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Lonely Planet · 2024
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Turkey · Erzincan
Gürlevik Waterfalls
Girlevik Waterfalls are situated 29 km south-east of Erzincan in Turkey. In the years 1950–1953, the State Hydraulic Works built a hydroelectric power plant at its lower section of 3,040 KW.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Gürlevik Waterfalls drops over a series of steps. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Erzincan, Turkey. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Gürlevik Waterfalls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Erzincan are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Winter rain and spring snowmelt: March to June is the season, and late summer can leave the smaller falls dry.
Getting there
- Base town Erzincan, Turkey
- Country Turkey
- Region Erzincan, Western Asia & Caucasus, Asia
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Gürlevik Waterfalls
Turkey
Height—Width—
Most similar
Hogenakkal Falls
India
Height20 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in India
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
20 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Hogenakkal FallsVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Gürlevik Waterfalls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
39.58594, 39.73087
Quick answers
Where is Gürlevik Waterfalls?
Gürlevik Waterfalls is in Turkey (Erzincan). The nearest base is Erzincan, Turkey. Its coordinates are 39.5859, 39.7309.
When is the best time to visit Gürlevik Waterfalls?
Peak flow is March to June. Winter rain and spring snowmelt: March to June is the season, and late summer can leave the smaller falls dry.
What can you do at Gürlevik Waterfalls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Gürlevik Waterfalls?
The usual base is Erzincan, Turkey. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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