Saint Paul Trail

The Saint Paul Trail is a long-distance footpath in Turkey, approximately 500 kilometers long. The trail goes from Perge, 10 kilometers east of Antalya, to Yalvaç, Isparta, northeast of Lake Eğirdir. A second branch starts at Aspendos, 40 kilometers east of Antalya, and joins the main route at the ancient Roman site of Adada.

The name of the trail derives from the fact that a part of it follows the route of Saint Paul the Apostle on his first missionary journey to Anatolia. It starts at sea level and climbs to 2200 meters in elevation. It is marked along the way with red and white stripes to Grande Randonnée standards.

After the Lycian Way, the Saint Paul Trail is Turkey's second long-distance trail.

References

*Kate Clow (with Terry Richardson). "St Paul Trail: Turkey's Second Long Distance Walking Route". Upcountry, 2004, ISBN 978-0953921812.
*Stephen Goodwin. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040725/ai_n12757808 "Return of the Saint: On the road from Perge to Antioch".] The Independent on Sunday, 25 July 2004.
* [http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=131138 "St. Paul was here: Antioch in 'Pisida'"] . Today's Zaman, 9 January 2008.

ee also

*List of long-distance footpaths
*Lycian Way

External links

* [http://www.lycianway.com/StPaulContent/aboutthewalk.html St. Paul Trail webpage]