Kayaköy Ruins – Kayaköy Ghost Town loop from Mini Oba Market

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Kayaköy Ruins – Kayaköy Ghost Town loop from Mini Oba Market

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Kayaköy Ruins – Kayaköy Ghost Town loop from Mini Oba Market

03:08

8.44km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Fethiye-Göcek Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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548 m

Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon)

Highlight • Beach

A must-see

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2.83 km

View of the islands off Ölüdeniz and Akayaköy

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning views, flat rocks to sit on, great rest stop.

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3.98 km

Kayaköy — Ruins of the Abandoned Village

Highlight • Historical Site

Continue whole hike by following the red & yellow painted track markers. For the first half of the hike they are widely spaced and sometimes hard to see - then they become clear and frequent.

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4.13 km

Kayaköy Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

At the metal church gate turn your back on it and proceed up the path on your right signposted ‘ÖLÜDENIZ ‘

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4.22 km

Kayaköy Ghost Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Just crazy such a big ghost town

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4.50 km

View of Kayaköy (Abandoned Levissi village)

Highlight • Historical Site

Levissi (also pronounced Livissi, Loivissi or Leivissi) is situated in close proximity to ancient Karmylassos while Macri is believed to be the site of ancient Telmessos. Prior to 1922, these two towns were made up almost entirely of Greeks. Today, none remain.

Around the period of World War I, the Greeks of Kayaköy were ethnically cleansed then forcibly expelled in 1922. Their homes have remained vacant ever since. In 1957 an earthquake damaged a large portion of the homes leaving them in their current state.

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5.30 km

Abandoned Greek Orthodox Shrine in Kayaköy

Highlight • Religious Site

Around the period of World War I, the Greeks of Levissi/Kayaköy were ethnically cleansed then forcibly expelled in 1922. Their homes have remained vacant ever since. In 1957 an earthquake damaged a large portion of the homes leaving them in their current state.

This small Orthodox shrine probably was for the protection of the fishermen and sailors.

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7.01 km

Viewpoint

8.44 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.11 km

2.29 km

1.66 km

385 m