Walking Trips – Field Trip Notebook

Guide to Hiking Inn-to-Inn on the Lycian Way

Detailed itinerary with lodging for your self-guided adventure
on Turkiye’s Turquoise Coast

*This is only Day 1 of hiking out of Ovacik. So much more awaits you.*

For 26 days in April, we hiked 243 miles on the Lycian Way in southern Turkiye. It’s a deeply rewarding hike and might be the best adventure we’ve ever had. We hiked it inn-to-inn, meaning we had a place to stay every night and did not bring any camping equipment.

Here’s the key thing: it is completely doable to plan and execute this hike without paying a company to set it up for you.

This guide includes our full itinerary, including where we stayed and how to reach tiny mountain lodges that don’t have websites, plus packing tips and insights for a successful long hike. Read on to get started on your own inn-to-inn Lycian Way adventure.

The Public Bus Guide to Hiking Crete’s Gouverneto and Katholiko Monasteries

Hello, hikers–yes, of course you should do the famous Samaria Gorge hike, but find time in your visit to Crete for this amazing hike–two monasteries and a fabulous sea cove on the peninsula northeast of the city of Chania.

It’s rugged and the scenery is outstanding. You won’t have it to yourself, but you’ll see far fewer fellow hikers than on the Samaria Gorge. Bring along your swimsuit and take a dip in a perfect little cove of clear blue-green water, just the right temperature in the middle of a sunny, sweaty hike in early November.

The no-tour, DIY Itinerary for Hadrian’s Wall

[For why walking Hadrian’s Wall is a great idea, and why planning it yourself is an even better idea, read my post here.]

Truly, planning this inn-to-inn through-hike yourself is very doable and adds immeasurably to the pleasure of your trip. Here’s our full itinerary to get you started.

Three Tips to Love Your Hadrian’s Wall Walk

(Read our DIY Hadrian’s Wall Itinerary here. Planning our itinerary ourselves was 100% worthwhile.)

Are you considering this walk? You’re right–it’s a great one. We just returned from Hadrian’s Wall, and here’s what went wrong (and right!), our top tips for YOUR trip, and our itinerary to get your planning started.