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Uludağ Piste Map and Run Guide

Uludağ, 36 km from Bursa, is Türkiye’s longest-established ski resort. The runs are split into two zones: the 1st Development Zone (Hotels Area), where the cable car arrives, and the 2nd Development Zone, which has the longer runs. According to the Uludağ information site there are 43 runs (including link paths) and 22 lifts; according to the development agency the runs total ~25 km. Most of the lifts belong to the hotels. The longest descents are from the Tutyeli (1,300 m), Kuşaklıkaya (1,500 m) and Maden chairlifts. You can go up from Bursa by cable car (Teferrüç – Sarıalan – Oteller).

Uludağ, 36 km from Bursa, is Türkiye’s longest-established ski resort. The runs are split into two zones: the 1st Development Zone (Hotels Area), where the cable car arrives, and the 2nd Development Zone, which has the longer runs. According to the Uludağ information site there are 43 runs (including link paths) and 22 lifts; according to the development agency the runs total ~25 km. Most of the lifts belong to the hotels. The longest descents are from the Tutyeli (1,300 m), Kuşaklıkaya (1,500 m) and Maden chairlifts. You can go up from Bursa by cable car (Teferrüç – Sarıalan – Oteller).

Chairlift line with bubble chairs at Uludağ and skiers on the run below · Photo: Arif miletli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

At a glance

Location
36 km (~40 min) from central Bursa; by cable car from Teferrüç to the Hotels Area
Summit
Uludağ, 2,543 m (not reachable by lift)
Ski area
~1,750 m – 2,322 m
Runs
43 (including link and off-piste codes); ~25 km
Lifts
22: gondola, 4-seater and 2-seater chairlifts, drag lifts, baby lift (+ Bursa cable car)
Highlights
Türkiye’s first cable car (1963, renewed in 2014), FIS Uludağ Cup
Season
Late December – late March (Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
Management
Uludağ Area Authority; lifts belong to hotels and operators
  • Cable car (from Bursa)
  • Gondola
  • Chairlift
  • Drag lift
  • Baby lift
  • FIS run
  • Ski school
  • Ski hire
  • Shared ski pass
  • Hotels

Data note: Because Uludağ has no single operator, there is no official run and lift table. The run and lift list is taken from a private information site (uludaginfo.com); depending on the source, the number of runs varies between 11 and 43, the number of lifts between 15 and 25, and the total length of runs between 25 and 35 km. Run colours are green, blue, red and black; on this page green and blue are grouped as “easy” and the colour is given in the notes column. Some lifts can only be used with the hotel’s own card.

Last updated: · Sources at the end of the page

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Location

Osmangazi, Uludağ Oteller bölgesi, Bursa, Türkiye

40.1040° N, 29.1329° E

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Reading the map

Uludağ’s map is read by its two development zones; each lift usually starts in front of a hotel and bears the hotel’s name:

  • 1st Development Zone (Hotels Area): The cable car’s Oteller station (Kurbağakaya, ~1,810 m) is here. The Fahri, Beceren, Yazıcı, Cennetkaya, Karkay, Alkoçlar, Belvü and İtalyan lifts; the Tutyeli 4-seater chairlift takes you up to the zone’s longest black runs (Tutyeli main run, FIS run). The beginner slopes and Tavşan Yolu are in this zone.
  • 2nd Development Zone: The zone of the newer hotels; the Kuşaklıkaya (1,529 m) and Maden (1,922 m) 4-seater chairlifts offer the longest descents. The short drag lifts in front of the hotels (Mandra, Karinna, Monte Baia, Kırkgözler) and the baby lift are here.
  • Run codes: P1–P26 are the main runs; codes with letters (P2a, P10b…) are link paths. Colours: green easiest, blue easy, red intermediate, black difficult.

Uludağ piste map (uludaginfo.com) ↗

Areas

1st Development Zone (Hotels Area)

The historic hotel area where the cable car arrives; most of the runs are here.

