Getting to this lake is a walk of about five to six hours, following the valley on the left from the Yukarı Kavron plateau, and because it takes so long the provincial directorate advises carrying enough food for a day.
It is the largest of the chain of lakes there, with the Kaçkar massif directly behind it, and endemic plants grow around it. For good photographs you may need to walk on and climb a little towards the ridges above the lake.
Getting there
- Access
- From the Yukarı Kavron plateau follow the valley on the left; the walk takes about five or six hours.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Rize as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.8 °C in February to 23.3 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in October (294 mm) and lightest in May (97 mm). Long-term means for 1927-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
