
The Dereli yaylas and Kuzalan
A yayla route from Kulakkaya Yaylası, set in spruce and beech forests, to Kuzalan Nature Park with its travertines, waterfalls and turquoise Mavi Göl (Blue Lake), then on to Kümbet Yaylası, known for its July festivals, and Aymaç Nature Park with its oriental spruce forest.
- Estimated duration
- ~4 h 45 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~20 km
- Getting around
- By car
- Stops
- 4 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.
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Route map
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
- 2
~8.7 km from the previous stop (straight line)

Nature park
Kuzalan Nature Park and Mavi Göl (Blue Lake)
Dereli, Giresun
~8.7 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 3
~8.9 km from the previous stop (straight line)

Yayla (highland pasture)
Kümbet Highland (Yayla)
Dereli, Giresun
~8.85 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 4
~2.5 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Nature park
Aymaç Nature Park
Dereli, Giresun
~2.47 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place

