Stage 30 · Route 30 (added 2022)
Geyikbayırı to Antalya: the 2022 extension
Updated: 2026-09-07
The 2022 edition of the guidebook extended the trail from Geyikbayırı to the edge of Antalya, 18 km through Doyran and past the small site of Neapolis to Aşağı Karaman, where the city buses begin. It is a modest stage after the mountains and its value is symbolic: the Lycian Way now runs city to city, Fethiye to Antalya.
We have not found measured figures for it beyond the guidebook’s 18 km. It is the one stage on this page written entirely from other people’s accounts, and we will replace this text when we have walked it.
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- Distance
- 18 km
- Time
- 6–8 h
- Grade
- Moderate
- Terrain
- Through Doyran and past the small site of Neapolis to the western edge of Antalya, on paths and village roads.
- Sleep at the end
- Antalya: everything
- Water
- Villages throughout
- Getting there
- City buses from Aşağı Karaman into Antalya
- From Kaş
- Antalya is about 3.5 h from Kaş by bus; see Antalya airport to Kaş
Ghost cities on this stage
- Neapolis — a minor ancient site above Doyran, the last ruin on the trail.
Highlights
- Finishing at the city instead of in the hills
- The Antalya plain and the Bey mountains behind you
Arriving in Antalya
Aşağı Karaman is on the city bus network; the old town of Kaleiçi is the natural place to finish, with the harbour, the Hadrian gate and a great many people who have no idea what you have just done. The airport is on the east side of the city. If you are coming back to Kaş to rest, it is three and a half hours on the coast bus and we will happily tell you where to eat when you get here.
Plan this with us
Tell us your dates, how many of you there are and how far you like to walk in a day. We reply within a day with a plan and a price from a licensed local agency — guided or self-guided, luggage moved, beds booked. No payment on this site.
Questions people actually ask
Is the Geyikbayırı to Antalya stage official?
Yes, since the 2022 revised guidebook. Older maps end at Geyikbayırı.