Gürlek Şelalesi

About Gürlek Şelalesi

Gürlek Şelalesi is a waterfall in the hills above Kaynaklar village in the Buca district, on the slopes of Nif Dağı. It is a popular target for half-day nature walks from the city: Genç İzmir, the youth platform of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, organises guided walks to it that start at the Çınaraltı square in Kaynaklar and cover about 8 km, and promotes it as a route for walking, photography and exploring. The approach The usual path leaves Kaynaklar village and follows the stream past the Kaynaklar climbing garden, the sport climbing crag above the village, before continuing up the valley to the falls. The waterfall is mapped on OpenStreetMap along this approach path, a little over a kilometre beyond the crag. Longer walks Kaynaklar is a hub for routes on Nif Dağı. The provincial culture and tourism directorate lists walks from Kaynaklar to Kavaklıdere in Bornova (12.5 km, hard), to the Nif summit area at Nifkarlığı (10 km, hard, 5 to 6 hours), and an easy 10 km route via the Buca pond recreation area to Belenbaşı that can also be cycled. Go in good weather, wear proper footwear, and take water and your rubbish with you.