A great trek, full of rich forests in the south and grand views from atop the cliffs on the northern part. The southern route is well-signed and clear, but for the northern part make sure to wear long trousers as you'll be going through long grasses in parts, and have plenty of battery on your phone as you'll need to use your GPS for route finding in some places. Enjoy!

Attempted this hike recently (July 2026). The path is marked reasonably well on the Khachardzan to Dilijan section but after that it’s pretty much non existent. There is a big chunk where we had to create our own path, through very long grass. Long trousers are a must as well as anti histamines if you suffer from hay fever. A lot of the trail was very muddy and uneven, I would not recommend after heavy rain. There are a couple of river crossings as well. We didn’t continue on to Hovk from Haghartsin due to the lack of trail. At one point, the trail leads you past a small farm and you have to walk through the paddock to continue, there was a very aggressive shepards dog on the property. Lots of mosquitoes at the spots we camped at. Many of the springs marked on the TCT map, Mapy and hike Armenia had dried up so dont rely on these and be prepared with extra water. On the northern section to Haghartsin, there were plenty streams/springs to drink from that weren’t marked on the map. Don’t attempt this hike without a map/GPS!!

A great multi-day trek for anyone wishing to immerse in forests, cliffs, mountains, lakes coupled with Dilijan city and several historic sites.

Pretty multiday hike, autumn colors in late October (2022) are indeed nice. While the path is ok marked between Kharchadzan and Dilijan with occasional options for getting lost, it is in some parts completely inexistant between Jukhtak and Haghartsin monastery. Which is why i didn't continue to Hovk. Additionally, I didn't see a single human being on the way for hours. Camping near by the monasteries and in the Dilijan drunk forest works fine, so does hitchhiking with the crowds from Haghartsin monastery.