AROUND 7AM, we stood in the grey dawn light under a yellow banner that marks the start of Türkiye’s Lycian Way – the Likya Yolu, as it’s known. It was the biggest trail we’d ever undertaken, winding for 450km through a country we knew little about. We lingered beneath the arch for a while, nervously awaiting a starting siren that would never come. Then, fastening our small rucksacks, we trotted off down the trail, the sun glinting across the Mediterranean.
Created by the pioneering Kate Clow, the Lycian Way weaves along the coast of southern Türkiye, connecting migration paths, mule and goat trails, and ancient settlements. As one of the world’s oldest civilisations, Türkiye has seen the passing of Hattians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans. On the Lycian Way, however,…