Yaka canyon lies near Yaka village in the Aksu district of Isparta. It runs between 30 and 100 metres deep and only 1.5 to 2.5 metres wide, and inside it are waterfalls, dense plant cover, birds and other animals, and butterflies.
The road running through the village to the canyon can be used as a mountain bike route. The start is taken as the turning for Yaka village at the 22nd kilometre of the Aksu-Yenişarbademli road; in the village, turn right, southwards, at the headman's office, continue two kilometres to a bridge and turn right again, southwest, and 1,300 metres further on you reach the canyon entrance. The canyon is 4.5 kilometres south of the village and can be reached by any kind of vehicle.
Getting there
- Access
- The canyon is 4.5 kilometres south of Yaka village, on the Aksu–Yenişarbademli road within the Aksu district, and any vehicle reaches it.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Isparta as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 1.9 °C in January to 23.5 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (86 mm) and lightest in August (14 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
