Efeler Way

Efeler Way

İzmir / Aydın, Türkiye

Türkiye · Kavaklıdere → Meryemana

Distance

486 km

Stages

27

Difficulty

moderate

Best months

Apr-May, Sep-Oct

About

The Efeler Way traces about 490 km across the Aegean highlands of Türkiye, from the climbing village of Kavaklıdere above İzmir to the Virgin Mary's House at Meryemana, above ancient Ephesus. It is a cultural route through the heartland of efe and zeybek folk tradition, a 28-stage path that threads vineyards, cedar yaylas, Ottoman villages, and forested Aegean mountain passes.

Stages

27 stages

  1. Kavaklıdere → Nazarköy — Efeler WayStage 1
    Distance19 kmAscent1969 mDescent2048 m
  2. Nazarköy → Yukarıkızılca — Efeler WayStage 2
    Distance14 kmAscent1311 mDescent1320 m
  3. Yukarıkızılca → Bayramlı — Efeler WayStage 3
    Distance16 kmAscent1712 mDescent1272 m
  4. Bayramlı → Yenikurudere — Efeler WayStage 4
    Distance18 kmAscent1370 mDescent1569 m
  5. Yeni Kurudere → Kemalpaşa Ovacık — Efeler WayStage 5
    Distance17 kmAscent2078 mDescent1766 m
  6. Kemalpaşa Ovacık → Sarıyurt — Efeler WayStage 6
    Distance22 kmAscent1672 mDescent1881 m
  7. Sarıyurt → Kerpiçlik — Efeler WayStage 7
    Distance18 kmAscent1253 mDescent1345 m
  8. Kerpiçlik → Lübbey — Efeler WayStage 8
    Distance14 kmAscent1491 mDescent1470 m
  9. Lübbey → Gölcük — Efeler WayStage 9
    Distance19 kmAscent1861 mDescent1281 m
  10. Gölcük → Birgi — Efeler WayStage 10
    Distance19 kmAscent1033 mDescent1700 m
  11. Birgi → Bozdağ — Efeler WayStage 11
    Distance16 kmAscent1910 mDescent1155 m
  12. Bozdağ → Karakoyun — Efeler WayStage 12
    Distance17 kmAscent1885 mDescent1537 m
  13. Karakoyun → Kiraz Ovacık — Efeler WayStage 13
    Distance20 kmAscent1381 mDescent1824 m
  14. Kiraz Ovacık → Küçükibrahimler — Efeler WayStage 14
    Distance22 kmAscent1639 mDescent1113 m
  15. Küçükibrahimler → Balyeri — Efeler WayStage 15
    Distance15 kmAscent1108 mDescent1637 m
  16. Balyeri → Karabolu — Efeler WayStage 16
    Distance18 kmAscent1061 mDescent1366 m
  17. Karabolu → Palamutçuk — Efeler WayStage 17
    Distance25 kmAscent1317 mDescent1501 m
  18. Palamutçuk → Beyköy — Efeler WayStage 18
    Distance25 kmAscent2025 mDescent2123 m
  19. Beyköy → Bıçakcı — Efeler WayStage 19
    Distance12 kmAscent1261 mDescent587 m
  20. Bıçakcı → Demirdere — Efeler WayStage 20
    Distance24 kmAscent1952 mDescent2376 m
  21. Demirdere → Karaçamur — Efeler WayStage 21
    Distance15 kmAscent2103 mDescent1450 m
  22. Karaçamur → Dallık — Efeler WayStage 22
    Distance14 kmAscent930 mDescent1477 m
  23. Dallık → Kaplan — Efeler WayStage 23
    Distance14 kmAscent1098 mDescent1465 m
  24. Kaplan → Akçaşehir — Efeler WayStage 24
    Distance18 kmAscent1296 mDescent1512 m
  25. Akçaşehir → Küçükkale — Efeler WayStage 25
    Distance17 kmAscent1282 mDescent1352 m
  26. Küçükkale → Şirince — Efeler WayStage 26
    Distance19 kmAscent1593 mDescent1376 m
  27. Şirince → Meryemana — Efeler WayStage 27
    Distance20 kmAscent1205 mDescent1170 m

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