Rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small,

discontinuous plains along both coasts. The highest point is Mount Damavand (5,671m) which is the highest volcano in Asia.

Two great deserts extend over much of central Iran: the Dasht-e Lut is covered largely with sand and rocks, and the Dasht-e Kavir is covered mainly with salt. Both deserts are inhospitable and virtually uninhabited.

The Zagros range stretches from the border with the Republic of Armenia in the northwest to the Persian Gulf, and then eastward into Baluchistan. Zagros is extremely hard, difficult to access, and populated largely by pastoral nomads. The Alborz mountain range, narrower than the Zagros, runs along the southern shore of the Caspian to meet the border ranges of Khorasan to the east.

Approximately 11 percent of Iran is forested, most extensively in the Caspian region. Here one finds the broad-leafed, vigorous deciduous trees, usually oak, beech, linden, elm, walnut, ash, and hornbeam, as well as a few broad-leafed evergreens. Thorny shrubs and fern also abound. The narrow Caspian subtropical coastal plain, in contrast, is covered with rich brown forest soil.

Iran, the Best Destination for Trekking/Hiking Holiday

Do you search for a good destination to spend your adventure holidays? Tired of boring city sightseeing tours? Like hiking and trekking in beautiful nature away from pollution and traffic? Prefer camping in cozy areas under the milky way? Hearing only your breath and nature load?……
If so!
Reading this article about Iran adventure tours, the best trails for trekking/ hiking in Iran, and camping holiday tours are recommended to you strongly.

Iran Geology construction

As the 18th biggest country in the world (16 or 17th), with 1,648,195 km2 land and located at latitude 32.4279099 and longitude 53.6880455, it is part of Asia and the northern hemisphere. The vast Iran plateau, which is about 90 percent of Iran’s current geographic area, is a long and mountainous land located in the southwest of Asia, linked to the Armenian and Anatolian plateaus in the west and the Pamir and Tibet plateaus in the east. Iran is not only a large country but also mountainous it is.
More than half of Iran is covered by mountains that provide special trekking and hiking routes for mountaineers from four corners of the world. From east to the west, north to south of Iran, you can’t find any places without a scenery of mountains in the horizontal.
Its two huge and long mountain ranges are the Zagros (Zagrus) mountain range that starts from northeast of Iran with really nice and pictures 4000 meters mountains like Sabalan, Zardkouh, Dena, etc. to the southeast and the Persian Gulf. The other one is the Alborz mountain range that also starts from northwest to the northeast of Iran with high altitude summits like Mount Damavand 5610 meters, Mount Alam Koh 4850 m, and many other 4000 meters summits that make it paradise for mountain trekking and hikers as well as untouched and untracked slopes for ski touring in Iran.

It’s Good to know that, the average altitude of Iran cities is 1500 meter above sea level and more than 80% of Iran population live at mountain areas. So it’s not surprising if you hear that the most popular and commune sport in Iran is mountain trekking and hiking. You will feel this fact when you go trekking in the Iran mountains especially at weekend. Where you see many Iranian hikers and mountain trekkers in foothills or higher mountains.
“In fact, Iranian people born in high lands of Iran Plateau, grow up there and know who to trek in our mountains and enjoying this sport.” 90 years old mountaineering coach, MOHAMMAD EVAZI said.
Not only mountain trekking and hiking are common in Iran, but we also have the availability of organizing desert treks and hiking tours in our two huge and mysterious deserts, Dasht-e-Kavir & Kavir-e-Lut.
Imagine, when it’s stormy and snowy in Iran’s high mountains, you can go for desert treks or dunes hiking with enjoyment spring weather.
Desert trekking tours can organize how you trek 20 to 35 km per day while your luggage and stuff are loaded in camels and you will hike in ancient Iran paths like the Silk road.

Iran Hiking and Trekking Routes

Thanks to our highlands and mountain cities, it’s truly not difficult to find the best trekking or hiking route while traveling to Iran. Just choose where do you want to travel to in Iran and which city do you want to be there, then IranExploration Tour Operator’s skilled staff will share their experiences and organize enjoyment for your Iran hiking holidays.
To give more information regarding Iran Trekking tours and Hiking Routes, in this article and future chain articles, we share our experiences with travelers who want to find the best trekking areas in Iran or know more about hiking routes, availability, difficulty, distances, and so on in Iran mountains.
In this way, we divide our knowledge about mountain trekking in Iran with you in four parts:
– Alborz Mountain Ranges summit trekking routes, hiking trails, and Huts/shelters.
– Zagros Mountain Range Peaks, access roads, villages, mountain trekking paths, and best hiking season.
– Other Mountains Trekking ways, necessary equipment, altitudes of summits, and important notes.
– Iran desert trek and hiking paths.
However, there are many dividing systems for the promotion of Iran mountains, but we want to prepare an advisable, useful, and exact guidebook for tourists who want to know more about Iran mountain trekking routes and hiking areas.
Of course, Iran Volcanic Summits with the most famous, popular, and favorite of them Mount Damavand, are classified in this four categorize.

These chain articles will promote Iran mountain trekking routes, Hiking paths and let you how to choose a good destination for climbing in Iran, trekking, and hiking, regardless you are a professional mountaineer or you want to enjoy your holidays in Iran mountains with your Family/Friends.
So continue reading with us in “Iran Trekking and Hiking Routes #1 to #8” in future articles.
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