Phrygian Way

The Phrygian Way (Turkish: Frig Yolu) is a marked long-distance hiking and bicycle trail in western Turkey, in part of the ancient Phrygia.

[1] Phrygia was a kingdom in the classical antiquity, which existed between c. 1200–700 BC and situayed in the west central part of Anatolia, in today's Turkey.

[2] A project named "Phrygian Cultural Heritage Conservation and Development Union" (Turkish: Frigya Kültürel Mirasını Koruma ve Kalkınma Birliği, FRİGKÜM) was launched to establish the Frygian Way.

[2] The trail was completed in 2013 by a team of volunteers, who took part in the project, by combining the existing pathway, ancient ruins and forest roads in the region in an effort of about five years.

[2] The trail is named after the Phrygian civilization that ruled around three thousand years ago partly in the region of western and central Anatolia.

Starting in Yenice Çiftliği, it runs in southeastwarts direction through Seydiköy, Sabuncupınar, Fındıkköy, Doğluşah, Sökmen, İnli, Yumaklı, Lütfiye villages in Kütahya and Sandiközü, Salihler, Kümbet, Çukurca in Seyitgazi district of Eskişehir Province and ends in Yazılıkaya (Midas City.

Map of Phrygia with traditional region (yellow) and its maximal expansion (red).
Entrance to the Tomb of Phrygian king Midas in Gordion .
Tomb of King Midas in Midas City . The relief is 17 m (56 ft) high and dates from the 6th century BC.
"Rock of the Forty Eyes" in Midas City .
Rock-cut Byzantine church in Ayazini