Stage 27 · Route 27 (Elmayanı Yayla)
Göynük to Hisarçandır: the long forgotten finish
Updated: 2026-09-07
Until the extension of 2014, the Lycian Way ended at Hisarçandır, a village above Antalya with a bus into the city. It is still the point at which many walkers stop, and reaching it from the canyon mouth is a long, hard day: 19.3 km measured from the canyon to the village, with the guidebook giving 17 km to Elmayanı Yayla, and reports agreeing on poor waymarking and thorn.
There is a camp at Elmayanı and a homestay at Hisarçandır, and not much in between. Carry water from Göynük.
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- Distance
- 19.3 km
- Time
- 9–10 h
- Grade
- Hard
- Terrain
- A very long climb from the canyon mouth over Elmayanı Yayla to the village of Hisarçandır, poorly waymarked and thorny. Hisarçandır was the eastern end of the trail before 2014.
- Sleep at the end
- Camping only at Elmayanı Yayla; a homestay at Hisarçandır
- Water
- Limited; carry from Göynük
- Getting there
- Hisarçandır has a bus to Antalya
- From Kaş
- About 5 h by road via Antalya
Highlights
- The old finish line at Hisarçandır
- High yayla country with almost no other walkers
- The Antalya plain appearing to the east
Stop here or go on?
Hisarçandır has a bus to Antalya and that is the argument for stopping. The three stages beyond it to Geyikbayırı and the 2022 extension to the edge of the city are worthwhile, particularly the pass over Trebenna, but they are the least developed part of the trail and the most likely to have closed pensions. Ask us close to your dates if you want to finish properly.
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Questions people actually ask
Where did the Lycian Way originally end?
At Hisarçandır, until the route was extended east in 2014 and again in 2022.
Is there accommodation on the stage?
Camping at Elmayanı Yayla and a homestay at Hisarçandır. Confirm the homestay in advance.