B3 Dağyenice Pond– Atlas – Kuruçeşme – Kayapa
B3 Dağyenice Pond– Atlas – Kuruçeşme – Kayapa
22 km
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Starting from Dağyenice Pond, this 22 km route connects to Kayapa via İnegazi and Kuruçeşme. If you begin your ride from Misi via the B1 route, the total distance from Misi to Kayapa is 28 km.
The B3 route overlaps with B1 for 4.5 km until below Atlas. From the Atlas-İnegazi sign, turn left onto a dirt road, which reaches asphalt near the Atlas picnic area after 1 km. Left takes you to Atlas and then Kadriye; right leads to Çalı. Turn right at the sign, go 500 m, then turn left to continue. After a 2 km descent, you’ll arrive in İnegazi.
In spring, try the locally grown strawberries in İnegazi. Continue toward Üçpınar from the village square. After crossing the bridge, the route climbs and leaves the asphalt after 2 km. Follow the Kuruçeşme-Kayapa sign into the forest, descending 1 km on dirt road and crossing Elmacık Stream. The route then ascends 1 km toward Kuruçeşme beneath Kelektaşı Hill.
At 13.5 km (1 km before Kuruçeşme), the route merges with the P15 hiking trail from Güngören-Kuruçeşme-Kayapa, descending past Değirmenbayırı Hill toward Kayapa Pond. Surrounded by pine trees, the green waters of the pond make for a scenic ride. After the dam, the route turns left, joining the B9 Misi-Kayapa-Akçalar cycling route and ends at the village square cafés in Kayapa.
In summer, if the pond’s water level is low, you can cross at the southern end and follow the forest path to reach Tahtalı.