Mountain Walks Kyrenia area

twaddle


Joined: 06/07/2008
Posts: 245

Message Posted:
08/07/2010 19:36

I was wondering whether anyone knows of any guides for mountain walks. I have a friend visiting my villa in Karsiyaka who would be very interested in doing some mountain walks and a guide of some sort would be ideal.

the butler


Joined: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
09/07/2010 00:39

Hi twaddle,



I hope your friend is coming after October, as it is far to hot to go walking in the mountains in the summer months. There is a group who meet nr Kucuk Erenkoy and there are wild orchid walks in the spring.





The butlers wife

Noeler


Joined: 23/01/2009
Posts: 32

Message Posted:
09/07/2010 01:15

There's a lovely walk around Besparmak - 5 Finger Mountain. Start at Kyrenia Animal Rescue above Arapkoy. Better still borrow a dog from KAR (maybe one that hasn't been out for a while). It's a circular walk that takes about 2 hours or so - lovely views.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
09/07/2010 08:23

There is a book called Walks in North Cyprus, it has some great walks in it, so why not buy one ready for your friend?

laptarunner



Joined: 02/11/2009
Posts: 217

Message Posted:
09/07/2010 08:34

There are two nice walks above where you live which have just been marked up, the first is close to the Kozan Restaurant on the mountain road above Karsiyaka, next to the turn off for the Tank Route. Its marked with concrete post, with white and green flash, it climbs up through the woods and across an open meadow,before dropping into a valley, that as far as we got, after an hour. before we turned round. Great views, it may come out a the old Sina Monastery above Karsiyaka.



The second as I said may be the end of the first route, but if you climb up the track to the Sina Monastery follow the track round the mountain side, you will see the start of the path marked with same signs and stones.



There is a book Walks in North Cyprus, I have seen for sale in the Tower Bookshop in Girne



Terry

twaddle


Joined: 06/07/2008
Posts: 245

Message Posted:
09/07/2010 11:33

Thanks for the advice. I will check it all out.

niftyduo


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 230

Message Posted:
09/07/2010 13:38

There is also a recently Walk & Eat North Cyprus available from Amazon with plenty of mountain walks

parther


Joined: 27/05/2009
Posts: 38

Message Posted:
09/07/2010 14:09

Libby does guided walks and I hear she is very good at it. She also provides the transport, in fact the whole package. Her mobile No. is 0533 8458279. If you are telephoning from abroad put 0090 in front and drop the 0 in front of the 5. Happy walking.