Turkey has two long distance trekking routes: The Lycian Way –opened in 1999, and The St Paul Trail –opened in 2004.

Both trails are about 500km long. Kate Clow with Terry Richardson researched designed and implemented both trails. Many other volunteers, including Atil Ulas Cuce and Kerem Karaerkek, who own Middle Earth Travel, helped. Kate and Terry produced the guide books and maps to the two trails, assisted by George Zsiga, who drew the maps and Ueli Aellig and others who took GPS readings.

Both trails are 'way-marked' with red-white paint flashes every 100m or less. Both are described in the guide books and maps. Before you walk, you can get up to date information on the 'update' pages of this web site.

The Lycian Way trail was authorised by the Turkish Government (Tourism and Culture Ministry). Way-marking of The Lycian Way was sponsored by Garanti Bank. The Tourism and Culture Ministry are preparing a short guide to the Lycian Way. The St Paul Trail was authorised by the Forestry Ministry and has not been sponsored.

The Lycian Way and St Paul Trail Projects consist of:

Books which give you background and historical information about the areas, and describe the routes in detail, with times and distances. The St Paul Trail book also has altitude profiles and lists of GPS points. Each book includes a map which shows key points on the route. Use the books to plan your walking holiday; the maps to check each day's walking.

The Way Marking makes it easy to follow the route. Paths are way-marked in red and white stripes to Grande Randonnee standards. The Lycian Way has yellow and green signposts at the junction of the route with metalled roads.

Please click here to go to the Kaçkar seciton of this website.

	Gill Charlton follows St Paul’s path through Anatolia, cutting through the dramatic Taurus mountain range, visiting Greek and Roman ruins The National Travel, September 5 2009.			In The Foootsteps of Alexander, By Pelin Turgut. Time, Global Adviser, July 27, 2006. '... the exhilaration of watching the sunset over the Mediterranean from atop a marble sarcophagus in an ancient Lycian burial site -how very Indiana Jones.' [see full page]
	A Congress, Buried in Turkey's Sand. By R. Bernstein, The New York Times Alexander the Great was here, and so was Saint Paul, on his way to Ephesus. Centuries later, the drafters of the American Constitution took the ancient ... [read more]			National Geographic Türkiye , 2005/08. Yazi: Kate Clow, Foto: Kemal Nuraydin LYKIA YOLU Akdeniz'e inen dik ucurumlarin kenarindan genis kumsallara uzanan patika yol, binlerce yillik kultur birikimine taniklik ediyor.
	Gezi Travel, Sayı 07/2005. Yazi: Zeynep Yosun Akverdi, Foto: Muzaffer Saglam Bir Azizin İzinde / St.Paul Yolu St.Paul'ün Izinde Anadolu, St Paul Yolu hakkinda yazilmis guzel bir makale...			Atlas Tatil 2005, Sayı 06/2005. Yazi: Turgut Tarhan, LYKİA YOLU / Işıltılı Patikalar Antik sehirleri birbirine baglayan antik yollar ve patikalar... Lykia uygarliginin gecit yaptigi bir guzergah... [yakinda]
	Cornucopia Issue 33, 2005, by C. Finkel: Walking the Taurus: Caroline Finkel joins Kate Clow on the new St Paul Trail that crosses the giant Taurus range in southern Turkey. Photos by Kate Clow and Terry Richardson.