The Lycian Way and Saklıkent: hiking and winter sports in Antalya

2026-10-08 · Author: Grand Emlak

In Antalya you can ski in the morning and swim in the afternoon; this article covers hiking and winter sports with official sources only.

The Lycian Way: from Fethiye to Antalya

According to the Culture Routes Society, which waymarks the trail, the Lycian Way is a 760-kilometre footpath from Fethiye to Antalya that takes about 29 days to walk; it starts at Ölüdeniz and ends at Geyikbayırı. The route was researched, designed and marked with yellow-red waymarks in 1999 by the British/Turkish amateur historian Kate Clow; the best seasons are spring (February–May) and autumn (September–November). Source: Culture Routes Society, accessed 08.10.2026

The Türkiye Culture Portal describes the Lycian Way as Türkiye's first long-distance hiking route and gives its length as about 540 kilometres; the portal states that the route starts at Ölüdeniz and ends at Geyikbayırı west of Konyaaltı, that the whole takes about a month to walk, and that the paths are ancient roads linking Lycian cities, renewed in the Roman period under Emperor Claudius. The two institutions give different lengths; because of route updates we report the difference as it stands. Source: Türkiye Culture Portal, accessed 08.10.2026

Saklıkent ski centre

According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Saklıkent is 50 kilometres west of central Antalya in the Beydağları range at an altitude of 2,550 metres; the ski areas lie between 2,000 and 2,400 metres, snow depth is 0.5–1 metre and the season is short. The centre has two T-bars and two easy/moderate runs, a 14-bed guesthouse, a restaurant and a café; it is reached from central Antalya in one hour by bus, taxi or hotel shuttle. Source: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, accessed 08.10.2026

The Antalya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism notes that Bubi Mountain reaches 2,550 metres, that the two T-bars carry 240 and 340 people per hour and that snow depth during operation is 50–100 centimetres. According to GoTürkiye, Saklıkent is one of the few places in the world where you can ski in the morning and swim in the sea in the afternoon; the Culture Portal adds that ski equipment can be rented in winter and spring and that there is a motel and cafeteria. Source: Antalya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, GoTürkiye (Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency), Türkiye Culture Portal, accessed 08.10.2026

The values in the table are compiled from the Saklıkent pages of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Antalya Provincial Directorate; season dates depend on snow conditions, so no dates are given here. Source: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Antalya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, accessed 08.10.2026

Beydağları, Tahtalı and Olympos

According to the 6th Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Beydağları Coastal National Park was declared in 1972 and covers 311,658 decares across the Konyaaltı, Kemer and Kumluca districts; the park contains the ancient cities of Phaselis and Olympos, the Chimaera (Yanartaş) and Mediterranean vegetation. The Antalya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism writes that Olympos lies within the park, that Çıralı to its east is known for its beach where sea turtles nest, and that the flames of the Chimaera should be watched after dark. Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 6th Regional Directorate (DKMP), Antalya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, accessed 08.10.2026

Olympos Teleferik in Kemer climbs to the 2,365-metre summit of Tahtalı with a Doppelmayr/Garaventa system and operates from 09:00 to 17:30; according to its technical page the line is 4,350 metres long, the lower station is at 726 and the upper at 2,365 metres, the ride takes 10 minutes, cabins hold 80 people and the facility opened on 17 June 2007. Source: Olympos Teleferik, Olympos Teleferik (technical data), accessed 08.10.2026

Köprülü Canyon and rafting

According to the Culture Portal, Köprülü Canyon National Park is 63 kilometres north-west of Manavgat and was declared a national park in 1973 with an area of 366,140 decares; the canyon is 14 kilometres long with walls exceeding 100 metres. The Köprüçay river is one of Türkiye's most important rafting routes; the park holds the largest natural cypress forest in the Mediterranean region, the Roman-era Oluk and Büğrüm bridges and the ancient city of Selge, founded in the 5th century BC. Source: Türkiye Culture Portal, accessed 08.10.2026

Homes close to nature

Konyaaltı and Kemer are residential areas close to the Lycian Way's final stages and to Saklıkent; an asking price is not an appraised value.

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