Garni Gorge Road
Category 38.7 km
Distance
420 m
Elevation Gain
4.8%
Average Gradient
9%
Max Gradient
1380 m
Summit Elevation
The Garni Gorge Road is the most rewarding short climb in the Yerevan area and the approach route to two of Armenia's most significant cultural monuments: the Garni temple and Geghard Monastery. The road climbs southeast from the Azat River bridge at approximately 960m through the lower gorge on a n...
Pro Tip
The descent into the gorge between the Garni temple and the Symphony of Stones is steep and on rough tarmac — control speed before the surface deteriorates at the upper bend. The Geghard monastery acc...