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Old Bandit Road (Gomk – Artavan Trail)

In the Vardenis Mountains

Local route16 km · 10 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Ghost Village Trail (Gomk – Akhta Trail) 0.8 mi · 1.3 kmExplore Vardenis Mountains →

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Old Bandit Road (Gomk – Artavan Trail) other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 13–25 °C (55–77 °F)

  1. J-2°-12°50
  2. F-1°-10°54
  3. M3°-5°65
  4. A10°0°99
  5. M15°4°86
  6. J20°8°62
  7. J24°12°33
  8. A25°12°20
  9. S20°8°24
  10. O13°3°49
  11. N5°-4°61
  12. 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

Don’t worry—there haven’t been bandits in these parts for a long time. This trail, thought to once have been part of the Silk Road, connects the villages of Gomk and Artavan.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
16 km · 10 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
17 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Vardenis Mountains (Eastern Armenian Highlands › Armenian Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town
4.8 km E of Zaritap (Vayk Municipality, Vayots Dzor) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
Armenia
Region
Vayots Dzor
Continent
Asia
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
HIKEArmenia
Route centre
39.6392, 45.5948
Route start
39.6303, 45.5655
OpenStreetMap
relation 9656058
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.

More trails in the Vardenis Mountains

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Kapuyt – Artavan

13 km · 2.4 mi · 3.8 km away

Mountain Goat Trail

2.4 km · 2.8 mi · 4.4 km away

Zaritap – Martiros Trail

5.3 km · 3.1 mi · 5.0 km away

Hin Martiros Loop

6.6 km · 3.7 mi · 5.9 km away

Martiros – Old Martiros

2.1 km · 4.1 mi · 6.6 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Ghost Village Trail (Gomk – Akhta Trail)

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Vayots Dzor

Gomk – Kapuyt

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Vayots Dzor

Arch Trail (Gomk – Arch Trail)

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Vayots Dzor

Stairway to Heaven (Kapuyt Loop Trail)

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Vayots Dzor

Cobblestone Road (Gomk – Martiros Trail)

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Vayots Dzor

The Iron Age Trail

2.0 mi · 3.3 km · Vayots Dzor

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