EPIC TRAILS

Cappadocia Singletrack Adventure: Ride the Epic Trails

Looking for incredible singletrack mountain biking holidays! This itinerary is made for your delight singletrack trails with fabulous landscape. Enjoy Red and Rose valley. Explore Göreme National Park by mountain bike. Cappadocia is a mountain bike paradise. Hundreds of miles of smooth, flowing, downhills provides chances to improve your mountain biking skills.

With this spectacular tour you will experience :

Ride all trails as cross country style!
Experience volcanic trails of Cappadocia
Ride freely through a UNESCO World Heritage landscape,
Explore Cappadocia on bike
Enjoy Red and Rose Valley,
Visit fairy chimneys,
Jump into the history and nature,
Discover hidden caves and churches,
Ride your bike into the valleys

Tour itinenary :

Day 1 : European XCO Mountain Biking Trail & Redbull Trail & Swords Valley & Meskendir Valley & Red Rose Valleys and Balkon Trail

We start from our office in Göreme. After testing the bikes, we begin our adventure at Görkündere Valley, which hosted the European XCO Mountain Biking Championship in 2007.This is as BMX trail wit Then, we ride to Swords Valley to explore ancient caves and old churches.

Next, we climb up to Meskendir Ridge, preparing for an exhilarating singletrack downhill. At the end of the descent, we ride through Rose Valley, stopping to visit Column Church, before heading to Red Valley for lunch. Here, we take a break to enjoy the breathtaking views.

In the afternoon, we ride the Balcony Trail, one of Cappadocia’s best singletrack routes, featuring a thrilling 5 km downhill along valley edges and fairy chimneys. We finish the day in Çavuşin village before returning to Göreme for a well-earned rest.

Day 2 : Gomeda Valley & Üzengi VAlley & Red Rose Valleys & Çavuşin Old Monastery loop 

We begin the day with a climb from Göreme Panorama to Uçhisar town, followed by an ascent of Gemil Hill. From here, we take on a fast and exciting downhill ride into the historic town of Kavak.

From Kavak, we tackle an uphill climb leading to spectacular singletrack downhills into Gomeda Valley, known for its natural BMX-like trails and mystical atmosphere. Afterward, we continue through Üzengi Valley on dirt roads, eventually reaching Ürgüp for a delicious local lunch.

After lunch, we continue riding through scenic dirt trails, reaching the sunset point before taking a breathtaking downhill ride from Red Valley to Rose Valley. There is option to ride Redbull Trail + Rose Trail or Balkon Trail. We finish the day with a loop in Çavuşin Village. 

Day 3 : Zemi Valley & Pigeon Valley & Local Cross Country Race course and European Race Course & Viking Trail and Rose Valley

We start the day from our office, heading to Uçhisar town to explore its famous castle and panoramic views of Cappadocia. Then, we ride through Pigeon Valley’s cross-country race course before continuing to Zemi Valley, a smooth and flowing singletrack ride among poplar trees.

Next, we follow the 2007 European XC Cup course through Görkündere, a natural BMX-style track with technical rocky sections. We then climb to Red Valley for a scenic local lunch with one of the best views in Cappadocia.

After lunch, we ascend Bozdağ Mountain—either riding or hiking with our bikes for about 15 minutes—to reach the highest point in Göreme National Park. We take time to soak in the spectacular views before riding the Viking Trail, a thrilling singletrack descent to Çavuşin.

To end the day, we ride through Rose Valley, stopping to relax at a scenic café and explore ancient rock-cut churches. We return to Göreme, concluding an unforgettable biking adventure.

 

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