Köroglu Daglari

Must-see attractions nearby: Abant Gölü Karadere Büyük Kaplica

Here even in high summer walkers can escape the tourist throng to savor the tranquillity of an unspoiled countryside with a pleasant climate, extensive fir and pine forests, large expanses of summer pasture and picturesque yaylas (Alpine-style summer settlements used by herdsmen). One such village (and police post), Kizgölcük Yaylasi, with ancient farmsteads reminiscent of log cabins, is situated about 30km/20mi south of Bolu on the Seben road.

In the past few years two wintersports areas at altitudes between 1,900 and 2,350m/6,235 and 7,712ft have opened in the vicinity of Köroglu Tepesi, at Kartalkaya and Sarialan, about 60km/38mi southeast of Bolu.