Hey everyone! I'm currently in Göreme, Cappadocia, and cycling to Antalya over the next 11 days to catch a flight to Scotland.

My two main priorities are :
– Sleeping at local’s homes as much as possible to discover the culture, most of the time just askip people in villages. So I will have to cross some villages/small cities on my path.
– Paved secondary roads with no truck traffic : I've been badly burned by Komoot routing me onto dirt tracks ever since Ankara, so I really need reliable tarmac.

I've been looking at three possible routes and would love your feedback.

Route A : Lakes & Silk Road
Niğde → Sultanhanı caravanserai → Konya → Lake Beyşehir → Lake Eğirdir → Isparta → Antalya

Route B : AladaÄŸlar + Mediterranean Coast
Niğde → Aladağlar National Park → down through the Taurus → coast at Silifke → Kızkalesi → Anamur → Alanya → Antalya. Spectacular but I've heard the D400 coastal road is brutal for cyclists ?

Route C : Interior Taurus via Karaman — my current favourite
Niğde → Karaman → Ermenek → Mut → brief stop at Kızkalesi on the Mediterranean → then cutting back inland through the Taurus to Antalya, avoiding the D400 entirely. Seems like the best mix of quiet roads, remote Taurus villages, and a taste of the coast.

A few specific questions:
– Are the roads between Karaman and Ermenek reliably paved ?
– Is the AladaÄŸlar approach (Route B) doable on a loaded touring bike without hitting gravel?
– Any Komoot tips ? x)

Thanks a lot for help ;))

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