Mount Kaçkar: Route from Olgunlar Yaylası
Route to the summit of Mount Kaçkar (12,900 ft) from Olgunlar Yaylası.
Photo: Wikimol, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 13.2 mi
- round trip
- 6,247 ft
- climb
- 12,900 ft
- summit
- Out and back
- route
This route climbs Mount Kaçkar (12,900 ft, 3,932 m) in Artvin, Turkey, from Olgunlar Yaylası, at about 7,000 ft. The summit stands about 5,900 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 13.2 miles round trip with about 6,200 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap grades the path as a difficult alpine route. This is a high-altitude mountaineering route: check current conditions, and go with the gear and experience it needs. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.
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Route details
- Distance
- 13.2 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 6,247 ft
- Starts at
- Olgunlar Yaylası
- Summit
- 12,900 ft
- Difficulty
- Expert
Questions about this route
How long is the Route from Olgunlar Yaylası on Mount Kaçkar?
About 13.2 mi round trip from Olgunlar Yaylası.
How much elevation gain is on the Route from Olgunlar Yaylası?
About 6,247 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Route from Olgunlar Yaylası?
It is rated expert.
Where does the Route from Olgunlar Yaylası start?
Olgunlar Yaylası.
Conditions and forecast on Mount Kaçkar
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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