YEREVAN-TOURINFO-2019 marks the 12th anniversary of the Janapar Trail. The marked trail traverses most of the mountainous Republic of Artsakh, and connects to Armenia.
The Janapar Trail is a 500km (311 mile) hiking trail past high mountains, over hills and through valleys and canyons, discovering many ancient monasteries and experiencing unbelievable hospitality. Much of the trail is green and forested, and much of it is pristine. About 200 miles of the trail are in Armenia, with the remainder in Artsakh. Only some of the trail has trail markings, the rest is hiked by following the GPS tracks on smartphones and using maps. The Janapar Trail has been mentioned in the New York Times, Huffington Post, Lonely Planet, Yerevan Magazine, Nouvelle d’Arménie, and many other publications.
This year at the last week of August a group of tourist bikers from USA made their Bike-Ride Fundraising “For Trails for Change NGO”. They stated that: “Today we begin our adventurous mountain bike ride on the #JanaparTrail from Vardenis City. We will ride more than 200 kilometers and end in Hadrut. Ahead we have the highest and furthest Villages of Artsakh, lush green forests, the beautiful and clean Capital City of Stepanakert, the immortal Kataro wine in Togh, the adrenaline of crossing the bridge to Esayi’s house and so much more”.
The Artsakh Bike-Ride fundraiser has been completed. The money raised will be used to improve the Janapar Trail and other trails in Artsakh.
Photo Credit Khodam Rostomian
