Kachkar (Kackar) Mountains, NE Turkey

[eurasiaoverland]

This year I'll be heading east through northern Turkey, along the Black Sea coast into Georgia.

I will not have a huge amount of time, but I wuld love to see some nice scenery in the Kachkars. I am driving a 4x4 so roads and access are not a problem, though with little time I cannot manage any multi-day treks. Can anyone recommend a route which will give the best views, and maybe the chance to do a day-walk somewhere to get a good dlimpse of the highest peaks? I'll be there in late May, so I expect there to still be a good bit of snowcover, should be beautiful!

Any suggestions very welcome,

EO

[Tony LEE]

We are poking around just inland of Kackar Dagi - parked at Tortum Golu (Lake) for a couple of days until it stops raining.

Still some snow on the peaks and the terrain is incredibly rugged.
Lots of dam building in the area around Artvin and south and east, but in most cases the access is improved because of all the new roads.

My fairly large scale map shows a road crossing that area from Ardesen to Yuseleh - just a track in the central area - that goes pretty close to the highest mountain - Yaylalar is the village, but no idea if there is foot access from there.

Have fun!