Bridges and Hittite traces along the Kızılırmak
A day-trip driving route following the Kızılırmak valley southward: the Yahşihan Iron Bridge dated 1903, the Hasandede Mosque and Tomb built in 1605, Karaahmetli Nature Park on the shore of Kapulukaya Dam Lake, Büklükale, a city of the Hittite Imperial period, and the 13th-century Çeşnigir Bridge right beside it.
- Estimated duration
- ~3 h 45 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~32 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
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
~11 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Tomb (türbe)
Hasandede Mosque and Tomb
Merkez, Kırıkkale
~10.58 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 3
~12 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Nature park
Karaahmetli Nature Park
Bahşılı, Kırıkkale
~12.5 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 4
~8.7 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Archaeological site
Büklükale Archaeological Site
Karakeçili, Kırıkkale
~8.71 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 5
~290 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Bridge
Çeşnigir Bridge
Karakeçili, Kırıkkale
~0.29 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
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