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From Gölcük to Abant, and on to Mudurnu

A driving route from Gölcük, surrounded by fir and beech forests, to Abant Lake, formed by a landslide; it ends in Mudurnu, an Ottoman town on the Silk Road, with Yıldırım Bayezid's single-domed mosque, the historic fabric of its listed mansions and the clock tower looking down over the town.

Estimated duration
~5 h 15 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~47 km
Getting around
By car
Stops
5 stops

Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.

Safety and caution

In winter, the roads around the lakes at Gölcük and Abant get icy; do not walk out onto the frozen lake surface.

Route map

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Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stops

  1. 1

    Start

    Lake

    Gölcük Nature Park

    Merkez, Bolu

    View place
  2. 2

    ~30 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Lake

    Abant Lake National Park

    Mudurnu, Bolu

    ~29.75 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

    View place
  3. 3

    ~17 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Mosque

    Mudurnu Yıldırım Bayezid Mosque

    Mudurnu, Bolu

    ~17.4 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

    View place
  4. 4

    ~100 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Historic street and neighborhood

    Mudurnu Historic Town Fabric

    Mudurnu, Bolu

    ~0.1 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  5. 5

    ~140 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Clock tower

    Mudurnu Clock Tower

    Mudurnu, Bolu

    ~0.14 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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