Srvegh monastery / Classic Trail / Tavush / Armenia
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.06 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,070 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,070 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,443 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 2,358 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 47 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 51 minutes
- Coordinates
- 914
- Uploaded
- March 16, 2024
- Recorded
- March 2024
near Aygehovit, Tavush (አርሜኒያ)
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Itinerary description
◈ Srvegh or Srveghi vank ( Սրվեղի վանք ) is a13th century monastery located near Aygehovit village ( Այգեհովիտ ) in a hillside called “ Khachi Tak “ (Translated from Armenian: “ Beneath the cross “), in Tavush region.
◈ The monastery has been damaged by the earthquakes and been reconstructed numerous times.
◈ There are a lot of Khackars on the walls and around the monastery. Some of them are even older than the building.
◈ There is an inscription on the which says that the church was founded in 1252 by Artavazd, Sargis and Hovhanes.
▶ Information about this trail
▷ The hiking trail that leads to Srvegh is a gravel road, so you can take this trail by 4x4 as well.
▷ The trail can be very muddy after rainy days (in summer it may get dry soon).
We hiked in mid-March and it was very tough and slippery, especially to hike up. It was also impossible for the vehicles to get there.
▷ This is a classic way to Srvegh monastery from Aygehovit village.
There can be other alternative ways to extend the hike: one of them is a trail leading to Khashtarak village ( Խաշթառակ ).
▷ There are no marked trails here. Though it's very simple to follow the trail.
▷ Srvegh is situated on the height of 1040 m. It’s a little higher than Yerevan, so that’s the reason we do not have severe winters here and usually it’s comfy temperature most of the time of the year.
◈ The monastery has been damaged by the earthquakes and been reconstructed numerous times.
◈ There are a lot of Khackars on the walls and around the monastery. Some of them are even older than the building.
◈ There is an inscription on the which says that the church was founded in 1252 by Artavazd, Sargis and Hovhanes.
▶ Information about this trail
▷ The hiking trail that leads to Srvegh is a gravel road, so you can take this trail by 4x4 as well.
▷ The trail can be very muddy after rainy days (in summer it may get dry soon).
We hiked in mid-March and it was very tough and slippery, especially to hike up. It was also impossible for the vehicles to get there.
▷ This is a classic way to Srvegh monastery from Aygehovit village.
There can be other alternative ways to extend the hike: one of them is a trail leading to Khashtarak village ( Խաշթառակ ).
▷ There are no marked trails here. Though it's very simple to follow the trail.
▷ Srvegh is situated on the height of 1040 m. It’s a little higher than Yerevan, so that’s the reason we do not have severe winters here and usually it’s comfy temperature most of the time of the year.
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2,430 ft
Religious site
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