Yeniköy Hiking Trail

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YENİKÖY HIKING TRAIL

Length
12 Kilometers

About 2,5-3 hours
at an average pace

TRACK 1-2-3

Yeniköy is located about 10 kilometres southeast of the centre of Şile. Approximately 12 kilometres long hiking trail starts from Şile Ağva main road junction in Yeniköy square, where Hrastova Kır Casino is located, and follows the ridge in the northeast part of the village and reaches the Yeniköy asphalt road by visiting the best-preserved forest areas of Şile. There are grocery stores benches in Yeniköy village square where hikers can meet their daily needs.

The hike continues through the village until the signboard no 2. After the signboard, the earth forest road begins. The trail hereinafter goes straight through the forest with a slight slope until it reaches the 1st beekeeper area. The trail consists of a descent track, only a small part of which is steep, from the beekeepers’ 1st camp to the signboard no 3. This part is not challenging as it is a clean and wide forest road. A little ahead of the signboard no 3 is the 2nd beekeeper area. This place can be easily noticed thanks to a single hut in a small meadow in the forest and beehives visible in one corner of the meadow. After passing the area straight, it continues from the pathway going through the forest again.

TRACK 4-5-6

The trail continues with slight descents and ascents along the slope up to the signboard no 5. This is obviously an old forest road that was opened in time; however, it is not used today because it does not reach anywhere. Although the beginning of this road is clean, some parts of it ahead are covered with long grasses and plants. However, those do not prevent you from hiking and can be easily overcome. Signboard no 4 is located at the only crossroads between signboards no 3 and 5, and another forest road splits upwards from here. Some parts in this section can be muddy on rainy days, it is worth paying attention. This stage is not very challenging due to its straight structure. You will see that this wide forest road ends at the point where signboard no 5 is located.

Who Is The Route For?

The Yeniköy 12-kilometre hiking trail is suitable for daily visitors. Hikers can reduce this trail to 5 kilometres. In this way, you can both have the opportunity to hike and have time for sightseeing, shopping and other activities.

In the next part of the trail, there is a very problematic 40-50-meter descent. Since this pathway starting from the end of the road is not used though very apparent, especially the beginning part is covered with trees and bushes. It takes a little effort to easily walk the descending part of the small path in the forest. However, experienced hikers can easily pass. After this short descent, the area where signboard no 6 is located is reached. This road, where the signboard is located, was opened in time, but it is now in a bad situation because it has not been used. This point of the trail intersects with a wide forest road ascending from the bottom to the top.

TRACK 7-8-9

The trail continues downward from signboard no 6. The forest road is covered with trees and bushes in some places. The last part of the forest road, where it approaches the valley ground, is quite steep and bad due to the rain water flowing from above. It can be quite muddy during the rainy season, so you need to be careful while hiking. As the signboard no 7 is reached, the valley floor through which Yeniköy Stream flows is reached. Signboard no 8 is located at the crossing point of the stream. You can easily cross the stream except in rainy seasons. You will reach a straight earth road running parallel to the stream at the valley floor immediately after crossing the stream.

Signboard no 9 indicates the direction to be followed here. This straight earth road is a by-road that provides transition between the main highways stretching between Şile and Ağva. If you turn left from the sign number 9, you will reach the coast of Kabakoz village and if you turn right, you will reach Yeniköy. The direction of the hiking trail turns towards Yeniköy. The road, which goes along the valley covered with forest, parallel to the stream, reaches the destination without turning left or right and going up and down.

Varış noktası, bir tepenin yamacı boyunca yukarıdan aşağıya uzanan Yeniköy’ün en alt kısmında toprak yolun asfalt kara yolla birleştiği noktada yer alıyor. Buradan başlangıç noktasına varmak isterseniz asfalt yoldan yaklaşık 1 km kadar yokuş yukarı yürümeniz gerekiyor.

The Difficulty Of The Trail

This trail is quite easy except for steep climbing sections. As such, it can be placed on the second difficulty level. The trail, with a straight or slightly ramped route with a single steep descent, is ideal for day-trips who want to hike for a few hours. The trail is located just a few kilometres from the village and the main road, although it leaves the impression of an untouched piece of nature.