When sea-level pleasures at Kaş pall, especially in excessively hot weather, there's no closer escape than the cool heights of the Akdağ range, which soars to over 3000m in the space of 20km. The standard jump-off point for excursions into the mountains, and one easily reached by public minibus from Kaş, is Gömbe, a small town 60km north of Kaş, on the road to Elmalı. This provides access to Yeşil Göl, Lycia's only permanent alpine lake, and also serves as a first stop for anyone intending to climb the peak of Akdağ itself, a three-hour climb above the lake.