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Spitakavor – Vernashen
On Merkasar, Vardenis Mountains
Next nearby hike: Shativank – Spitakavor 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore Merkasar →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–23 °C (52–73 °F)
- J-4°-14°44
- F-3°-12°51
- M1°-8°64
- A8°-2°95
- M13°2°83
- J19°7°64
- J23°11°36
- A23°11°23
- S18°7°26
- O11°1°50
- N3°-6°57
- D-2°-13°41
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.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 5.0 km · 3.1 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 5.0 km · 3.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Merkasar (mountain; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Vardenis Mountains (Eastern Armenian Highlands › Armenian Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 4.1 km N of Vernashen (Yeghegnadzor Municipality, Vayots Dzor) · GeoNames
- Part of
- Transcaucasian Trail (international route)
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Vayots Dzor
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Transcaucasian Trail Armenia NGO
- From / to
- Spitakavor → Vernashen
- Route centre
- 39.8106, 45.3669
- Route start
- 39.8291, 45.3636
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 14172508
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.