Transcaucasian Trail: New challenge for hikers and travel enthusiasts (VIDEO)

Are you a nature lover? Do you enjoy hiking? Would you like to explore new, mysterious, challenging and insanely beautiful places and cultures?

If your answer is yes, we have good news for you.

A group of outdoor enthusiasts, mappers and conservationists have developed and launched an exciting route for you, called the Transcaucasian Trail (TCT).

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TCT is a hiking path across the Caucasus Mountains; from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. It connects national parks and culturally significant sites of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The territory it spans is regarded as one of the most biologically diverse regions of the world, where over a dozen different languages are spoken.

See some epic drone footage from the region.

"The Caucasus, on the border of Europe and Asia, is one of the most biologically and culturally diverse mountain ranges in the world but one that few have had the chance to explore,” the TCT visionaries said.

"Now our growing community of hikers, cartographers and conservationists is putting this hidden gem on the map to help ensure that the natural and cultural heritage of the region can be enjoyed by future generations.”

The project creators believed the TCT and its spectacular landscapes would eventually "undoubtedly” become as iconic as the Great Himalayan, Appalachian or Inca Trails and a must do for any hiking and nature enthusiast.

Many sections of the trail have been used for centuries by shepherds and explorers travelling from village to village across the great valleys and passes of the Greater and Lower Caucasus Mountains. Once the TCT fully launches, local and international tourists will be given a chance to wander in the Caucasian mountains and enjoy views like these:

Photo courtesy: TCT

Photo courtesy: TCT

TCT enthusiasts also planned to involve Georgia’s breakaway regions in their route in the future. Although it was not expected any time soon, it was hoped the trail would contribute to peace and safety in the region.

Part of the trail was already open while sections of the route will open step-by-step in the future.