Sufi Trail

Sufi Trail, Eyüp, Istanbul
Sufi Trail
	Mevlana Museum, Konya – end of the walk
Length	801 km (498 mi)
Location	Western Turkey
Designation	Long distance footpath
Trailheads	Eyüp, Istanbul; 41.055738°N 28.9375843°E; Mevlana Museum, Konya; 37.8704468°N 32.5041645°E
Use	Hiking
Elevation
Highest point	Emirdede tepesi, 2,064 m (6,772 ft)
Lowest point	Sea level

The Sufi Trail is a 801-kilometre (498 mi)[1] long-distance footpath in Western Turkey from Istanbul to Konya following the Ottoman Sultans Hajj route. The Sufi Trail connects to the Sultans Trail, a long-distance footpath from Vienna to Istanbul.

History

The Sufi trail was first described in the 2018 two-part book Sufi Trail: 40 Days to Dervishhood by Iris Bezuijen and Sedat Çakir. The books describe the route in 40 stages, each of which ends at a settlement with usually some overnight accommodation nearby.

Route of the Sufi Trail

Route

The description in this article is given from west to east. This is the recommended direction since it puts the heaviest climbs at the end of the route.

The trail begins at Bahariye Mevlevihanesi in Istanbul's Eyüp neighborhood. The route passes through Istanbul and then crosses the Sea of Marmara by ferry to Yalova. From there it crosses the provinces of Yalova, Bursa, Bilecik, Eskişehir, Ayonkarahisar and Konya to reach the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi in Mevlana Museum on Mevlava Square in Konya.

Places of interest

Istanbul and Konya, the starting point and end point of the trail are both ancient cities full of historic places of interest.

Besides these the trail passes

The Khanqah of Arslanköy
The Turkish baths in Termal
The historic town of İznik
The old city of Eskişehir
The Seyyid Battal Gazi Complex
The Gerdekkaya rock cut tomb monument and other Phrygian period sites near Çukurca
The Midas Monument at Yazılıkaya
The underground city of Han
The Kirkgöz bridge
The old silk road town of Sultandağı
The religious complex of Taşmedrese
The former Greek village of Sille

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References

"Sufi Trail - Culture Routes Society".

Additional sources

Bezuijen, Iris; Çakir, Sedat (April 2018). Sufi Trail Part 1: 40 Days to Dervishhood. ISBN 978-94-92953-01-8.
Bezuijen, Iris; Çakir, Sedat (April 2018). Sufi Trail Part 2: 40 Days to Dervishhood. ISBN 978-94-92953-02-5.
Çakir, Sedat (January 2019). Sufi Yolu. ISBN 978-60-58138-57-5.

External links

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[1] "Sufi Trail - Culture Routes Society".