Lifts: Fahri, Cennetkaya, Karkay and Gençlik-Spor chairlifts; Tutyeli 4-seater chairlift; Ağaoğlu gondola; Beceren, Yazıcı, Alkoçlar, Belvü, İtalyan, Cennetkaya 2 drag lifts

  • Beginners: Zone 1 Training Slope, Tavşan Yolu, Fahri, Beceren, Yazıcı runs
  • Intermediate: Osman Yüce, Karkay, Alkoçlar, Belvü
  • Advanced: İtalyan, Tutyeli main run (1,300 m), Tutyeli FIS run

Suited to: Beginners and intermediates; Tutyeli and İtalyan for advanced skiers

2nd Development Zone

Longer runs and new hotels.

Lifts: Kuşaklıkaya and Maden 4-seater chairlifts; Mandra, Ağaoğlu, Karinna, Monte Baia, Kırkgözler drag lifts; baby lift

  • Kuşaklıkaya main run (1,500 m, black)
  • Maden main run and alternative run
  • Short blue runs in front of the hotels

Suited to: Intermediate and advanced; the drag lifts in front of the hotels also suit beginners

Sarıalan

The cable car’s intermediate station (~1,635 m); picnic and snow area.

Lifts: Cable car transfer station

  • Sledging and fun in the snow

Suited to: Day visitors

Lifts

LiftTypeAreaBottom – topLengthNote
Bursa cable car (Teferrüç → Sarıalan)Cable car (8-seater cabins)Access1,385 m vertical4,500 m3,000 people/hour
Bursa cable car (Sarıalan → Oteller)Cable car (8-seater cabins)Access1,635 m – 1,810 m4,200 m3,000 people/hour
TutyeliChairlift (4-seater)1st Development Zone312 m vertical1,297 m1,800 people/hour
KuşaklıkayaChairlift (4-seater)2nd Development Zone348 m vertical1,529 m1,800 people/hour
MadenChairlift (4-seater)2nd Development Zone340 m vertical1,922 m1,200 people/hour
FahriChairlift (2-seater)1st Development Zone123 m vertical712 m800 people/hour
CennetkayaChairlift (2-seater)1st Development Zone129 m vertical569 m1,000 people/hour
Gençlik ve SporChairlift (2-seater)1st Development Zone131 m vertical480 m600 people/hour
KarkayChairlift (2-seater)1st Development Zone140 m vertical425 m1,000 people/hour
Ağaoğlu gondolaGondola1st Development Zone59 m vertical426 m1,200 people/hour
Beceren 1Drag lift1st Development Zone98 m vertical546 m600 people/hour
Beceren 2Drag lift1st Development Zone98 m vertical546 m600 people/hour
Yazıcı 1Drag lift1st Development Zone112 m vertical654 m600 people/hour
Yazıcı 2Drag lift1st Development Zone112 m vertical654 m600 people/hour
AlkoçlarDrag lift1st Development Zone148 m vertical509 m600 people/hour
BelvüDrag lift1st Development Zone167 m vertical750 m800 people/hour
İtalyanDrag lift1st Development Zone203 m vertical648 m600 people/hour
Cennetkaya 2Drag lift1st Development Zone224 m vertical830 m400 people/hour
MandraDrag lift2nd Development Zone87 m vertical385 m400 people/hour
AğaoğluDrag lift2nd Development Zone47 m vertical381 m600 people/hour
KarinnaDrag lift2nd Development Zone51 m vertical338 m600 people/hour
Monte BaiaDrag lift2nd Development Zone63 m vertical466 m600 people/hour
KırkgözlerDrag lift2nd Development Zone73 m vertical506 m400 people/hour
Ceylan baby liftMagic carpet2nd Development Zone——150 people/hour

The lift list, lengths, vertical drops and capacities are from uludaginfo.com; skiresort.info gives different capacities (e.g. Tutyeli/Kuşaklıkaya 1,500 people/hour).

