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Cycling in Turkey – Diyarbakir to Malatya via Nemrut Dag (271 km)
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Diyarbakir
(660m) ride up hill, back up the same road you came down to reach the old town4Junction, turn left following signs for Sans Urfa47Petrol station - there have been several up to this point, mostly up to about 30km. This is thetop of the small climb (1050m)70Gravel pit opportunity for camping76Petrol station (960m) The top of the hill84Starting to enter
Siverek
, Restaurant / Cafes on the right86Urfa road goes left, road into
Siverek
heads straight on. Keep following this road onto cobbles88(770m) Hotels on both sides at bottom of hill, Feran Palace, Otel Mercan, Otel Ayyildiz, all nice.The whole town seems very friendly and relatively prosperous. Many cafes, restaurants etc.To leave town go left and immediately right to cut across to another large road. Just say Feribot!89Reach larger road, turn right90Reach roundabout and turn left on to the Feribot road. You are now leaving Siverek town95Small lake, possible hidden camping108Valley to right with options for hidden camping and possible water124
Ferry Boat
. Restaurants on both sides, easy to camp there. (560m) Boats are free for footpassengers nut make sure you get the one that just joins up with the Kahta road, don't go toAdiyaman!! The ferries go every hour from 8am until 9pm128Shop145
Narince
village (830m). Go right through the petrol station on the right to cut through onto theNemrut Road which is signposted (after a while) as 23km from Narince. You can't see Nemrutyet, it is behind the hills infront of you149Road climbs up to 965m and then drops down another spectacular valley, through rocky andcompletely different scenery152Low point (820m).153Go over bridge155You are entering
Karadut
, you will see some places to stay. Turn left up the valley that leads toNemrut Dag. Signposted 13km156Karadut Pansiyon (1045m) We camped here for 10TL and the next morning they gave us a lift tothe top (30TL for a vehicle) We did not cycle the 1100m up in 11km. IT would be fine but slowand there are plenty of places to camp higher up. You could even camp near the top, where theyhave water and also a cafe. The road up climbs very steeply and also has some downhill sectionswhich would be very frustrating. It is beautiful up there. There is also the option to cycle 5kmfurther and sleep at Cesme pansiyon, which would make the following day easier.167Summit cafe and car park. From here it is about 700m walking to the summit. If you want to goto Malatya you will need to push and carry your bike and panniers all the way to the Pyramid andstatues on the summit. This is hard work but can be done in about 30-45 minutes.168The summit. The track to Malatya and the Gunes hotel can also be seen below you from theEastern (sunrise) terrace. The track is dirt for a while.171Gunes Hotel (1930m) This is where the tar road starts. Great places to camp all around here.With water flowing from small and large streams.173Big descent starts (1980m) Very steep road, your hands will ache, it is switchbacks all the wayand in some places the tar is less than good182Village of
Buyukoz
starts183Hotel on bend at lowest point (1010m)196
Tepehan
– Shops and cafe (1400m); The road climbs 50m before a long descent200Camping park. Lots of trees, toilets, places to camp. No idea about price. There are also plentyof places in this section for camping. The descent is steep
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