Cluster · Yerevan
Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Hill
Morning cluster by car: the Genocide Memorial and museum on the hill above the Hrazdan gorge; allow 90 minutes, dress quietly, and go on a day the museum is open.
Key facts
- 28″ bags
- forbidden
- Time budget
- 90m
- Rescue coverage
- 100% ≤7′
- max p90 6.6′
- Places
- 1
Rules in force · 8The Armenia–Azerbaijan and Armenia–Türkiye land borders a…Georgia treats entry to Abkhazia or South Ossetia from Ru…Armenia's land borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey are clo…
- Caucasus ↗The Armenia–Azerbaijan and Armenia–Türkiye land borders are closed; any route that crosses them is not a route, however short it looks.
- Caucasus ↗Georgia treats entry to Abkhazia or South Ossetia from Russia as illegal; entering that way can mean arrest or a ban when you next reach Georgia proper.
- Armenia ↗Armenia's land borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey are closed to ordinary travellers, and several governments advise against or restrict travel near the Azerbaijan border (parts of Syunik, Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik and Tavush). Read your own government's current advice before you book anything outside Yerevan and its day-trip ring.
- Armenia ↗Check entry rules for your passport on the official Armenian foreign ministry pages; many nationalities enter visa-free and others use the e-visa, but only apply on the government portal.
- Armenia ↗Cover shoulders and knees in churches and monasteries; men remove hats, and some women wear a scarf over the head.
- Ararat Valley ↗Mount Ararat is often hidden by haze from late morning, especially Jun–Sep: go early and treat the view as a bonus, not the plan.
- Yerevan ↗The Cascade is a long staircase with escalators inside the complex: with bags, mobility limits or a stroller, take the escalators or a car to the top terrace and walk down.
- Yerevan ↗Use a ride-hailing app or your hotel's taxi: fares are set upfront and cheaper than street hails, especially from the airport.
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Plan
How the ground walks, and what is here
Bound and physics
The memorial complex, the museum entrance and the paths of the hilltop park.
- Slope
- gentle
- Stairs
- Long paved paths and steps up the hill
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- stone paths, exposed hilltop
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
On the ground
Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby
Rescue anchors
A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.
Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor. Drag to move; click the map, then scroll to zoom.
Museum entrance (AC, WC)
ac · Toilet · Place to sit · works in any conditions
Memorial avenue gate benches
Place to sit · works in any conditions
Stele path bench (shade, field-verify)
Place to sit · works in any conditions
South car park kiosk
Food & drink · Place to sit · works in any conditions
West park path
Place to sit · works in any conditions
Highway bus stop shelter
Shelter from rain · Place to sit · works in any conditions
Eternal flame plaza edge
Place to sit · works in any conditions
100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 7.1 min) · 100% on hot days
Nodes in this cluster
Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial
Morning by car, 90 minutes: the memorial and the museum together; dress covered, keep voices low, and check that the museum is open on your date. On April 24 expect road closures and very large crowds.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Square & Kentron | Car east | ~15 min | flat |
| Cascade & Northern Avenue | Car east | ~15 min | flat |
Red lines here
- Memorial: quiet voices, no selfies at the flame, cover shoulders and knees.
- April 24 (Remembrance Day): roads to the hill close and crowds are large.
Deep dive
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.