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Orgov-Byurakan Trail
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–27 °C (52–81 °F)
- J-2°-11°44
- F0°-10°48
- M5°-5°57
- A11°1°80
- M17°5°83
- J23°10°61
- J27°14°45
- A26°14°32
- S21°9°25
- O14°4°51
- N6°-3°49
- D0°-8°44
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
The trail connects Byurakan and Orgov villages giving the opportunity to hike from Byurakan observatory to Orgov radio optical telescope. The rebuilt trail descends to the gorge of Amberd river and then takes up to Byurakan village.
OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 6.3 km · 3.9 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 5.8 km · 3.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Mount Aragats (Eastern Armenian Highlands › Armenian Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 1.3 km NW of Orgov (Ashtarak Municipality, Aragatsotn) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Aragatsotn
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Orgov Community ; HikeArmenia ; Trails For Change
- Route centre
- 40.3440, 44.2534
- Route start
- 40.3518, 44.2419
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 17229253
- Official info
- hikearmenia.org/all-trails/trail/cosmic-trip
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.