Armaghan mountain (2850sq m. altitude from sea level)

The mountain biking trail of Armaghan is located in Gegharkunik province. This trail starts from Martuni town to the village of Lernahovit M10. Then you drive towards the village of Madina till the end, continue driving along the highway towards Mount Armaghan direction. The road to Armaghan is immensely beautiful and full of expectations when reaching the lake and the St. Harutyun church on the summit. There are ridges on the mountain where the bike ride is impossible because of sloping. Near the summit of Armaghan Mountain, the winding road becomes a sandstone and a little harder to drive. The rugged peak, the church, the breeze, the lingering lake, will "recharge" and provide with infinite purity, peace and harmony which along with intertwined nature will enhance the drive of mountain biking route landing.

Monuments description:
The height of Mount Armaghan is 2829 meters. On the top there is a small lake with a diameter of 50 m and a depth of 1.5 m. The peak is in Geghama mountain range, in the territory of Verin Getashen community, 20 km from Martuni. At the peak there is a volcanic crater, which is partly filled with water. The small lake is surrounded by alpine veal. In 2009, on top of the old chapel, a gigantic, basalt, domed church was built. According to tradition, sometimes the heavenly fairies descended to drink a water from the lake and in order to stay invisible to people they were covering the peak with a fog.

Flora
Gegharkunik province is the largest marz in Armenia. Around 1/4 of the whole area occupies the Lake Sevan. The surrounding area of the lake is fully covered with coniferous forests. Herbs are dominated by mountainous, subalpine and alpine herbs. The forest foliage is not very rich, there are few oaks, jungle and some other types of spruce trees in the north-eastern slopes. The artificial forestry areas have been grown as a result of the areas caused by lowering of the lake level.
The lowest point is the Getik River Canyon (1325 m), the highest point - the peak of Mount Azhdahak (3598 m). The high mountains are Spitakasar (3555 m), Vardenis (3522 m) and Genghisar (3446 m). The longest rivers are Argichi (51 km), Gavaraget (47 km) and Masrik (45 km), there are crater lakes, Azhdahak and Armaghagh (up to 50 m in diameter and 15 m deep). There are many volcanic rocks in the area, from which Armaghan and Azhdahak are known, and in which the same lakes are located in the crater. Main mountain ranges are Geghama, Areguni, Sevan, Eastern Sevan, Vardenis. The climate is temperate mountainous with cold winters, stable snow cover -5˚-10˚. The summers are warm and sunny with + 18˚ + 20˚.

Fauna
"Sevan National Park" (formed in 1978) is located in the territory of the marz. It occupies the Sevan lake and its sediments, which form the bottom of the Sevan coastal zone. There are 330 types of animals here. In the lake there are endemic fish such as Beghlu, Koghak, Barbus goktschaicus, Ishkhan. The Ishkhan fish is being exported to Central Asia and was adapted to climatic conditions. The fauna is not rich; the reduction of the lake level has resulted in type of birds and fishes.

Safety and Security
Ucom and MTS Armenia telecoms are accessible all the time. For emergency situations 911 service is available. Beware of the dogs guiding the sheep.

Technical description
Best period: from June till October.
Biking trail length: 17.152 km
bike duration: 5 hours 41 min.
Altitude from the see level: 2200 -2850-2200 m.
The 95% of the road is land grinding and is asphalt.
Take a bottle of water with you.

How to reach the destination
To cross the above described mountain biking route it is necessary to reach Gyumri, Madina is in Gegharkunik The most convenient way is to travel by taxi. Taxis are affordable in all over Armenia. Please use the taxis that have counters.