Loryma Circular

Turunç Walks
Loryma Circular
LORYMA MOUNTAIN TRACK
Category: Moderate
Total distance: 4.1 km
Moving time: 2 hours
Starting point: Turunç Mosque
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A short, circular walk starting and finishing at the Turunç Mosque. The first half of the route
follows the road out of the village as far as the Loryma Hotel where there are stunning views
over the whole of Turunç bay. During the season there is a terrace cafe/bar here making an
ideal place for a refreshment break. From the hotel the route passes the Institute of Theoretical
and Applied Physics (ITAP) and the International Academy of Marmaris (IAM) - most
unexpected residents of Turunç! The route now joins a mountain track following the side of the
mountain until dropping
down to Turunç
Cemetery and a walk
along the water front
back to the starting point.
The mountain track is
rough but not difficult
although the descent to
the cemetery is a bit of a
scramble.
Amos
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SECTION 1: MOSQUE TO MAIN ROAD (370M)
The walk starts at the village Mosque in the middle
of Turunç. With the sea on your right hand side
head up the main street to the end, where you turn
left. Keep right at the next junction and continue to
join the main road out of the village. If you look left
you can see the Turunç Belediyesi (Town Hall) but
you should turn right and head up the hill.
SECTION 2: MAIN ROAD TO LORYMA HOTEL (1.4KM)
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Turn right onto the main road heading up the hill
out of the village, passing the village school up the
slope on your left.
There is a sweeping bend to the left and shortly
after, on your left hand side, look out for the old
Physkos buildings. The current Physkos, owned
by Holiday Property Bond, is situated at the back
of the village, but this is the original Physkos
apartments, run by Tapestry, but no longer in use.
Turunç School
Notice also the new orange trees (turunç
means bitter orange) planted along the left
hand side of the road to welcome visitors. As
you climb the hill you will be treated to some
great views over the bay and the village.
Old Physkos
After the second left-hand hairpin bend you will
see the signs for the Loryma Hotel.
View from road to Loryma
Entrance road to Loryma Hotel
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SECTION 3: LORIMAR HOTEL TO START OF TRACK (620M)
Turn sharp right to take the road towards the Loryma Hotel. Stay on this road until you reach
the hotel complex and a road junction. Here, you keep right, and a little further, on your right
and below you, you will see the terrace café/bar. It's worth visiting the terrace if only for the
amazing views over Turunç and, if it's open, for refreshments.
Continuing along the road to the end
you will see the ITAP (Institute of
Theoretical and Applied Physics http://itap-tthv.org) and IAM
(International Academy of Marmaris
- http://akademimarmaris.net/en/)
buildings on your right. An
interesting location for two
international institutes!
"Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics (ITAP) is
a new centre of scientific interaction, established in 1
March 2006. We believe that the institute will soon
become one of the favourite international meeting
points for students and physicists from around the
world."
"IAM is a centre
providing facilities for
art and science in
Turkey which meets high
expectations
and
aspirations; it has a
unique atmosphere. The
centre is available as an
international meeting
place for people from all
countries for activities in
all fields."
Entrance to ITAP/IAM
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If you look carefully you can see a small astronomical observatory on top of one of the buildings.
Observatory at ITAP
SECTION 4: START OF TRACK TO IÇMELER TRACK (550M)
From the end of the road, the route joins a mountain track. Although you are going to traverse
the side of the mountain to your right, the trail goes slightly left at the start to cross the stream
bed and then turns right to continue in a fairly straight line along the side of the mountain.
Look out for wild tortoises as you walk - there are plenty about!
Wild
tortoise
near
Loryma
Red & white way marker
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The track bears right as you cross a small ravine
and then continues along the side of the mountain
until it crosses the footpath from Turunç cemetery
over the mountain to Içmeler (waypoint 22 Junction with Içmeler Track). This path is not well
marked and you will have to watch carefully to find
it. When you find it, turn right to start descending
toward the cemetery - although you will not be able
to see the cemetery at this point because of the
trees. If you miss the descending track, don't worry,
there are several other tracks descending to the
cemetery and there is no danger, just a bit of a
scramble.
SECTION 5: IÇMELER TRACK TO CEMETERY (400M)
From waypoint 22 - Junction with Içmeler Track, you turn right to join the track from Içmeler as
it descends towards the Turunç cemetery.
Take care of your footing on this
section as it is a bit of a scramble
in places over loose rocks. You
arrive at the cemetery at a wall
where you proceed straight ahead
down the cemetery path to the
main cemetery gate.
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SECTION 6: CEMETERY TO MOSQUE (720M)
As you leave the cemetery (the Meril Boutique
Hotel in front of you) follow the road left towards
the sea and then keep right to follow the water
front, with the sea on your left.
Stay on the waterfront path until you reach the
Fidan Restaurant where you turn right to bring
you back to your starting point at the Mosque.
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