Even though it's known that local hikers have used the trail for outdoor sports before the establishment of the Carian trail, foundation of a continuous trail can be attributed to the premise expedition trips of Yunus Özdemir, Altay Özcan, Volkan Demir and Dean Livesley starting in 2009, which lasted 4 winters.
The idea behind the expedition was to establish a long-distance hiking trail around the historical Carian regions.
After the initial expeditions a route made of historic roads, village paths, ridgeways and forest alleys was established.

Under the leadership of Muğla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Muğla Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası) the Carian Trail project has been launched.
In 2012 South Aegean Development Agency (Güney Ege Kalkınma Ajansı) also started to support the it with additional monetary backing.
The Carian Trail has officially opened in February 2013.
Even though it's known that local hikers have used the trail for outdoor sports before the establishment of the Carian trail, foundation of a continuous trail can be attributed to the premise expedition trips of Yunus Özdemir, Altay Özcan, Volkan Demir and Dean Livesley starting in 2009, which lasted 4 winters. The idea behind the expedition was to establish a long-distance hiking trail around the historical Carian regions. After the initial expeditions a route made of historic roads, village paths, ridgeways and forest alleys was established.
Under the leadership of Muğla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Muğla Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası) the Carian Trail project has been launched. In 2012 South Aegean Development Agency (Güney Ege Kalkınma Ajansı) also started to support the it with additional monetary backing. The Carian Trail has officially opened in February 2013.
Carian Trail