This is a cycling trip to the nearly wild archaeological site of Etenna ancient town in the mountain region near Manavgat, Turkey.

60km, 1000m total ascend round trip to the wild ruins of Pamphilian town Etenna near Syrtkoy village.

Please take care you have water enough for your weather conditions. There is the only water spring on the way approaching Syrtkoy village (3km before it).

The road is 100% asphalt and after first 12km it mostly wild (no villages).

Syrtkoy is 750m altitude and Etenna ruins are on the slope near by on about 850m.

See Etenna Pamphilian on Wikipedia...

If you can't stand exploring wild we advice to have a pair of thick pants and cross shoes with you. It'll let you fully enjoy climbing bushes on the slope and discover more ancient ruins.

See also http://wikimapia.org/13812736/Etenna-Pamphylian

Territory situated in the pasture agricultural lands, elevation 235m.

Archaeolodical site is in wild condition which somehow helps to "feel the spirit" of the place...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orokenda

http://wikimapia.org/19655774/tr/orokenda

9km +400m ascend heavy grivel section from Oymapinar to Yaylaalan.

Wild, hard and spectacular.

POIs:

• Oymapinar dam

• Carst springs in Manavgat river

• Seljuk Caravanserai ruins, Gozyami aqueduct and shipsresk (on the territory with restricted access)

• Karst cave break opened recently just on the edge of roadbed in the middle of the road from Oymapinar to Yaylaalan

Tirkiler karst spring source water from Yaylaalan plateau. It functions only in rainy periods. In dry time it is a cave entrance. Short inclined well goes down for about 5m, then hiding around the bennd.

http://wikimapia.org/34671001/Karst-spring

Serious round trip of 90km and +2500m total ascend. Includes asphalt, gravel and unpaved doubletrails.