NatureUzungöl
about 1 h 25 min – 2 h 10 min by car from the hotel · 94.4 km
A lake among forested slopes in Çaykara. It formed when rocks falling from the slopes blocked the Haldizen Stream; it is roughly one kilometre long. It has been a nature park since 1989. The road is long; set aside a whole day.
Good to know before you go
It is a landslide-dammed lake: rocks falling from the slopes blocked the Haldizen Stream and formed the lake.
Source: tvk.csb.gov.tr, tr.wikipedia.org
The lake is roughly 1,000 m long and 500 m wide, and about 15 m at its deepest; the altitude is 1,090 m.
Source: tvk.csb.gov.tr
Uzungöl Nature Park was declared on 3 October 1989; the area became a Special Environmental Protection Area on 7 January 2004.
Source: tr.wikipedia.org, tvk.csb.gov.tr
It is 99 km from Trabzon city centre and 19 km from Çaykara.
Source: tvk.csb.gov.tr
There is no official ski resort. News reports say that runs have been prepared in the Şekersu area for snowmobile safaris and snow skiing, and that a cable-car project is intended to start in 2026 and enter service in 2028–2029.
Source: 61saat.com
Getting there from the hotel
about 1 h 25 min – 2 h 10 min by car · 94.4 km
Take the coast road east, then turn south and climb to Uzungöl through Çaykara.
Open directions in Google MapsDriving times: the “typical” range Google Maps gives for a Friday 14:00 departure; it varies with traffic. Measured: October 2, 2026.
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