Along the coast from Sarıkum to Boztepe Burnu
A coastal route from Sarıkum Lake, formed from an old bay closed off by dunes, to İnceburun Lighthouse at Türkiye's northernmost point, the fjord-like Hamsilos cove, the Paşa Tabyaları (Pasha's Bastions) from the Crimean War years and Boztepe Burnu (Cape Boztepe) at the eastern tip of the peninsula.
- Estimated duration
- ~4 h 15 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~33 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
~9.3 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Lighthouse
İnceburun Lighthouse
Merkez, Sinop
~9.31 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 3
~9.6 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Nature park
Hamsilos Nature Park
Merkez, Sinop
~9.62 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 4
~12 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Castle
Paşa Bastions (Paşa Tabyaları)
Merkez, Sinop
~11.67 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 5
~2.5 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Viewpoint
Boztepe Cape and Lighthouse
Merkez, Sinop
~2.52 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place
