Hiking Risk Disclaimer
Please read before using any LycianWay trail information. Last updated: April 2026.
Hiking the Lycian Way is a rewarding but physically demanding activity that carries real, inherent risks of injury, illness, or death. By using LycianWay's website, mobile app, or any trail information we publish, you acknowledge and accept those risks. If you are not comfortable with them, please do not rely on our services as your sole source of planning or safety.
1. Inherent risks of hiking the Lycian Way
These risks are part of the activity itself — they are not caused by LycianWay and cannot be eliminated:
- Slippery, loose, or unstable terrain; rockfall; exposure to heights and cliff edges
- Sudden severe weather: heat stroke, dehydration, hypothermia, thunderstorms, flash floods
- Navigation errors in unmarked, poorly-marked, or re-routed sections
- Wildlife encounters: snakes, wild dogs, boars, stinging insects, jellyfish
- Remote sections with no mobile signal and limited emergency access
- Cardiovascular strain from sustained elevation gain in hot climates
- Foot injuries, blisters, sprains, fractures
- Waterborne and foodborne illness
- Crime, theft, or traffic accidents in transit between stages
2. Accuracy of our trail information
LycianWay compiles trail data from multiple sources — official route authorities, volunteer surveyors, OpenStreetMap, and local agencies. We make every reasonable effort to keep it accurate. However:
- Trail conditions change. A route that was clear last season may be overgrown, eroded, flooded, or closed today.
- Distances and elevations are estimates. They may differ from what you encounter.
- Waymarks (red-and-white stripes) deteriorate. Not all our stage descriptions may reflect the latest re-waymarking.
- GPS tracks may drift or contain errors. Offline maps are only as current as when we last synced them.
- Point-of-interest data (accommodations, restaurants, water sources, bus times) can be out of date within days.
You must verify critical information locally before setting out, and always carry a paper backup (Kate Clow's official guidebook, a printed topo map) and a compass. Do not use our app as your sole navigation tool.
3. Your responsibility
You are responsible for:
- Being honest with yourself about your fitness, experience, and health before each day's stage
- Carrying adequate water (minimum 3 L in summer), high-calorie food, sunscreen, first aid, and an emergency blanket
- Telling someone your route and expected return time, and using LycianWay's check-in feature or equivalent
- Checking the weather forecast the morning of every stage (we recommend mgm.gov.tr)
- Having adequate travel insurance that covers trekking, helicopter rescue, and repatriation
- Knowing your route, turning back when conditions demand it, and never hiking alone in remote sections if you can avoid it
⚠ In an emergency
LycianWay's safety check-in feature is a convenience — it is NOT a substitute for emergency services. If you are in immediate danger or need medical help:
- 112 — Turkish emergency number (works on any mobile, even without SIM / signal if a network is nearby)
- AKUT — Turkey's volunteer search-and-rescue. Phone +90 212 217 0410 or akut.org.tr
- Jandarma — rural gendarmerie, 156
- Coast Guard — 158 (sea incidents)
Share your GPS coordinates (lat/long) — emergency responders need them. Most mobile maps, including LycianWay, let you copy your current coordinates.
4. Guided tours booked through LycianWay
If you book a guided tour that we run directly, these risks still apply but the guide will manage navigation, pace, and group safety. You must still follow the guide's instructions and disclose any medical conditions at booking. See our Terms of Service.
5. Services booked from third-party providers
LycianWay's marketplace connects you to independent tour agencies, accommodation hosts, luggage-transfer operators, and other providers. LycianWay is not responsible for the safety practices or insurance of those providers. Ask each provider for proof of their own liability insurance and safety procedures before booking. See Marketplace Terms.
6. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pixelo Mobile Ltd (trading as LycianWay) is not liable for any loss, injury, illness, or death arising from your use of our trail information or services, except where caused by our own proven negligence. Nothing in this disclaimer excludes liability that cannot be excluded under English law (for example, death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or fraud).
7. Contact
Safety concerns, trail correction reports, or to request a data amendment: safety@lycianway.co.uk.
Pixelo Mobile Ltd, company number 10585806. Registered office: Demsa Accounts, 565 Green Lanes, Haringey, London, England, N8 0RL.