Wandersaison – Monat für Monat rund um die Welt
Hütten, Pässe, Hochstraßen und Wege sind offen – das Sommerfenster in der Höhe.
194 Reiseziele auf SeasonMap, innerhalb jedes Monats nach Komfort-Score gerankt – denn es geht nicht nur darum, wo die Saison läuft, sondern auch darum, ob sich das Wetter währenddessen lohnt.
Wann es so weit ist
Wandersaison im Januar
- Teneriffa 🇪🇸 SpanienTeide walking season · 1. Okt. – 31. Mai (meist)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.93
- Ra’s al-Chaima 🇦🇪 Vereinigte Arabische EmirateJebel Jais outdoor season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Trails, the via ferrata and the zip line all run through the cool half of the year, and the summit road is several degrees cooler than the coast.93
- Gonder 🇪🇹 ÄthiopienSimien trekking season · 1. Okt. – 31. März (meist)The Simien Mountains, a few hours north via Debark, are best trekked after the rains: October and November are green with big gelada troops on the escarpment, and December to February is the busy peak.93
- Nelson 🇳🇿 NeuseelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.October to April is the Great Walk season on the Coast Track: hut fees at their highest, a two-night cap per hut, and the water taxis running to timetable.91
- Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱 ChileHigh Andes routes open · 1. Dez. – 31. März (meist)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.89
- Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15. Nov. – 31. März (meist)The paths on Osorno and Calbuco and the tracks in the Cochamo valley are walkable once the snow goes off the lower slopes; before and after that they are mud, and the huts are shut.89
- Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexikoSierra walking season · 1. Nov. – 15. MärzThe cool months are when the Cumbres and Chipinque trails above the city are worth the climb, and when the smog that sits in the valley thins out.87
- Hadibu 🇾🇪 JemenSocotra touring season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.Operators run camping tours from October to late April, when the wind has dropped enough to sleep on a beach and the tracks across the interior are passable.87
- Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1. Nov. – 15. März (meist)The climbs up Pha Daeng and Nang None are steep steps and tree roots, and they are only reliably worth it when they are dry and the valley is not under cloud.86
- Hsipaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarTrekking season · 1. Nov. – 28. Feb. (meist)The months the tracks up to the Shan and Palaung villages are dry underfoot and a night on a village floor is cold rather than close.86
- Kalaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15. Okt. – 15. März (meist)The months the two- and three-day walk down to the lake is dry underfoot and the nights in a Danu or Palaung village are cold rather than wet.85
- Marrakesch 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1. Nov. – 31. März (meist)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.83
- Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentinienAconcagua season and permits · 1. Nov. – 30. Apr.The provincial park opens on 1 November and shuts at the end of April, with day trekking from mid-November to about 10 April.82
- Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1. Nov. – 15. März (meist)Kuwaiti families put up serviced tent camps in the desert south and west of the city for the whole cool season, and much of social life moves out there at weekends.82
- Luang Namtha 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15. Okt. – 31. März (meist)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.82
- San Martín de los Andes 🇦🇷 ArgentinienTrail and Lanin season · 15. Nov. – 15. Apr. (meist)The high routes in Lanin national park open once the snow goes, and the volcano itself is climbed in these months with registration at the park office.81
- Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentinienMountain refuges open · 15. Nov. – 15. Apr. (meist)The Club Andino huts on Frey, Jakob and Lopez are staffed for the summer half of the year; outside it the high traverses need snow gear and a plan.80
- Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustralienCanyoning season · 1. Nov. – 31. MärzThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.80
- Mawlamyaing 🇲🇲 MyanmarGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1. Nov. – 31. März (meist)The months the pilgrims come to the boulder north of here in numbers, sleeping on the platform in the cold.80
- Phoenix 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.78
- Queenstown 🇳🇿 NeuseelandGreat Walks season · 25. Okt. – 30. Apr.The Routeburn and Milford huts run on booked, serviced season rules for roughly six months; outside it the bridges come out and the passes are an alpine undertaking.77
- Ouarzazate 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1. Dez. – 15. März (meist)The high pass over the Atlas closes at short notice after a snowfall, which cuts the direct road to Marrakesh and adds hours by the long way round.77
- Butha-Buthe 🇱🇸 LesothoAfriski's summer season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.October to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.76
- Moshi 🇹🇿 TansaniaSecond climbing window · 20. Dez. – 10. März (meist)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.76
- Cradle Mountain 🇦🇺 AustralienOverland Track booked season · 1. Okt. – 31. MaiFrom October to the end of May the track runs one way, southbound, capped at a set number of departures a day and booked months out.74
… und 19 weitere im Januar.
