Saint Paul Trail

The Saint Paul Trail is a long-distance footpath in Turkey, approximately 500 km long. The trail begins in Perge, about 10 km to east of Antalya, and it ends in Yalvaç, Isparta, northeast of Lake Eğirdir. A second branch starts at the Oluk Köprüsü (Roman Bridge over the Köprülü River), 100 km north-east of Antalya, and joins the main route at the ancient Roman site of Adada.

The name of the trail is derived from the fact that a part of it follows the route Saint Paul the Apostle took on his first missionary journey to Anatolia. It starts at sea level and climbs to 2200 m in elevation. It is marked along the way with red and white stripes to Grande Randonnée standards.

The trail is one of a group of trails associated with the Culture Routes Society of Turkey. The organization publishes a guidebook for the Saint Paul Trail,[1] and in September 2011 released a digital guidebook iPhone application that provides users with GPS navigation and localized information about trail attractions and amenities.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Buying The Guidebook | St Paul Trail". Cultureroutesinturkey.com. 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  2. ↑ "St Paul Lite for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-29.

Other sources

  • Kate Clow (with Terry Richardson). St Paul Trail: Turkey's Second Long Distance Walking Route. Upcountry, 2004, ISBN 978-0-9539218-1-2.
  • Stephen Goodwin. "Return of the Saint: On the road from Perge to Antioch". The Independent on Sunday, 25 July 2004.
  • "St. Paul was here: Antioch in 'Pisida'". Today's Zaman, 9 January 2008.


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