Janapar


Janapar Trail is a marked trail through mountains, valleys and villages of Nagorno-Karabakh. The trail passes by monasteries and fortresses along its route. The trail is broken into day hikes, taking hikers to a different village each night. Hikers can either stay with a village family or set up camp nearby. The paths have existed for centuries, but now are marked specifically for hikers.

Janapar Trail Route

The Janapar Trail, marked in 2007, leads from the southern town of Hadrut to the capital of Stepanakert over the course of a week, and from there continues north to the region of Shahumian, and on to Vardenis in Armenia. Important sites along this hike include Dadivank monastery, Gandzasar monastery, Shushi, the Karkar Canyon with its high cliffs, the astonishing Zontik Waterfall and ruins of Hunot, as well as the 2,000-year-old tree of Skhtorashen, Azokh Cave and Gtichavank monastery. There are also hot springs in Zuar, a geyser near Karvachar city and other springs and waterfalls along the way.
All of the Janapar Trail can be followed using the . In 2018 Trails For Change NGO repainted the blazing on the entire trail. Hikers are still advised to use the Viewranger app, or a GPS with the downloaded tracks, or the topographic maps made available on the Janapar website.

Janapar symbol

The symbol of the trail is a footprint, which is composed of a single wandering line, which represents a hiking trail.

Gallery

Some photos from along the Janapar