[2][3] It rises in Gümüşhane Province and runs through the provinces of Erzincan, Giresun, Sivas, and Tokat before flowing into the Yeşilırmak at the modern village of Kızılçubuk, near the site of the ancient city of Eupatoria.

The Kelkit follows the North Anatolian Fault for about 150 km from Suşehri to Resadiye and Niksar.

[4] In Hellenistic times, a major east-west road following the valley of the Kelkit led from Armenia Minor to Bithynia.

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