Nature / Cave
Sarıkaya Cave
Yığılca, Düzce
One of the large caves of the Western Black Sea, in Yığılca, with a small waterfall and underground streams inside.
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Its story
The cave is near the village of Sarıkaya in the Yığılca district and is reported to have been noticed by villagers in 1994. More than half of the limestone cave, about 717 m long, has been made visitable with metal stairs and railings. Inside you see fossil galleries from two different developmental phases, young dripstone formations on the ceiling, a small waterfall in the middle of the hall and underground waterways. The cave has been a 1st-degree natural protected site since 2001 and was declared a sensitive area to be strictly protected in 2021. It is on the Yığılca–Yedigöller ecotourism route.
Key facts
- Length
- about 717 m
- Protection
- 1st-degree natural protected site; sensitive area to be strictly protected (2021)
- Getting there
- Gökçeağaç–Sarıkaya road from Yığılca
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Day trip
- Rainy day
- Traveling with kids
Location
40.93429, 31.39892
Where to eat nearby
No food & drink venues listed nearby.
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://goturkiye.com/duzce/see | https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/sarikaya-magarasi-bugun-itibari-ile-koruma-altina-alindi-6461500 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/14027613083 | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139428679