In July 2025, Rafik Mughnetsyan joined the International Volunteer Program in Armenia. He captured his memorable experience in this guest blog, sharing both his words and his photos with us.
For German hiker Daniel Gehrmann, trekking the Gegham Mountains section of the Transcaucasian Trail in 2023 was a journey into Armenia’s wild and rugged heart. This remote stretch demanded complete self-sufficiency—Daniel had to carry all his food and carefully ration water, making it one of the more challenging legs of the trail. But the rewards […]
Hello TCT hikers– and welcome to the last day of #BlazeTheTCT! Today we’re hiking from the jagged mountains of the Egrisi range down to the lowlands of the Samegrelo swamps– all the way to the Black Sea. Once you descend from the mountains, most hikers don’t expect much from this section. It’s flat walking through […]
Welcome to Day 14 of #BlazeTheTCT! Today, we’re leaving the crowds behind as we continue along the TCT– first through the small villages of the lesser-visited side of Upper Svaneti, and then heading into the wild, rugged beauty of Samegrelo. Along the way, we’ll see how the trail has transformed livelihoods in Svaneti’s villages, meet […]
Welcome to Day 13 of #BlazeTheTCT! Today’s the day that you’ve probably been waiting for your whole trek: you’re finally entering the high mountains of Upper Svaneti.
Welcome to Day 12 of #BlazeTheTCT! Today, we’re heading deep into the remote valleys connecting the regions of Racha and Lower Svaneti, tackling one of the most challenging—and rewarding—sections of the Transcaucasian Trail.
Welcome to Day 11 of #BlazeTheTCT! Today’s route takes us from the quiet valleys of Imereti in central Georgia north into the rugged beauty of Racha.
Welcome to Day 10 of #BlazeTheTCT! Today, we leave behind the Armenian highlands and cross into the remote, volcanic beauty of Georgia’s Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
Welcome to Day 9 of #BlazeTheTCT! Today, we leave behind the Armenian highlands and cross into the remote, volcanic beauty of Georgia’s Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
Welcome to Day 8 of #BlazeTheTCT! Today marks a milestone—our last day hiking the TCT through Armenia and halfway through our 15-day campaign to Blaze the Transcaucasian Trail! Today we’re hiking from Lori into Shirak, our final province in Armenia, all the way from the depths of the Dzoraget Canyon to the high plateaus of […]
