TOURINFO- Armenia’s Transcaucasian Trail is among the world’s seven best new long-distance hikes to do in 2020 by Lonely Planet.
On January 7, 2020, Lonely Planet Writer Mark Johanson wrote, “Several new long-distance, multi-day hikes have launched that promise visitor’s exclusive access to previously inaccessible areas, where virgin landscapes and unique cultures are found.
Some provide a trek back in time through local history, while others take you through glacier-carved valleys and remote mountain passes that are welcoming some of their first human visitors. Avid hikers looking for bragging rights in 2020 would be remiss not to consider these seven long-distance hiking trails before word gets out”.
7. Transcaucasian Trail
The 3000km (1865-mile) Transcaucasian Trail will (when completed), follow the length of the Greater, Lesser Caucasus Mountains, uniting one of the most biologically, culturally, and linguistically diverse regions in the world along a common path. Large stretches of the trail have just opened in Svaneti, Georgia (10 days), as well as in Dilijan National Park (5 days), the Gegham Mountains (6 days) and Vayots Dzor (7 days), all of which are in Armenia. You can become a part of the ambitious project – and help define the future path – by signing up for the two-week trial building programs, which run in summer months.
The others are Juliana Trail (Slovenia), Red Sea Mountain Trail (Egypt), Liechtenstein Trail (Austria, Switzerland), Paparoa Track (New Zealand), Coast-to-Coast Trail (Singapore) and Great Trail (Canada).
