Getting There<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You can reach there are two ways to reach there, by bus or car. You can take a bus from Baku International Bus Complex, which operates daily. Once you’ve reached Ismayilli, you can take a taxi or use bus to reach Zarnava village.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you travel by car, once you arrive at Ismayilli, in order to reach Zarnava village, you need to the Muganli-Ismayilli road and drive along the asphalt road in the direction of Lahij. After a while, we leave the easy road and go down a rocky dirt road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to Expect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Muju village hiking route<\/strong> – Surrounded by scenic mountains, Muju village (M\u00fcc\u00fc) is located in the piedmont of Mount Fit (Fit da\u011f\u0131) at 7 km from historic Basgal town (Basqal). Muju was once settled by Mountain Jews and a Jewish cemetery in the village is a testimony to its Jewish heritage. Currently, about 15 families (not Jewish) reside in the village. The village is accessible with off-road vehicles via Basgal.The hiking trail goes through protected forests of Shahdag National Park (\u015eahda\u011f Milli Park\u0131), crosses over small streams and reaches a summer pasture at 2000 m above sea level. At this vantage point, there are breathtaking views of Lahij and surrounding villages, snow-capped Great Caucasus Mountains dividing Guba (Quba) and Ismayilli (\u0130smay\u0131ll\u0131) districts, as well as Babadag peak (Babada\u011f, 3629 m). While approaching the pasture, the trail goes into a rocky landscape and gets narrower. Therefore, it is recommended that this part of the trail be carefully followed. This interesting trail is recommended for those people who like hard and long mountain hikes. Distance is 10 km, duration 5 hours,with starting point in Muju village and finishing with Lahij village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zarnava – Mushkamir trail<\/strong> – While driving to historic Lahij town (Lah\u0131c) many people think of what is behind those steep cliffs surrounding the road. One may be surprised to learn that in fact those cliffs are not impassable and you can reach behind-the-cliffs Zarnava and Mushkamir villages on foot!Zarnava village (Z\u0259rnava) is located in the piedmont of Niyaldag mountain range (Niyalda\u011f) and surrounded by forests. Sitting at 1360 metres above sea level, the village is settled by tat people, an ethnic group speaking a local Iranian language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life in the village is traditional and villagers are engaged in animal husbandry and charcoal making. There are no paved roads leading to the village and one must cross the Girdiman stream (Girdiman) in off-road cars to reach it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a famous suspension bridge for pedestrians (asma k\u00f6rp\u00fc) over the Girdiman stream and the proposed hiking trail starts at this point by crossing this bridge.Mushkamir village (M\u00fc\u015fk\u0259mir) is another settlement with a traditional lifestyle on the hiking trail after Zarnava. Sitting at 1180 metres above sea level, the village is located in the piedmont of Niyaldag mountain range and surrounded by forests.The end point of the trail is Gandov village (G\u0259ndov) located on the main road leading from Ismayilli city (\u0130smay\u0131ll\u0131) to Lahij. There are around 20 families living in this settlement.Distance is 7 km,duration 3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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