Located within the borders of Hadim district and recognized
among the most extraordinary canyons of Turkey, Gürleyen Canyon was discovered
in 1999 by Konya Mountaineering Outdoor Sports Search-Rescue Club (KONDAK).
Every year, activities are organized by mountaineering and outdoor sports clubs
in Gürleyen Canyon which contains the fascinating beauties sought by canyon
hikers. The presence of such a magnificent canyon in Konya, known as a flat
plain, arouses great interest in visitors from outside the city and abroad.
Gürleyen (Say) Canyon is a very pleasant watery track that
reaches a length of 10 km within the borders of Hadim district of Konya. Canyon
valley density limestone with rock walls of up to 400,500 meters in the upper
ceiling part, which sometimes closes and forms tunnels in the upper ceiling
part of the canyon that narrows by 1.2 meters from time to time and expands by
20.30 meters. It is located in the high part of the Taşeli plateau, which
consists of a mixture of time and 1 time terrain.
The canyon, which has been fed by the sources of the Göksu
river and formed for millions of years, is 3. The rapid rise of our country at
the time of rainy periods and 4. With its strong hydrographic features due to
time glacial melting, Göksu has formed 100 kilometers of canyon valleys like
Gürleyen (Say) Canyon in the river valley. Considering the flow rate of the
water participating in the canyon such as precipitation and HEPP and taking the
necessary precautions, it is useful to be careful in the canyons where 10 - 18
degrees are passed from the cold waters by swallowing in many stages.
Photography and nature lovers will have the opportunity to
see the visual feast of cherry, walnut, apple, and poplar trees, especially in
autumn, as well as to procure and to taste the completely organic products grown
by the villagers.