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View of Belisirma – Snake Church loop from Yaprakhisar

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View of Belisirma – Snake Church loop from Yaprakhisar

Hard

4.8

(16)

163

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View of Belisirma – Snake Church loop from Yaprakhisar

05:42

20.2km

410m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Ihlara Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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4.22 km

View of Belisirma

Highlight • Viewpoint

Roadside parking with views of Belisirma and the Ihlara Valley.

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2

5.52 km

Kirkdamaltı Church (St. George's Church)

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This cave church is located in the Ihlara Valley a bit off and about 30 meters up the trail.

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3

6.46 km

Riverside Cafés in Ihlara Valley

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A nice cafe in the gorge. Especially nice the open seating on the lake.

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4

7.34 km

Snake Church

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Very nicely preserved cave church in the Ihlara Gorge

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5

12.2 km

Ancient Cave Dwellings in Ihlara Valley

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As soon as you have left the tourist-crowded section to Belisirma, a wide, impressive valley opens up with cave dwellings and chapels that can be explored

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6

15.6 km

Selime Monastery – Church of the Virgin Mary

Highlight • Cave

Just before the paid Selime Museum. Very impressive dwellings, stables, churches

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7

15.8 km

Selime Cathedral

Highlight • Cave

Selime is quite nice, rumor has it a sequence from Star Wars was filmed here too.

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8

15.9 km

Selime Rock Monastery

Highlight • Historical Site

A large rock monastery. Interesting

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20.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.64 km

6.03 km

2.72 km

1.54 km

Surfaces

6.44 km

4.69 km

4.35 km

2.45 km

1.01 km

986 m

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Highest point (1,310 m)

Lowest point (1,150 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

14°C

9°C

83 %

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