From Charchakis village (Aragatsotn province) to Lernapat village (Lori province)

Hiking trail description
The trail starts from the church located in the center of Charchakis village, Aragatsotn province. Leaving the last settlements of the village, it begins to climb the winding path, passing through the green meadows and bluish flowers. The length of the hiking trail is 24 km.
Attention: Roads in Lernapat village are not renovated, so please do not order a taxi on the way back. An alternative option is to hitchhike to reach the Vanadzor-Spitak highway. Then grab a taxi.

Monuments description
It is possible to visit Yerevan on the way back.
Memorial Park named after Mesrop Mashtots is located in the Aragatsotn province, on the left side of the Yerevan-Aparan highway, in Artashavan village and on the eastern slope of Mount Aragats. The Armenian alphabet was written in 405-406. It was developed by a linguist and church leader Mesrop Mashtots to enable the Bible to become available to Armenians and to spread Christianity. The monument was erected on the occasion of the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian alphabet in 2005. The monument includes the ornaments of 39 letters of the Armenian alphabet and the monuments of the Armenian elders. Each letter has a height of 1.5-2 meters. There is a tradition that everyone who visits this park is definitely drawn to the first letter of his name.

In the Park of Armenian Alphabet there are statues of Armenian influential intellectuals, who displayed patriotic works, important works, worthy of an honor. Mesrop Mashtots (pictures in a sitting position), Gregory the Illuminator (standing on the cross), Anania Shirakatsi (holding the symbol of the universe in his left hand), Mkhitar Gosh (holding a book in his hand) and writers Khachatur Abovyan and Hovhannes Tumanyan. "Writing Creation 405".

Saghmosavank is located in Saghmosavan village of Aragatsotn province. It is located on the edge of the deep canyon of the Kasagh River. At the back of Saghmosavan, the giant is the Arai Mountains. On the western side of the church is Mount Ararat. The northern part of the church is Mount Aragats, the highest in Armenia (4095 m). The monastery is mentioned in the 13th century, in 1255 a manuscript was erected in the monastery, on which the cross-stones are located on the western front. It is composed of St. Sion, St. From the churches, graves and bookshelves. S. The Church of Sion is the main church of the monastery complex. It has a dome and main hall. The layout design differs from other architectural style of the same era. The tabernacle is located on the eastern side. The walls have holes.

Flora
Aragatsotn provincee is followed by semi-desert, dry mountain steppe, alpine and snow-capped zones. Rivers flowing through the grass-covered rivers and gorges create waterfalls. People from different places come here to see Aragats, to enjoy the Alpine belt of the mountain and the meadows decorated with multicolored flowers. Here there are blue gourds, alpine violets. The meadows are full of fragrant flowers, violet, wild lilies, poppies, bells and so on.

Fauna
Among the representatives of the fauna of Aragatsotn province there are rare cats, rabbits, bears. More often than not, the fox is the wolf. Lizards and snakes are activated in very hot weather.

Safety and security
Potential failures in the communications connection is quiet possible in the gorges, nearest residential areas. On the peaks of mountains there are telecom antennas, thus Ucom and MTS Armenia telecom connection is available. In the case of any emergency situation call 911. Beware of dogs guiding the sheeps.

Technical parameters
Best period: from June to October
Distance: from Yerevan to Charchakis village is 71 km.
Length: 24 km
Duration of the hike: 7 hours
Altitude from the sea level: 2150-2714 m
Take a bottle of water with you.

How to get to the route
To get to the above-mentioned hiking route you have to reach the village of Charchakis in Aragatsotn Province. Taxis throughout Armenia are quite affordable. Please use the taxi in which the counters are installed.