P7 Atlas - Yaylacık
P7 Atlas - Yaylacık
9 km
Max.: %25,3 / %-50,5 - Av.: %4,5 / %-7,7
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This 9 km forest trail connects two historical villages, Atlas and Yaylacık, both founded during the Ottoman period.
Start at Atlas village square and follow the signs past a year-round flowing public fountain. Continue through the village, and after about 1.1 km, turn left to join the paved road linking Çalı and Atlas. Turn left again and continue west. (Optional: 100 meters before the road, a forest path lets you bypass the pavement and rejoin 300 meters later.)
After 1.2 km, the trail joins a paved road leading out of Atlas, climbs up past the Atlas-İnegazi-Çalı junction, then enters the forest heading west.
This area has a patchwork of forest roads and widened paths due to nearby homes, barns, and animal shelters. The trail reflects this-with some sections now passable by vehicle.
The dirt road begins climbing toward Pirenbaşı Hill, then veers left at the 1.3 km mark. (The path to the right leads to Çalı.) After 300 meters, you’ll reach the trail’s highest point, which then runs along the ridge toward Suirkilen Ridge, west of Zambaklı Stream.
This section offers open views of Marmara Sea and the plains on clear days. There are several marble quarries and side trails in the area.
The ridge trail between two valleys continues through pine and oak forests all the way to Yaylacık. Around the 5 km point, you’ll reach a dry fountain where the P9 trail from İnegazi (Yaylacık/Tahtalı) intersects.
From Yaylacık Ridge, the trail descends into the valley to the right and climbs 600 meters before reaching Yaylacık Village.
Tip: You can extend this hike by linking it with P4 (Dağyenice Pond - Atlas).