Camping and Hiking in Darlık Dam – 23th March 2024

Weekend 23/3/2024 10:00 AM Event: (Bus Leaves 10:20 AM (Saturday) – Arrives 12:20AM (120 min)

This weekend we are going to a Darlık Baraj (dam) which is close to the famous town Şile. To those who would like to come for hiking, since this was originally planned for camping we are going to meet you at the bus’s 139T’s last station in Şile. Ahmetli Köyü Sapağı.

How to get to Ahmetli Köyü Sapağı:

To get to the meeting point, you will have to get on a bus 139T from Çekmeköy Metro.

Exact Bus Stop:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4kkqWr5q6Uow56kJ9

Bus Route from Çekmeköy Metro

https://maps.app.goo.gl/hfWtS71cfV9L3haT7

Bus Schedule Link: 

Last bus leaves from Şile at around 20:30 

https://iett.istanbul/RouteDetail?hkod=139T&routename=TEPE%C3%9CST%C3%9C%20-%20%C5%9E%C4%B0LE

Trekking Distance (18KMs total)

Starting from the Bus stop Ahmetli Köyü Sapağı in Şile, The trekking distance for one way will be around will be 9 kms (Could be slightly shorter or longer) and will take about 3 hours one way, unfortunately due to Ramadhan fasting, we will be excluding the 1 hour for tea/food stop.

Difficulty:

The difficulty level of this hike could be estimated to “Medium“. as the highest spot we’ll hike through is around 170m from sea level starting from 22ms and gradually going up. This is going to be our first time to hike in this place, and since it has been raining this week then we might expect that it will be little muddy! The hike is most likely going to be easy and the route is very beautiful and surrounded with trees. so we hope you join us.