Turkey |
Date |
To |
Distance |
Total |
Comments |
11/12 |
Kirklareli |
43 |
3492 |
Happy to be in Turkey. |
12/12 |
Saray |
78 |
3570 |
13/12 |
Ihsaniye |
68 |
3638 |
14/12 |
Istanbul |
75 |
3713 |
15-21/12 |
Istanbul |
- |
|
22/12 |
Istanbul |
10 |
3723 |
23/12 |
Istanbul |
10 |
3733 |
24-26/12 |
Istanbul |
30 |
3763 |
Christmas party. |
27/12 |
Istanbul |
- |
|
28/12 |
Yalova |
10 |
3773 |
Boat trip across the Sea of Marmara. I stop on Heybeli Island. |
29/12 |
Iznik |
63 |
3836 |
Altitude profile: 0 - 340 - 90 m. |
30/12 |
Yenisehir |
24 |
3860 |
Altitude profile: 90 - 600 - 238 m. |
31/12 |
Bilecik |
44 |
3904 |
Altitude profile: 238 - 700 - 500 m. |
1/1 1999 |
Sogut |
30 |
3934 |
Altitude profile: 500 - 350 - 700 - 600 m. |
2/1 |
Eskisehir |
51 |
3986 |
Altitude profile: 600 - 1100 - 700 - 1000 - 788 m. |
3-4/1 |
Eskisehir |
- |
|
5/1 |
Cifteler |
69 |
4054 |
6/1 |
Emirdag |
44 |
4099 |
7/1 |
Yunak |
69 |
4168 |
Altitude profile: 920 - 1300 - 1000 m. |
8/1 |
Suluklu |
58 |
4226 |
9/1 |
Cihanbeyli |
61 |
4288 |
10/1 |
Eskil |
75 |
4363 |
11/1 |
Aksaray |
73 |
4436 |
12/1 |
Ihlara |
45 |
4481 |
Altitude profile: 980 - 1400 - 1200 m. |
13/1 |
Ihlara |
23 |
4504 |
14/1 |
Guzelyurt |
24 |
4528 |
Altitude profile: 1200 - 1100 - 1505 - 1400 m. |
15/1 |
Derinkuyu |
64 |
4592 |
Altitude profile: 1400-1770-1550- 1630-1100 m. |
16/1 |
Goreme |
36 |
4629 |
Altitude profile: 1100 - 1300 - 1200 - 1000 m. |
17-19/1 |
Goreme |
- |
|
20/1 |
Goreme |
28 |
4657 |
Daytrip to Nevsehir. The capital in the province. Altitude profile: 1000 - 1194 - 1000 m. |
21/1 |
Goreme |
- |
|
22/1 |
Goreme |
30 |
4687 |
Daytrip to Zelve and Urgup. Altitude profile: 1000 - 900 - 1100 - 1000 - 1200 - 1000 m. |
23-24/1 |
Goreme |
- |
|
25/10 |
Overnight bus to Istanbul |
- |
|
26/1- 10/2 1999 |
Istanbul (and daytrip to Bulgaria) |
- |
|
11/2 |
Overnight bus to Goreme |
- |
|
12-20/2 |
Goreme |
1 |
4688 |
21/2 |
Mustafapasa |
16 |
4704 |
Altitude profile: 1000 - 1200 - 1000 - 1100 m. |
22/2 |
Yesilhisar |
51 |
4755 |
Altitude profile: 1100 - 1500 m. |
23/2 |
Dortyol |
16 |
4771 |
Extreme eastern vind. Impossible to cross over the Develi Plain. We stay at the gas station at the turn off for Develi. |
24/2 |
Develi |
6 |
4777 |
The wind continues. We fight against the wind for one and a half hours. We give up and hitch to Develi (29 km). |
25/2 |
Develi |
- |
|
26/2 |
Guzelce |
63 |
4840 |
Altitude profile: 1175 - 1500 - 1400 - 1500 - 1440 m. |
27/2 |
Pinarbasi |
57 |
4897 |
Altitude profile: 1440 - 1700 - 1520 m. |
28/2 |
20 km before Ziyaret Pass |
41 |
4938 |
Beautiful day but cold at night (maybe -12 C). We camp in the snow behind a deserted petrol station. Altitude profile: 1175 - 1500 - 1400 - 1500 - 1800 m. |
1/3 1999 |
Gurun |
65 |
5003 |
Altitude profile: 1800 - 1930 - 1500 - 1800 - 1300 m. |
2/3 |
Gurun |
14 |
5017 |
Daytrip to a beautiful Canyon nearby. |
3/3 |
Kangal |
76 |
5093 |
Altitude profile: 1300 - 1750 - 1500 m. |
4/3 |
Divrigi |
90 |
5183 |
Altitude profile: 1500 - 1450 - 1950 - 1250 m. |
5-6/3 |
Divrigi |
4 |
5187 |
7/3 |
Demirdag |
13 |
5200 |
8/3 |
Ilic |
74 |
5274 |
Altitude profile: 1350 - 1600 - 1400 - 1850 - 1150 m. |
9/3 |
Kemah |
69 |
5343 |
Altitude profile: 1150 - 1800 - 1600 - 1750 - 1100 m. |
10/3 |
Erzincan |
52 |
5395 |
Alt: 1200 m. |
11-12/3 |
Erzincan |
- |
|
13/3 |
Soguksu |
55 |
5450 |
Alt: 1300 m. |
14/3 |
Tercan |
50 |
5500 |
Alt: 1475 m. |
15/3 |
Askale |
40 |
5541 |
Altitude profile: 1475 - 1900 - 1625 m. |
16/3 |
Erzurum |
56 |
5597 |
Alt: 1853 m. |
17/3 |
Erzurum |
- |
|
18/3 |
Erzurum |
- |
|
19/3 |
Erzurum |
18 |
5614 |
Day trip to the Palandoken Ski resort (Altitude 2450 m. The highest cycling so far.). |
20-23/3 |
Erzurum |
- |
|
24/3 |
Horasan |
90 |
5704 |
Altitude profile: 1853 - 2000 - 1540 m. |
25/3 |
Eleskirt |
69 |
5773 |
Altitude profile: 1540 - 2315 - 1820 m. |
26/3 |
Agri |
33 |
5806 |
Alt: 1632 m. |
27/3 |
Agri |
- |
|
28/3 |
Diyadin |
70 |
5876 |
Alt: 1850 m. |
29/3 |
Dogubeyazit |
45 |
5921 |
Altitude profile: 1850 - 2010 - 1589 m. |
30/3 |
Dogubeyazit |
- |
|
31/3 |
Dogubeyazit |
14 |
5935 |
Day trip to Isak Pasa Saray (Alt: 2220 m). |
1/4 1999 |
Gurbulak (Iran border) |
37 |
5972 |
Alt: 1750 m. |
112 days |
Turkey total |
2480 |
5972 |
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