Determination of sportive recreation potential of uzundere district of Erzurum province

Uzundere district, which has a surface area of 840 km2, has a height of 1050 meters from the sea and this altitude goes up to 2100 meters in upper quarters. Especially today, recreational activities (nature sports, day trips etc.) in Uzundere district and being the virgin of the region are important in carrying out this study. The aim of this study is to determine the sports recreation potential of Uzundere district of Erzurum and to help usability and sustainability of recreational activities, sports recreation areas in the region. In the study, determining the recreational potential of Uzundere district within the forest, an evaluation module was created by changing with the Gülez method in accordance with the purpose of the study and adapted to Uzundere district. In the investigation of the research area, sportive recreation value, landscape value, climate, accessibility and negative factors in Uzundere district were taken as evaluation criteria. Tables were created in Microsoft Office 2010 and numerical data were recorded. In the study, the literature review was supported by observation in the region, marking in the Google earth program, field discoveries and photographing. In the research, evaluation was made in ten nature sports branches determined by experts in their fields. It has been determined that the province of Uzundere in Erzurum has a high potential of 29% and an outdoor sports recreation potential of 72%.