Pamukkale Travertine Terraces – Pamukkale Travertine Terraces loop from Pamukkale

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Denizli

Pamukkale Travertine Terraces – Pamukkale Travertine Terraces loop from Pamukkale

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Pamukkale Travertine Terraces – Pamukkale Travertine Terraces loop from Pamukkale

02:13

7.90km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

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Pamukkale Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.10 km

Pamukkale Travertine Terraces

Highlight • Natural Monument

Pamukkale is a city in western Turkey. It is known for the mineral-rich thermal water

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1.37 km

Palm Garden on the Edge of the Pamukkale Terraces

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Palm garden to linger. The warm, chalky water is channeled into a pond before continuing on to the terraces.

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1.94 km

Ancient City of Hierapolis

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Hierapolis means the Holy City."

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3.18 km

Colonnaded Street

Archaeological Site

4.28 km

Pamukkale Travertine Terraces

Highlight • Natural Monument

Until the beginning of the nineties it was allowed to swim in each basin of the cascade. Because of pollution by tourists that was forbidden. Meanwhile, it looks like it used to.

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5.62 km

Frontinus Gate and Main Street, Hierapolis

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More than 1200 graves lie in front of the north gate of Hierapolis. They belong to the largest ancient city of the dead in Asia Minor. House-shaped sarcophagi can be …

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5.80 km

North Byzantine Gate of Hierapolis

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Old town here Hierapplis Pamukkale

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6.58 km

Hierapolis Archaeology Museum

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Archeology museum with excavated tombs and statues in large halls and a gallery with small exhibits

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7.36 km

Pamukkale Travertine Terraces

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Pamukkale (Turkish for cotton castle/cotton castle) is a natural site in the Denizli province of south-west Turkey. Pamukkale got its name from the calcareous sinter terraces that have been formed …

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7.90 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.46 km

1.19 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.55 km

1.81 km

1.63 km

1.54 km

320 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

22°C

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Comments

May 19, 2022,Pamukkale - Hierapolis

We drove 4.5 hours, through all kinds of weather, and then came to visit this in the rain and cold. Something that not only we were not fully equipped for.
But it was well worth it. The salt flats themselves provide a crowd of tourists, but most don't look further than their noses and don't investigate this further. We happy. …

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November 30, 2022,Wanderung durch Pamukkale(UNESCO Welterbe)

A place that every traveler vacationing in Turkey should not miss a detour here.

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February 7, 2023,Pamukkale am Morgen 🏛️👍🤩🌞

Pamukkale at sunrise and snow in the nearby mountains.
Absolutely worth seeing the sinter terraces, the theater and the largest necropolis of antiquity. This includes the Church of the Apostle Philip and the Plutonium.

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