Where is Abant Lake?

Where is Abant Lake?

It is a crater and deposit lake formed on Abant Mountains, 34 kilometers southwest of Bolu. There are many hills in the park area from 1400 meters to 1700 meters. Lake Abant has a fascinating beauty every month of the year. Abant is a very popular holiday center, preferred both for sightseeing and accommodation. The lake, whose area is 127 hectares, is 1328 meters above sea level. It feeds on groundwater. Its depth is 18 meters. Due to the plant richness of Abant Lake and its surroundings and its great outdoor recreation potential, 1196.5 hectares of the area was taken under protection as a "Nature Park" in 1988. The surroundings of Abant Lake are very rich in flora and fauna. Scots pine, larch, beech, oak, poplar, ash, hornbeam, willow, juniper trees and rhododendron, crazy, hazelnut, medlar, chickadee, hawthorn, holly, rosehip, nettle, blackberry, strawberry, mint, raspberry, ivy, nettle, horsetail and meadow grasses make up mainly trees and shrubs. The edges of Abant Lake are filled with various aquatic plants and water lilies. Abant Çiğdemi (Crocus Abantensis) is located on the slopes rising around Lake Abant.

The small-scaled salamander (Triturus Vulgaris Kosswigi), which are endemic species in the lake and its surroundings, and Abant Trout "Salmo Trutta Fario Varyette Abanticus" and Abant Hazelnut (Muscardinus Avellanarius Abanticus). Fish enthusiasts can fish with fishing rod at certain times of the year by paying a fee. Otters can also be seen on the lakeside. Fox, jackal, wolf, bear, pig, deer, roe deer, rabbit, squirrel, weasel from wild animals in the forests around the lake; wild geese, wild ducks, heron, coot, cormorant, pike, predators from waterfowl; As falcon, born, black vulture, eagle eagle, hawk, owl and other bird varieties; lark, alakabak, puhu, gokdogan, woodpecker, blackbird, nightingale, finch and jug.

Available Services

Activities that can be performed in Abant Lake, which is 7 kilometers around and has different beauties every month of the year; Free visitor promotion center and nature museum visit at the entrance of Abant Nature Park, picnic around the lake, camping, sport angling, trekking, cycling, horse riding, horse riding, paragliding in Çepni Plateau.

What to eat? What to Buy

Local food and souvenirs produced in the region are sold in the sales sections in the park. There are trout restaurants and sausage bread sales places on the 22-kilometer Abant road.

Where to Stay

There are also 2 5-star accommodation facilities, bungalow-type accommodation units, camping and picnic areas and restaurants around the lake. There are also hostels on the Abant road. Click to reach Bolu and Abant lake hotels.

How To Get To Abant?
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It can be reached by the 22-kilometer road, which is separated from the 203 km of Ankara-Istanbul D-100 Highway and TEM Highway. It is 34 kilometers from Bolu, 225 kilometers from Ankara and 258 kilometers from Istanbul. Transportation to Abant Lake from Bolu center is done by private public buses departing from the city center every two hours.!