Lycian Way
Likya Yolu · Lykischer Weg · Lýkijská stezka · Λυκία Οδός · Via Licia · Ликийская тропа · chemin de Lycie · 呂基亞之路 · Đường Likya · Лікійська стежка · Likiya yolu · Lycische Weg · Lykiska leden · הדרך הליקית
OSM hiking route in Lycia, Türkiye (454.5 km line). Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30. Days (38) is a placeholder from round(lengthKm/12), not the published ~29-day / 4–6-week thru-window (unverified).
Last verified 2026-09-24 · no issuer named on the permit
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Lycian Way, verified 2026-09-24, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/lycian-way
How we verify · last checked 2026-09-24
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Weather forecast
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Permits and fees
| Permit | Cost | Quota / restriction | Issuer | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unverified (not sourced from OSM)Unverified — not officially sourced | Not recorded | — | Not recorded | Not recorded | Unverified |
Altitude weather delta
High 1,769 m minus low 0 m is 1,769 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 11.5 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · verified 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
Line download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
- SAC T2
- Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
- YDS Class 1
- Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 51855 (ODbL). The mapped line and 2D length are derived from that geometry. Ascent, descent, and high/low points are sampled from Copernicus GLO-30 (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional. Water, permits, and hazards were not taken from OSM tags and must be verified.
OSM 2D length is 454.5 km (relation 51855; longest connected parent-way component after 1 km snap; nested Konyaaltı K26 child omitted). A 1 km snap joined the two spine halves (~234 + ~220 km; facing gap 0.41 km). Leftover fragments 178.2 km were not glued — the largest piece is ~80 km (mainly Kemer–Geyikbayırı) and sits 26.9 km from the stored spine; joining it would invent a 20+ km connector. Published figures disagree and are cross-checks only, not this DataPoint: Wikipedia infobox cites ~520 km and the body ~760 km (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycian_Way, checked 2026-08-23); Culture Routes Society cites 760 km from Fethiye/Ölüdeniz to Geyikbayırı (https://cultureroutesinturkey.com/the-lycian-way/, checked 2026-08-23); other leads cite 436 / 500 / 509 / 540 km depending on endpoints and variants. Sources disagree; the OSM line is the DataPoint.
typicalDays 38 is Math.round(lengthKm/12), a placeholder. Published thru-hike windows (~29 days / 4–6 weeks) are unverified leads, not this field.
OSM tags wikidata=Q1731039 (confirmed on relation 51855; not hardcoded). Endpoints on published pages are Hisarönü/Ovacık (Fethiye) and Aşağı Karaman / Geyikbayırı (Konyaaltı, Antalya) — the stored spine is the Fethiye–Olympos/Kumluca connected component, not Geyikbayırı.
Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction). Villages and springs exist along the coast but were not positioned from an official stage list this pass.
Water security
Sourced carry / availability
Culture Routes Society and the Lycian Way record: summer coastal heat, limited shade, and water scarcity on exposed stages. Villages and springs exist but were not mapped as WaterSource points. Carry-volume figures from unofficial lists are omitted.
cultureroutesinturkey.com · verified 2026-08-23Surface
Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.
Permits & fees
Permit status is unverified. Permit fields were not sourced from OSM. Confirm locally before travel. Culture Routes Society describes a public waymarked coastal path (https://cultureroutesinturkey.com/the-lycian-way/, checked 2026-08-23) but does not explicitly state that no walking permit is required — left unverified rather than asserted. Archaeological site-entry tickets on or near the route are separate from a trail permit.
Getting there
Sourced legs to the Ovacık / Hisarönü (OSM line start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.
Road · Dalaman (DLM) → Fethiye
Airport buses and dolmuş to Fethiye, west-end hub. No rail to the trailheads.
en.wikipedia.org · verified 2026-08-20 · wikidata · official · provisionalBus · Fethiye → Ovacık / Hisarönü
Local dolmuş/bus to the western trailhead. OSM connected line starts here.
cultureroutesinturkey.com · verified 2026-08-20 · official · provisionalRoad · Antalya (AYT) → Konyaaltı / Aşağı Karaman
Published eastern trailhead (Geyikbayırı / Aşağı Karaman). The stored OSM connected spine currently ends near Olympos/Kumluca, not this bus head.
en.wikipedia.org · verified 2026-08-20 · wikidata · official · provisional
No rail into either trailhead. Eastern published end is Antalya/Geyikbayırı; OSM's longest connected component ends farther west (Olympos/Kumluca area).
Plan from your location
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Getting there car-free
- Start (OSM line): car-free flag unknown. No transit note stored, so this is not a way to get there.
- End (OSM line): car-free flag unknown. No transit note stored, so this is not a way to get there.
Trailheads
- Start (OSM line) car-free: unknown
- End (OSM line) car-free: unknown
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Hazards
- Summer coastal heat, limited shade, and water scarcity on exposed stages (Culture Routes Society, https://cultureroutesinturkey.com/the-lycian-way/, and Wikipedia Lycian Way, checked 2026-08-23).
- Some cliff, scramble, and route-finding sections; a few variants are harder than the main line (same sources, checked 2026-08-23).
Questions
Do I need a permit for Lycian Way?
Permit status is unverified for Lycian Way. This desk does not assert that a walking permit is or is not required.
How difficult is Lycian Way?
Lycian Way is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Some cliff, scramble, and route-finding sections; a few variants are harder than the main line (same sources, checked 2026-08-23).
How long is Lycian Way?
The OSM 2-D length on this record is 454.5 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
How do I get to Lycian Way?
The record’s base start is Ovacık / Hisarönü (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Dalaman Airport (DLM). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.
Related trails
- Fishermen's Trail · Same collection
- Kerry Way · Same collection