Why this ride
194 km from Ankara to Ankara, about 2 h 49 of riding. It goes by way of Gordion and back through Gordion. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,100 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ankara day out · Gordion
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 194 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 49
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Ankara
Ankara has the reputation of a civil servant's city, grey and rule-bound, and that does it an injustice. It sits on a high, dry plateau at about nine hundred metres, ringed by hills that are green for about six weeks in spring and golden for the rest of the year, and the capital of the Turkish republic since 1923 is full of surprises. The Roman Temple of Augustus, with its walls carrying an inscription in which the emperor describes his own deeds, stands near a mosque in the old quarter. Roman baths, a column and the old citadel sit within walking distance. Over the plain to the south, the Anıtkabir looks down over the city with solemn dignity.
Read the complete Ankara write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ankara is where the day begins. Next is Gordion.
2. Gordion
King Midas is the name everyone remembers, and this mound of earth near the village of Yassıhöyük is where his world really sat. Gordion was the capital of the Phrygians, a people who ruled much of central Anatolia in the centuries after the Hittite collapse, and the ruins lie on the flat floodplain of the Sakarya river, west of Ankara and about fifteen kilometres from Polatlı.
Read the complete Gordion write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Gordion comes up 55 km in.
3. Gordion
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Gordion write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
110 km in you reach Gordion. Next is back through Gordion.
4. back through Gordion
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Gordion write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Gordion, late in the day. Next is Ankara.
5. Ankara
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ankara write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Ankara. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Ankara to Gordion
Ankara → Gordion is 110 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Gordion to Ankara
back through Gordion → Ankara is 110 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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