View of Pigeon Valley – View of Mount Erciyes loop from Uçhisar

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View of Pigeon Valley – View of Mount Erciyes loop from Uçhisar

Moderate

4.7

(70)

417

hikers

View of Pigeon Valley – View of Mount Erciyes loop from Uçhisar

02:38

8.93km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Göreme Millî Parkı

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.80 km

View of Pigeon Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Following the path that climbs between the rocks you arrive at this glimpse of the entire valley

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2.86 km

Trail through the rock formations in Göreme National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

3.27 km

Rock formations of Göreme National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Always followed by dogs

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3.59 km

Pigeon Valley (Güvercinlik Valley)

Highlight • Gorge

3.96 km

View of the rock formations in Göreme National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view on one of the best tours around Göreme. If the weather is good, you can see the Erciyes Dağı mountain in the background and are reminded a bit of the famous Mount Fuji in Japan :-)

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4.17 km

View of the fairy chimneys, Göreme National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Early in the morning you won't meet anyone, but in the afternoon you will see quite a few hikers.

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7.74 km

View of Uçhisar and Fairy Chimneys

Highlight • Viewpoint

Particularly impressive from a distance when you walk towards the town and the mountain :-)

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8.40 km

Viewpoint

8.93 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.60 km

1.61 km

887 m

848 m

Surfaces

6.24 km

1.13 km

642 m

641 m

127 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,330 m)

Lowest point (1,100 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

3°C

-4°C

0 %

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Comments

December 14, 2024,Uchisar-Göreme lungo la pigeon valley

Beautiful trail from Uchsair to Goreme along the pigeon valley.

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April 19, 2024,Von Uçhisar nach Göreme durchs Taubental (Pigeon Valley)

The scenery is simply fantastic! But: Komoot classifies it as "easy to walk paths, no special skills required". I have to strongly disagree with that: the paths are partly deeply torn by runoff water and consist of razor-sharp sand. The descents are partly very steep and narrow and extremely slippery due to the sand. Some of the paths are exposed …

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