{"id":11411,"date":"2016-05-21T11:47:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T10:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=11411"},"modified":"2016-05-21T17:19:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-21T16:19:36","slug":"transcaucasian-hiking-trail-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/05\/transcaucasian-hiking-trail-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcaucasian hiking trail to connect cultures and preserve historic routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-11412\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Georgia-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia 3\" width=\"747\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Georgia-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Georgia-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Georgia-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he <a href=\"http:\/\/transcaucasiantrail.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Transcaucasian Trail<\/a>, a hiking path across the Caucasus Mountains, from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, shall be launched in Georgia this summer.\u00a0A team of international and local volunteers will begin building the trail\u00a0in Georgia&#8217;s Svaneti National Park in July and August 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The ambitious\u00a0trail\u00a0will connect national parks and culturally significant sites of Georgia,\u00a0Armenia\u00a0and Azerbaijan, where over a dozen different languages are spoken in one of the most biologically diverse regions of the world. Many sections of the\u00a0trail\u00a0have been used for centuries by shepherds and explorers, travelling from village to village across the great valleys and passes of the Greater and Lesser Caucasus Mountains.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Transcaucasian Trail- Hiking the Caucasus\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/143487400?h=6a3a0f0777&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Transcaucasian\u00a0Trail\u00a0shall restore, maintain and connect the deteriorated historic routes to allow hikers to safely journey across one uninterrupted path. The\u00a0trail\u00a0is being developed by a growing community of outdoor enthusiasts, mappers, and conservationists who want to improve hiking opportunities in the Caucasus for locals and international tourists.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0trail\u00a0shall support sustainable tourism and rural development whilst preserving the Caucasus\u2019 rich cultural heritage. \u201cThe\u00a0trail\u00a0will help build connections between communities, ecosystems, and people in a region where there is too much focus on the things that divide\u201d, says Jeff Hack, one of founders\u00a0of the\u00a0Transcaucasian\u00a0Trail.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Stephens, the project leader, highlights \u201cthe\u00a0Transcaucasian\u00a0Trail\u00a0will not only raise the profile of the region and some of the world\u2019s most spectacular landscapes but will undoubtedly become as iconic as the Great Himalayan, Appalachian or Inca\u00a0Trails\u00a0and a must do for any hiking and nature lover!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Volunteer teams shall be involved in blazing\u00a0trails, building tread way, putting up signs, and building bridges along the\u00a0trail\u00a0route offering volunteers the opportunity to contribute positively to the Caucasus heritage and biodiversity, make local friends and enjoy beautiful mountain landscapes whilst being immersed in the local culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of international and local volunteers will begin building the ambitious\u00a0Transcaucasian\u00a0Trail\u00a0across the Caucasus this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268,131,16,130,287,534],"tags":[1017,1018],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Transcaucasian trail to connect cultures and preserve histories<\/title>\n<meta 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