Runs

Easy: 13Intermediate: 10Difficult: 5

1st Development Zone
RunDifficultyLengthStart – finishNote
P1 · Fahri – Main RunEasy710 m—Blue
P2 · Beceren – RightEasy650 m—Blue
P2c · Beceren – Cennetkaya linkEasy620 m—Green
P2d · Tavşan YoluEasy——Green · beginners
P3 · Beceren – LeftEasy——Blue
P4 · Yazıcı – RightEasy——Blue
P5 · Yazıcı – LeftEasy——Blue
P5b · Zone 1 Training SlopeEasy——Green · beginners
P6 · Cennetkaya – Cennet YoluEasy——Blue
P7 · Osman YüceIntermediate——Red
P8 · KarkayIntermediate420 m—Red
P9 · AlkoçlarIntermediate510 m—Red
P10 · BelvüIntermediate750 m—Red
P11 · İtalyanDifficult550 m—Black
P12 · Tutyeli – Main RunDifficult1,300 m—Black
P13 · Tutyeli – FIS RunDifficult——Black · FIS
P14 · Tutyeli – PanoramaEasy——Blue
2nd Development Zone
RunDifficultyLengthStart – finishNote
P16 · Kuşaklıkaya – Main RunDifficult1,500 m—Black
P18 · Kuşaklıkaya – HillsideIntermediate——Red
P19 · Beden TerbiyesiIntermediate——Red
P20 · Mandra – Main Run RightIntermediate——Red
P21 · Mandra – Main Run LeftIntermediate——Red
P22 · Ağaoğlu My MountainEasy——Blue
P23 · KarinnaEasy——Blue
P24 · Monte BaiaEasy——Blue
P25 · KırkgözlerIntermediate——Red
P26 · Maden – Main RunIntermediate——Red
P26a · Maden – AlternativeDifficult——Black

The table shows the main runs; the other codes in the uludaginfo.com list are link paths and off-piste areas. Lengths are only given for runs where the source provides them.

Route by ability

LevelWhere to start?Runs
First dayTraining area in the 1st Development Zone, baby lift in the 2nd Development ZoneZone 1 Training Slope, Tavşan Yolu
BeginnerBeceren and Yazıcı drag lifts, Fahri chairliftFahri, Beceren, Yazıcı (blue)
IntermediateKarkay, Alkoçlar, Belvü; Mandra and Kırkgözler in the 2nd Development ZoneKarkay, Alkoçlar, Belvü, Mandra, Maden main run
AdvancedTutyeli, Kuşaklıkaya, İtalyanTutyeli main and FIS runs, Kuşaklıkaya main run, İtalyan

Before you go to Uludağ

  • Cable car: A line of about 9 km from Teferrüç in Bursa via Kadıyayla and Sarıalan to the Hotels Area; if you go by car, you need to carry snow chains in winter.
  • Ski pass: There is a shared card system; some lifts can only be used with the hotel’s own card.
  • Management: Since 2023 Uludağ has been managed by the Uludağ Area Authority (Uludağ Alan Başkanlığı); historically the lifts have belonged to the hotels.

Photos

Runs through snowy pine forest at Uludağ · Cetintas555, CC BY-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How many runs does Uludağ have?

The Uludağ information site lists 43 run codes including link paths; according to the development agency the total length of runs is about 25 km. Sources also give other figures, such as 13, 20 and 22.

Can you go up Uludağ by cable car?

Yes. A cable car runs from Teferrüç station in Bursa via Kadıyayla and Sarıalan up to the Hotels Area (about 1,810 m).

Where do beginners ski in Uludağ?

The Zone 1 Training Slope, Tavşan Yolu and the blue Fahri, Beceren and Yazıcı runs in the 1st Development Zone (Hotels Area) are for beginners; there is also a baby lift in the 2nd Development Zone.

Who runs the lifts in Uludağ?

Uludağ has no single operator; historically the lifts have belonged to the hotels and businesses in the 1st and 2nd development zones. The area is managed by the Uludağ Area Authority.

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