Kisecik Canyon ( tr, Kisecik Kanyonu), a.k.a. ''Saklı Cennet'' ("Hidden Heaven"), is a
canyon
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...
in
Mersin Province, Turkey.
The canyon at is located in the
Toros Mountains. Administratively, it is a part of
Çamlıyayla ilçe (district) of Mersin Province,
at an elevation of . Although it is named after the nearest village
Kesecik, its shortest road is from
Sarıkavak village which is about to the canyon. The distance from the canyon to Çamlıyayla is and to Mersin is . The canyon is locally dubbed ''Saklı Cennet'' ("Hidden Heaven").
The road between Sarıkavak and the canyon is a popular hiking course. It is stabilized only descending about downhill. Visitors reach a small pond, which is fed by a creek, a tributary of
Berdan River in the canyon. The canyon is very narrow, with steep slopes. It takes about six hours to pass through the canyon by foot on a tough trail. The creek offers recreational
outdoor activities like swimming and
rafting.
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References
{{Mersin Province
Landforms of Mersin Province
Çamlıyayla District
Canyons and gorges of Turkey