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Sarıkamış: Scots pine forests and the martyrs' memorial

A short driving route around Sarıkamış: Soğuksu Nature Park, above 2,100 meters, Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park with its pure Scots pine forests, the Cıbıltepe Ski Resort, known for its 'crystal snow', and the Dikenli Tabya Martyrs' Memorial commemorating the Sarıkamış Operation.

Estimated duration
~3 h 45 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~12 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.

Safety and caution

Winter brings heavy snow, blizzards and severe frost; follow weather and road conditions, and do not leave marked roads. The martyrs' memorial is a place of remembrance; behave respectfully.

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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

    Nature park

    Soğuksu Nature Park

    Sarıkamış, Kars

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  2. 2

    ~1.9 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    National park

    Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park

    Sarıkamış, Kars

    ~1.94 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  3. 3

    ~1.9 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Ski resort

    Sarıkamış Ski Center (Cıbıltepe)

    Sarıkamış, Kars

    ~1.91 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  4. 4

    ~8.4 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    Martyrs' memorial and battlefield

    Dikenli Tabya Martyrs' Memorial

    Sarıkamış, Kars

    ~8.37 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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