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Additionally you ''Update 2022:'' There is now a tunnel at Macka, so that the main traffic does not go through Macka anymore. Getting a ride in Trabzon town is way easier. You can walk/bus/hitch to a spot between the city center and the university on Devlet Karayolu Cd, where the road towards Erzerum starts. a lot of people are coming from the highway and it is a breeze to catch a ride heading south. === West towards [[Samsun]] or [[Istanbul]] === From the city centre, walk towards the sea until you come across the big road. Cross it and look for a good spot anywhere on this road, where cars can stop for you.
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Head towards the Otogar and ask for the Dolmus to Macka (2.5TL), a town which is 20Km south of the city. Once there you will encounter a junction with one road heading towards Erzurum and the other to Sumela. There are many good spots to stand in this small town and it isn't a busy road; waits to either destination shouldn't be long.
==Sleep==
When you're arriving late, or don't want to take the bus to Of, just walk up to sea. In between the highway that runs through Trabzon and the sea there is at most places a little or big strip of grass or park (especially west of the airport and harbor), where it's no problem to pitch a tent. People that pass by will not bother you (unless you count a waving hand and a 'hello-how-are-you' as bothering :) ), and the police is unlikely to bother you, either. Take some time to look for a good spot as there are some areas that just consist of grass overgrowing stones.
There is also an artificial cliff east of the city, with a ledge where you can pitch a tent. This place is supposed to be a construction site, but abandoned old houses are still standing for years. There's a staircase to go down from a bus stop, officially barricaded by tin sheet, but there's a hole in it so no problem to get through. Once there no-one will bother you and you can leave your heavy backpack in a bush and go discover the city light. The exact [https://goo.gl/maps/n5V8QftAAkbb3XMV9 location is here.]== Experiences Sumela==Hitchhiker [[User:Anacist|Anacist]]::To hichhike back from Sumela to main road, a very good spot is at the parking where mikros await (40°41.523'Nx39°39.050'I found there were two groups E, WGS 84). Lots of amateur university kids trying to hitch herecars stop for catching some snack. Obviously, it was another 30 mins walk further down before there traffic is another scarce and time-of-the-day dependant. To sleep at Sumela, Marion_and_John found a great place for cars to stop. Then againpitch our tent, about 400 meters from the entrance of the monastery, it is Turkeybetween ticket office and parking lot, so try your luck on the upper side of the trail. To get there on your way — drivers often have from the monastery back to the parking lot, find a habit of stopping wherever they like!minor trail that runs mostly parallel to the main trail but that goes up. There are several used spots around 40°41.217'Nx39°39.506'E (WGS84). == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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