of Eski Mordoğan village. By following the tractor road, which passes through the olive groves, the course connects to the pathway that passes through the shrubs. The pathway that passes through the shrubs can be slippery on rainy days. When the pathway ends, you can see the wind power plants and enter their connection roads. After almost 300 m, you leave the wind power plant road; follow the pathway through the shrubs and by coming down southwest from the ridge, you can enter the tractor road that reaches the planted areas. The tractor road reaches the right shore of the Eğlenhoca Pond. After that, the stabilized road passes the stream after Eğlenhoca Pond and connects to the pond service road. You continue walking for almost 1300 m to the east on the service road and reach the center of Eğlenhoca village by turning to the road on the left. After the village, you can reach İnecik village from the old pathway. From here, you can reach Kösedere following the pathway located opposite the İnecik graveyard.
Alternative routes connected to the course:
- Kösedere – Akdağ – Yaylaköy
- Yukarıovacık – Kösedere
- Kösedere – Ambarseki – Saip – Karaburun
- Balıklıova – Eski Mordoğan
Water resources:
- Water of the fountain in Eski Mordoğan village flows continuously. 38°31’07.35”N / 26°35’56.49”E
- Water of the fountain in Uşak Pınarı flows continuously. 38°31’57.62”N / 26°33’54.80”E
- Old fountain. 38°32’59.31”N / 26°34’01.86”E
- There is a fountain in the center of Kösedere village. 38°32’50.98”N / 26°33”11.47”E
Camping Sites:
- You can set up tent around the Eğlenhoca Pond.
- You need to talk to the mukhtar (village headman) in order to set up camp in Eğlenhoca, İnecik and Kösedere villages.
Shopping and Accommodation: You can buy your needs from Eski Mordoğan village. There are coffee houses and groceries in Eski Mordoğan, Eğlenhoca and Kösedere villages. There is a coffee house in İnecik village. There are guesthouses in Kaynarpınar (Kaynarpınar is not within the scope of the course. It is located on the north – northeast part of İnecik village and near the coast). There are guesthouses and hotels in Mordoğan.
Historical and natural values: The course is suitable for walking except for in the months between June and September. It is covered with the vegetation of the Aegean region. It is rich in terms of olive groves and wild flowers. There are trees that produce wild strawberry fruits in autumn.
- Historical household goods and clothes of the community are exhibited in Müesser Aktaş Ethnography Museum in Eski Mordoğan village.
- There is Ayşe Hatun Mosque in Eski Mordoğan village. Ayşe Hatun passed away at a very young age in the 14th century. Her mother had the mosque built according to her will. Ayşe Hatun embroidered narcissus, hyacinth, clove, olive, rose and tulip motifs to her dowry and these motifs were picturized on the dome of the mosque.
- There are vineyards between Eğlenhoca – İnecik – Kösedere.
- There are old stone and modern olive mills in Eğlenhoca and Kösedere.
- The old minarets in the region are earthquake resistant and were made by cut stone.