Dokuzkardeşler Pine Natural Monument is a single pine tree north of Karacahöyük village in Çerkeş district of Çankırı province, protected on 465 square metres. It was declared a natural monument in 1994. Its age is estimated at 200 years. Its name, Dokuzkardeşler, means nine siblings.
The forest around it is mainly pine, with fir, beech, oak, hornbeam, willow and poplar. Medlar, hazel, cornelian cherry, wild service tree and spurge grow among them, with rhododendron, bramble, ivy and ferns in the understorey.
Brown bear, roe deer and wolf head the mammal list, followed by wild boar, jackal, squirrel and snakes. Woodcock, quail, falcon, blackbird, robin, corn bunting, jay, owl and wood pigeon are among the birds, along with migrant species. There are no facilities. Botanical tours, nature and cultural walks, photo safari, picnicking, taking in the view, nature education and wildlife and bird watching are what the directorate lists, using the forest and village roads. Capacity is 50 visitors and 10 vehicles.
The distance from Çankırı to Çerkeş by way of Korgun and Kurşunlu is 85 kilometres, and from Çerkeş to Karacahöyük a further 29; both are asphalt. The last kilometre from the village to the tree is an unsurfaced track. The monument is about 92 kilometres from Çankırı city.
- Designated
- 29.09.1994
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 08:00 - 20:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across Çankırı as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -0.4 °C in January to 23.1 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in May (57 mm) and lightest in August (18 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
