Horse trekking
Kızılcahamam-Karacaören village and
Karaşar- Eğriova and Çamlıdere-Benliplateaus
carry potential for horse trekking.
Paragliding
It is possible to participate in various
activities at the Gölbaşı training facility where
the aviation clubs of universities of Ankara
provide training for their members. It is a
favorable spot for paragliding training with its
training hill overlooking a wide plain, suitable
altitude and wind.
Herborization
Climate conditions and topographic structure
allowed Ankara and its environment to
develop two separate plant communities.
Steppe vegetation is common at lowlands
which receive less rain and plateaus.
Generally, thorny plants, crabgrass,
silverberries, willows and poplar trees can be
seen in single file at the sides of rivers inside
the steppe. Among the plants special to steppe
which are mainly short and seen in groups
are; short growing Meadow Grass, Couch
Grass, Astragalus, Stipa,Peganum Harmala,
Genista Tinctoria, Elymus, Bromus Tectorum,
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Mustard Plant, Scorzonera, Tamarix Tetrandra,
Veronica Prostrata, Poppy, Hibiscus, Thymus,
Euphorbia Henbit, Rosa Canina, Blackberry
etc.Dominant tree species in forests seen in
the midst of the steppe like the Beynam Forest
are Black Pine, Juniper and oak in patches.
Coniferous Trees are the common species
in the Forest Cover which becomes thicker
and richer at the mountains rising on the
plateaus and at the Kızılcahamam province.
There are 960 different plant species grow in
their natural environment in Ankara playing
host to a rich plant diversity and almost 175
of those are the endemic plants such as the
Ankara Crocus, Ornithogalum Narbonense,
Centaurea Tchihatcheffii. Plant families which
are rich in terms of variety are compositae,
leguminosae, poaceae, crucifers and labiatae.
Forestry areas inside the Nallıhan, Beypazarı,
Kızılcahamam, Çamlıdere, Çubuk and Güdü
provinces allows the survival of wild animals
such as bear, boar and deer.
Mouflon which were seen at the environs
of Nallıhan and Beypazarı until recently,
extincted today. It is possible to see land
animals such as wolf, fox, badger, rabbit,
polecat, veasel and squirrel as well as birds
such as partridge, bustard, hazel grouse, crane,
pigeon, turtledove and quail in any place of
Ankara. Wild birds sparrowhawk, hawk and
eagle can also be seen at the steppes of the
region.
Parks
Wild Life The Soğuksu National Park founded in
Kızılcahamam in 1959 covers 1.300 hectars of
land at the 1.300 meters height.
Vegetation widespreading at the North of
Ankara and the water sources formed by the
rivers and dam lakes creates natural habitat
for the existence of wild animals. Aquatic
animals such as carp, trout, freshwater mussel,
craps, turtle and poultry animals such as
cormorant, mallard, barnacle and water hen
are among the animals which were adapted
the environmental conditions of the region. The geomorphological structure of the area
located at the transition zone to the rich
forestry region of Northern Anatolia, is made
up of flat area between rivers and valleys.
Boar, bear, wolf, deer and weasel are among
the wild animals frequently seen inside the