The area consists of hilly slopes covered with broad-leaf forests interspersed with open glades of various types and rock outcrops in the upper and wider parts of the gorge. The gorges and their inhabitants are threatened by human activity, including hunting and logging.
Working period/season
Year round
How to reach
To get there, take the highway past Dilijan and Idjevan and then the Noyemberian road to Kirants Village. As you leave the village on the highway, look for our road signs and follow them to the entrance to the forest at the edge of Ajarkut village. It is about 168 km from Yerevan, or 2.5-3 hours from Yerevan.
Trail Sites
- 0.0km - Kirants-Samson Gorges Bird Trail
- 0.2km - Arakelots
- 3.3km - Deghznut
- 3.3km - Berdkar
- 7.0km - Samson
- 7.0km - Kirants
- 108.9km - 2010 Flower Trails