When the Black Sea is mentioned, Uzungöl, which has a place in our minds with its dense forests and which local people define as the end of the world”, is among the important natural beauties of our country, while hotel operators, restaurants and our people are increasing day by day. This natural beauty of ours is moving away from its fascinating appearance.. Uzungol, where you can witness a unique beauty when viewed from a height of 2300 meters, welcomes hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.
In this article, we provide detailed information about “Uzungol”, which has become the symbol of Trabzon, and the activities you need to do here.
- Information About
- What to Do in Uzungol?
- Where?
- How to get there?
Information About Uzungol
Uzungol location is known by the Greek name “Saraho” in 1586 when we look at the settlement records before. While it was known as ‘Şerah’ in a certain period of history, after a natural disaster, the front of Solaklı is closed, thus forming a long lake.. This natural beauty has been known as ‘Uzungöl’ since then.
While Uzungol was a part of Trabzon’s Of district for the first time in history, it has been connected to Çaykara district since 1948.
This lake, which met with tourism after its geographical beauty, became a famous tourism region and hotels and restaurants were opened around it.. The question of whether it is good or bad to open hotels and restaurants is entirely your decision.
The surrounding of Uzungöl is completely covered with forests and is very rich in terms of wildlife, flora and fauna.. We are sorry that you can’t breathe the oxygen of the restaurants around you from the grill fumes.
Uzungol is 1000 meters long, 500 meters wide and about 15 meters deep.
Uzungöl, where you can get away from the crowded city life and watch the wide vegetation with dense spruce trees around it, run and have fun in its springs, watch the birds chirping and flying from the bird watching tower, and take holistic photo castles in its unique view, in 1989 T.C Culture and It has been declared a nature park by the Ministry of Tourism.
What to do in Uzungol?
Bicycle Rental
You can rent a bike for 10 TL for 1 hour from businesses around Uzungol and get to the lake. You can tour around. Let’s make an important reminder; Take photos while renting the bike, you can show them if they cause problems while delivering.
Hiking
Want to take the clouds under your feet are you Located in the Haldizen Valley between the Soğanlı Mountain and Kaçkar Mountains, Uzungöl is close to the clouds when you climb up to the skirts of the surrounding mountains, and when you cross the skirts, you will feel the clouds under your feet.
The nature held in summer join walking tours or create your own itinerary. Examine thousands of tree species among the dense forests, sit and take unique pictures of nature.
On this route you take for trekking; Do not forget to take water with you and know that GSM operators do not attract it.
You can set up a camp
Forested areas around Uzungöl and The highlands are very suitable for camping.. On the way to Karester Plateau, you can camp by the brown forgotten wooden houses at the foot of the slopes.
Be careful not to light a fire when you set up camp.. Because it can be dangerous to start a fire in such dense forests.. Even if you take precautions, we are all human and can make mistakes.
Paragliding
Paragliding, space It is to take off for hundreds of meters with the help of a motorless aircraft using technology and to be able to see 360 degrees around you.
You will be able to see this lake 360 degrees while paragliding, you will feel like a bird while floating in the air.
Black Sea Breakfast
Breakfast is the best part of the operators around Uzungol. Hundreds of thousands of tourists win with its unique breakfast that is unique to the region.
Do not return without tasting the mashlama made with cheese and natural corn flour, which is an indispensable part of the Eastern Black Sea cuisine.
Although the prices are a bit expensive, remember that you will only go once.
When to go to Uzungol?
Uzungol has a typical Black Sea climate, that is, it has marine thermal characteristics with precipitation in all seasons.. Rainfall in Uzungol; It is seen as snow in the winter and as rain in the summer.. You can’t predict when it will rain here, you may suddenly be in the middle of the rain.
This is why it is useful to be cautious when visiting Uzungöl.. While the coldest month of Uzungöl is February, the hottest is July.. During the winter months, the lake is covered with a layer of ice.
It is a good idea to plan your Uzungol visit usually for your summer months . The businesses located around Uzungol actively serve during the summer months.
Where is Uzungol?
Uzungol is located in Trabzon district. It is connected to the Çaykara district.. The distance of Uzungöl from Trabzon is approximately 99 kilometers and the distance from Çaykara district center is approximately 19 kilometers.
Address : Uzungöl Mahallesi, 61940 Çaykara/Trabzon
How to go to Uzungol?
There are many alternatives to reach the tourism region of Uzungol, which is connected to the Çaykara district of Trabzon.. Before we talk about these alternatives, let’s talk about how many kilometers the tourism area is from.
There are 70 kilometers between Uzungol and Rize.
Between Trabzon Airport and Uzungol It is approximately 90 kilometers away.
There are approximately 1160 kilometers between Istanbul and Uzungöl.
There are approximately 824 kilometers between Ankara and Uzungöl.
While there are buses from every region of our country almost every hour to reach Trabzon, you can reach Trabzon Airport by examining the most suitable flight prices.. Information about how to go;
With your private vehicle;
First of all, you must come to Trabzon in order to reach the lake. Reach the town of Of by using the Trabzon – Rize highway, then you can easily reach the town by following the Uzungöl signs.. A fee of approximately 20 TL per person is required.
Transportation by hitchhiking;
You will see hundreds of travelers and students hitchhiking to reach Uzungol.. If you want to reach by hitchhiking; Reach the district of Of in Trabzon, here you can raise your hand by waiting at the Uzungol junction.
You can reach Uzungol in one shot, usually in summer.
