ZONGULDAK
Hunting Our city is also varying and affluencing in connection with hunting and wild life. Especially in the forest areas around Merkez, Devrek, Gökçebey and Black Sea Eregli environs bear, boar, wolf, fox badger, jackal, goat, red squirrel, roe, rabbit like wild animals and wild duck, wild pigeon, woodcock and bakal like bird kinds are being hunted. In the rivers carp, trout, black trout and coral fish and in the sea horse mackerel, anchovy, whiting, tunny fish, red mullet like fishes are being fished. While hunting in connection with wild life are generally performed as a hobby or evaluation of spare time, fishing in seas is realized as commercial function.
Bicycle Tours Natural visits via bicycles are organized at Eregli and its environs. There are both an appropriate inclination having road for cycling through Ereğli - Armutçuk, Gökçeler and natural beauties and historical values watching and seeing possibility throughout road route.
Line Fishing Firstly Black Sea, Ulutan Dam Lake, Kizilcapinar Dam Lake as well as Filyos River, Devrek Stream, Gülüç Stream and Alaplı Stream are the favorite places for line fishing fans. Also line fishing is performed in rivers at Bostandüzü and Ilıksu regions.
Trekking Bacaklı Plateau, Bölüklü Plateau and Kız Kulağı Plateau in Alaplı, Göldağı, Esenlik, Beycuma Plateau Region in Center, Bostandüzü, Dirgine Valley and Yedigöller in Devrek, Pamukdüzü Region in Gökçebey are favorite places of trekking fans. Also, natural route in which there are Harmankaya, Güneşli and Değirmenağzı waterfalls, are the first places for trekking aimed voyages.
Yachting Yachts participating to rally under International Black Sea Yacht Rally (Kayra) annually organized by Ataköy Marina are visiting to Zonguldak.
