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Cobblestone Road (Gomk – Martiros Trail)
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)
- J-2°-12°50
- F-1°-10°54
- M3°-5°65
- A10°0°99
- M15°4°86
- J20°8°62
- J24°12°33
- A25°12°20
- S20°8°24
- O13°3°49
- N5°-4°61
- D0°-10°52
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Starting on a historic road, this hike will take you from the idyllic village of Gomk, through valleys and past lakes to the beautiful Martirosats Monastery in Old Martiors. Local legend says this holy site is a place where miracles occur.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 14 km · 9 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 14 km · 9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Vardenis Mountains (Eastern Armenian Highlands › Armenian Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 4.7 km E of Zaritap (Vayk Municipality, Vayots Dzor) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Vayots Dzor
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 39.6078, 45.5409
- Route start
- 39.6297, 45.5641
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 9076730
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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