Which Istanbul viewpoints and landmarks involve a steep uphill walk?

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TL;DR

The steepest climbs in Istanbul are to Çamlıca Mosque (roughly 500m at a very steep grade), up the narrow streets to Galata Tower (around 45° incline), and to the Kuzguncuk viewpoint (170m of steep elevation gain).

What the community said

The viewpoint in the Kuzguncuk area on the Asian side is worth the climb despite being steep — about 170 meters of elevation gain on a very steep slope.

Kuzguncuk viewpoint, ~170m climb

The route up to Galata Tower along a narrow street turned out to be very steep — an incline of roughly 45 degrees that can tire out even fit travelers.

Galata Tower, ~45° incline

Walking from the bus stop up to Çamlıca Mosque (Istanbul's largest mosque, built in 2019) is only 420-520 meters, but the incline reaches around 70 degrees in places — steep enough that part of the climb was done almost on all fours.

Çamlıca Mosque, Çamlıca Hill