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'Camel'
Love Valley - near Goreme
Open Air Museum - Göreme
Grey balloons, almost bumpingMy Meskendir Valley Hike
I was never sure of the name of the valley of my second and only solo hike in Cappadocia. All I know is that the trailhead was about 500m southeast of the road to Urgup from the Goreme Open Air Museum. I recently found the map I was using for this hike and found that it was called the Meskendir Valley. I have no idea what that translates to in English from Turkish. As I said it was a solo hike, which if you are confident in your walking abilities (it does get a little rugged along the way) you should definitely do if you have the time. The valley was peaceful and full of isolated small farmer plots of land being used for growing peas and tomatoes. Rose Valley which I mentioned one of my other tips runs into this valley. The valley is a good place to meet friendly Turkish farmers at work. The valley is easy to figure out. Once you are on the main trail you will not get lost which is not the case in many of the valleys throughout Cappadocia.
