3.0km
Total Distance
14m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A flat 3 km walk past the Xerxes inscription and the ruins of old Van below the Fortress of Van. The massive stone fortress was built by the kingdom of Urartu between the 9th and 7th centuries BC and is the largest of its kind. It overlooks the ruins of Tushpa, the Urartian capital.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water · 2.5km
  2. 2
    Spring · 2.6km
    springs can run dry
Parking
170m from the start

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy