Kormacit10 km - negligible ascent and descent Cape Kormacit is the name of the northwestern corner of the island. It is known to be the best place to watch the sunset. The first feature film of North Cyprus (Gün Batarken, 2010) was mainly filmed here, with backdrops of the sunset over the Mediterranean. The narrow trail follows the edge of the...
Buffavento12 km - 400 m ascent, 500 m descent This trail starts with a paved path 250 m ascent to the Buffavento Castle, the second highest peak on the Kyrenia Range. After exploring the castle we climb down and get onto the trail on the south slope overlooking the Mesaoria plain. The area is sparsely vegetated with pine, cypress and other Medi...
Gomi to Gomi10 km - 100 m ascent, 150 m descent The walk will start in the small village of Eftagomi. This area is where the mountain range gets lower and closer to the Mediterranean. From Eftagomi the narrow dirt road trail leads west over the ridge with the view of the sea in the north and the olive orchards in the south. This area is famous fo...
Orchid Walk7 km The orchid walk is on the northern slopes of the Kyrenia Mountains. As we walk through the Mediterranean pine forest we can see up to 8 different species of orchids among the undergrowth of the forest. During the right season, naked-man orchid (Orchis italica) grows in very pretty groups. The walk a...
Alsancak – Karmi7,5 km - 200 m ascent, 50 m descent From the village of Alsancak we will start the walk near the historic “Old Milos” cafe. Nearby is the abandoned church of St. George. The trail is in the form of a narrow dirt road on the 300 m contour of the mountain overlooking the north coast. It is possible to see the spring flowers and orch...