Wandersaison im Februar
- Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexikoSierra walking season · 1. Nov. – 15. MärzThe cool months are when the Cumbres and Chipinque trails above the city are worth the climb, and when the smog that sits in the valley thins out.95
- Teneriffa 🇪🇸 SpanienTeide walking season · 1. Okt. – 31. Mai (meist)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94
- Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1. Nov. – 15. März (meist)Kuwaiti families put up serviced tent camps in the desert south and west of the city for the whole cool season, and much of social life moves out there at weekends.91
- Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15. Nov. – 31. März (meist)The paths on Osorno and Calbuco and the tracks in the Cochamo valley are walkable once the snow goes off the lower slopes; before and after that they are mud, and the huts are shut.91
- Gonder 🇪🇹 ÄthiopienSimien trekking season · 1. Okt. – 31. März (meist)The Simien Mountains, a few hours north via Debark, are best trekked after the rains: October and November are green with big gelada troops on the escarpment, and December to February is the busy peak.91
- Nelson 🇳🇿 NeuseelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.October to April is the Great Walk season on the Coast Track: hut fees at their highest, a two-night cap per hut, and the water taxis running to timetable.90
- Ra’s al-Chaima 🇦🇪 Vereinigte Arabische EmirateJebel Jais outdoor season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Trails, the via ferrata and the zip line all run through the cool half of the year, and the summit road is several degrees cooler than the coast.90
- Kalaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15. Okt. – 15. März (meist)The months the two- and three-day walk down to the lake is dry underfoot and the nights in a Danu or Palaung village are cold rather than wet.90
- Marrakesch 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1. Nov. – 31. März (meist)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.88
- Phoenix 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.88
- Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱 ChileHigh Andes routes open · 1. Dez. – 31. März (meist)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.87
- Hadibu 🇾🇪 JemenSocotra touring season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.Operators run camping tours from October to late April, when the wind has dropped enough to sleep on a beach and the tracks across the interior are passable.86
- Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentinienAconcagua season and permits · 1. Nov. – 30. Apr.The provincial park opens on 1 November and shuts at the end of April, with day trekking from mid-November to about 10 April.84
- Hsipaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarTrekking season · 1. Nov. – 28. Feb. (meist)The months the tracks up to the Shan and Palaung villages are dry underfoot and a night on a village floor is cold rather than close.84
- Palma 🇪🇸 SpanienCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1. Feb. – 15. Mai (meist)Pro teams and thousands of amateurs use the island as a late-winter training camp, so the Sa Calobra hairpins are busy and Palma hotel rooms fill well before the beach season starts.83
- San Martín de los Andes 🇦🇷 ArgentinienTrail and Lanin season · 15. Nov. – 15. Apr. (meist)The high routes in Lanin national park open once the snow goes, and the volcano itself is climbed in these months with registration at the park office.83
- Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1. Nov. – 15. März (meist)The climbs up Pha Daeng and Nang None are steep steps and tree roots, and they are only reliably worth it when they are dry and the valley is not under cloud.83
- Ouarzazate 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1. Dez. – 15. März (meist)The high pass over the Atlas closes at short notice after a snowfall, which cuts the direct road to Marrakesh and adds hours by the long way round.82
- Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr. (meist)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.82
- Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustralienCanyoning season · 1. Nov. – 31. MärzThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.82
- Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentinienMountain refuges open · 15. Nov. – 15. Apr. (meist)The Club Andino huts on Frey, Jakob and Lopez are staffed for the summer half of the year; outside it the high traverses need snow gear and a plan.81
- Las Vegas 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)The half of the year the canyons work: Red Rock, Valley of Fire and the Mojave within a couple of hours, cool by day and quiet midweek.81
- Kalkan 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way walking season · 15. Feb. – 20. Mai (meist)The waymarked route from Fethiye to Antalya passes above the town, and the route's own advice is to walk it in spring or autumn because the Lycian summer is too hot for a long day.81
- Luang Namtha 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15. Okt. – 31. März (meist)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.80
- Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1. Okt. – 15. Apr.Trail 5 up to Pir Sohawa is the city's daily walk and this is the half of the year it works at any hour.79
… und 23 weitere im Februar.
