Scimitar Hill

Scimitar Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Scimitar Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Scimitar Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.29595, 26.29712. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scimitar Hill

• Newfoundland Gallipoli Memorial · fort · Eceabat · ~5 km · Must-see
• Suvla · beach · Canakkale · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı · fort · Eceabat · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park · sanctuary · Eceabat · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sestos · fort · Eceabat · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cape Nara · beach · Canakkale · ~18 km · Must-see
• Abydus · fort · Çanakkale Merkez · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kilitbahir Kalesi · dargah · Eceabat · ~22 km · Must-see
• TCG Uluçalireis · fort · Canakkale · ~23 km · Must-see
• Naval Museum · museum · Çanakkale Merkez · ~23 km · Must-see
• Nusret · museum · Çanakkale Merkez · ~23 km · Must-see
• Çimenlik Fortress · fort · Çanakkale Merkez · ~23 km · Must-see
• Çanakkale Şehitleri Anıtı · park · Eceabat · ~35 km · Must-see
• Helles Memorial · fort · Eceabat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cape Helles · beach · Eceabat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rhoiteion · fort · Çanakkale Merkez · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lampsacus · fort · Lapseki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gelibolu Feneri · beach · Gelibolu · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scimitar Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Scimitar Hill

• Mermer Burnu · viewpoint · Bozcaada · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fengari · viewpoint · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~79 km · Must-see
• Big sand dunes of Lemnos · viewpoint · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~131 km · Must-see
• Ganoslar Yolu Nişantepe Parkuru · viewpoint · Süleymanpaşa · ~137 km · Must-see
• Damakjelik Bair · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~4 km
• Abdel Rahman Bair · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~4 km
• Sari Bair Ridge · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~6 km
• Kiretch Tepe Sirt · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~6 km
• Rhododendron Spur · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~6 km
• Karakol Dagh · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~7 km

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