Yedigöller (Seven Lakes) National Park

National park · Pontic Mountains — Northern Turkey

Autumn foliage at Yedigöller (Seven Lakes) National Park
Photo: Ali Demirel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Seven small lakes formed by ancient landslides sit inside a beech and hornbeam forest at 900m in Bolu Province, the westernmost reach of Turkey's Black Sea forest belt. The trees color from mid-October into November, ringing Büyükgöl and the other lakes in red, yellow and rust doubled in still water.

Best for: an easy lakeside walk through fall color

Don’t miss

  • seven landslide-dammed lakes
  • beech-hornbeam forest at 900m
  • reflective lake-shore color
Typical year

Peak: October 15–November 15

Climatological window from published records — the weather model’s elevation extrapolation isn’t reliable on this terrain, so this is the long-run normal rather than a season-specific forecast.

Source: https://www.dailysabah.com/life/travel/fall-in-turkiyes-bolu-yedigoller-abant-peaceful-forest-walks

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Kaçkar Mountains National Park

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Typically October 8–October 21

Turkey's Black Sea range crests at Mount Kaçkar, 3,937m, its lower slopes holding Colchic forest of oriental beech, sweet chestnut and alder that runs down toward the coast. Color climbs the mountainside through October, with the second and third weeks typically showing the most vivid red and gold.

Don’t miss: Colchic beech-chestnut forest belt · Mount Kaçkar (3,937m) · Black Sea coastal approach

Uzungöl

Lake

A landslide-dammed lake at 1,100m in Trabzon's Çaykara district, formed when the Haldizen Stream was blocked and now ringed by spruce forest and chestnut-farmed slopes descending toward the Black Sea coast. Forest around the shoreline turns through September and October ahead of highland snow.

Don’t miss: landslide-formed mountain lake · 1,100m elevation · chestnut-farmed valley slopes

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Frequently asked

When does Yedigöller (Seven Lakes) National Park peak?
In a typical year, color peaks around October 15–November 15. The weather model's elevation extrapolation isn't reliable on this terrain, so this is a climatological window (source: https://www.dailysabah.com/life/travel/fall-in-turkiyes-bolu-yedigoller-abant-peaceful-forest-walks) rather than a season-specific forecast.
What is Yedigöller (Seven Lakes) National Park best for?
An easy lakeside walk through fall color.
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