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Additionally 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.
==Sleep==
* I slept on a bench right next Of new mosque, very wide and comfortable. In the morning locals asked me why i didnt ask to go inside the mosque, they would have hosted me without any problem. They offered me breakfast and for a while confused for an international spy.. [[User:Fedecicco|Fedecicco]]
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.
==Sumela==
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'E, WGS 84). Lots of cars stop for catching some snack. Obviously, traffic is scarce and time-of-the-day dependant.
To sleep at Sumela, Marion_and_John found a great place to pitch our tent, about 400 meters from the entrance of the monastery, between ticket office and parking lot, on the upper side of the trail. To get there on your way from the monastery back to the parking lot, find a 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).
== Experiences ==