Wandersaison im März
- Teneriffa 🇪🇸 SpanienTeide walking season · 1. Okt. – 31. Mai (meist)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.95
- Phoenix 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.95
- Las Vegas 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)The half of the year the canyons work: Red Rock, Valley of Fire and the Mojave within a couple of hours, cool by day and quiet midweek.94
- Marrakesch 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1. Nov. – 31. März (meist)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.94
- Ouarzazate 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1. Dez. – 15. März (meist)The high pass over the Atlas closes at short notice after a snowfall, which cuts the direct road to Marrakesh and adds hours by the long way round.94
- Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexikoSierra walking season · 1. Nov. – 15. MärzThe cool months are when the Cumbres and Chipinque trails above the city are worth the climb, and when the smog that sits in the valley thins out.90
- Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentinienAconcagua season and permits · 1. Nov. – 30. Apr.The provincial park opens on 1 November and shuts at the end of April, with day trekking from mid-November to about 10 April.89
- Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1. Nov. – 15. März (meist)Kuwaiti families put up serviced tent camps in the desert south and west of the city for the whole cool season, and much of social life moves out there at weekends.89
- Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr. (meist)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.89
- Gonder 🇪🇹 ÄthiopienSimien trekking season · 1. Okt. – 31. März (meist)The Simien Mountains, a few hours north via Debark, are best trekked after the rains: October and November are green with big gelada troops on the escarpment, and December to February is the busy peak.89
- Kathmandu 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1. März – 15. MaiThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.88
- Petra 🇯🇴 JordanienSpring trail season · 1. März – 15. MaiThe Dana-to-Petra leg of the Jordan Trail and the back routes into the site work best between March and mid-May, when the wadis are dry and the days are long enough for a thirty-kilometre stage.88
- Palma 🇪🇸 SpanienCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1. Feb. – 15. Mai (meist)Pro teams and thousands of amateurs use the island as a late-winter training camp, so the Sa Calobra hairpins are busy and Palma hotel rooms fill well before the beach season starts.88
- Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱 ChileHigh Andes routes open · 1. Dez. – 31. März (meist)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.88
- Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1. Okt. – 15. Apr.Trail 5 up to Pir Sohawa is the city's daily walk and this is the half of the year it works at any hour.88
- Nelson 🇳🇿 NeuseelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.October to April is the Great Walk season on the Coast Track: hut fees at their highest, a two-night cap per hut, and the water taxis running to timetable.87
- Kaş 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way walking season · 20. März – 31. Mai (meist)The 500-kilometre coastal path runs right past the town, and spring is when the cisterns still hold water and the maquis is in flower.87
- Fethiye 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way, spring · 15. März – 31. Mai (meist)The best half of the walking year on the coast path: the hills are green, the cisterns still hold water and the pensions along the route have reopened.85
- Marmaris 🇹🇷 TürkeiCarian Trail, spring · 15. März – 31. Mai (meist)The long-distance path over the peninsula behind the town is at its best before the heat, with the hills green and the coves empty.85
- Kalkan 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way walking season · 15. Feb. – 20. Mai (meist)The waymarked route from Fethiye to Antalya passes above the town, and the route's own advice is to walk it in spring or autumn because the Lycian summer is too hot for a long day.85
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienSpring trekking and climbing · 1. März – 15. Mai (meist)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.85
- Kalaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15. Okt. – 15. März (meist)The months the two- and three-day walk down to the lake is dry underfoot and the nights in a Danu or Palaung village are cold rather than wet.84
- Menorca 🇪🇸 SpanienCami de Cavalls walking window · 15. März – 1. Juni (meist)The 185 km coast path round the island walks best before the heat and after it, roughly March to May and again from mid-September.83
- Ra’s al-Chaima 🇦🇪 Vereinigte Arabische EmirateJebel Jais outdoor season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Trails, the via ferrata and the zip line all run through the cool half of the year, and the summit road is several degrees cooler than the coast.81
- Gorkha 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1. März – 31. Mai (meist)The second window for the Manaslu approach from Gorkha and Arughat, warmer than autumn and with the rhododendron forests in flower on the middle slopes.81
… und 35 weitere im März.
Wandersaison im April
- Petra 🇯🇴 JordanienSpring trail season · 1. März – 15. MaiThe Dana-to-Petra leg of the Jordan Trail and the back routes into the site work best between March and mid-May, when the wadis are dry and the days are long enough for a thirty-kilometre stage.96
- Teneriffa 🇪🇸 SpanienTeide walking season · 1. Okt. – 31. Mai (meist)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.96
- Fethiye 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way, spring · 15. März – 31. Mai (meist)The best half of the walking year on the coast path: the hills are green, the cisterns still hold water and the pensions along the route have reopened.95
- Kaş 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way walking season · 20. März – 31. Mai (meist)The 500-kilometre coastal path runs right past the town, and spring is when the cisterns still hold water and the maquis is in flower.95
- Kalkan 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way walking season · 15. Feb. – 20. Mai (meist)The waymarked route from Fethiye to Antalya passes above the town, and the route's own advice is to walk it in spring or autumn because the Lycian summer is too hot for a long day.95
- Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentinienAconcagua season and permits · 1. Nov. – 30. Apr.The provincial park opens on 1 November and shuts at the end of April, with day trekking from mid-November to about 10 April.94
- Marmaris 🇹🇷 TürkeiCarian Trail, spring · 15. März – 31. Mai (meist)The long-distance path over the peninsula behind the town is at its best before the heat, with the hills green and the coves empty.94
- Kaschgar 🇨🇳 Volksrepublik ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1. Apr. – 30. Nov. (meist)The crossing to Pakistan over the Karakoram Highway runs from about April to the end of the year for light vehicles and May to November for freight, but snow closes it early or late without warning.93
- Las Vegas 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)The half of the year the canyons work: Red Rock, Valley of Fire and the Mojave within a couple of hours, cool by day and quiet midweek.92
- Palma 🇪🇸 SpanienCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1. Feb. – 15. Mai (meist)Pro teams and thousands of amateurs use the island as a late-winter training camp, so the Sa Calobra hairpins are busy and Palma hotel rooms fill well before the beach season starts.92
- Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralienLarapinta walking season · 1. Apr. – 30. Sep.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.89
- Positano 🇮🇹 ItalienPath of the Gods walking window · 1. Apr. – 10. Juni (meist)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.88
- Menorca 🇪🇸 SpanienCami de Cavalls walking window · 15. März – 1. Juni (meist)The 185 km coast path round the island walks best before the heat and after it, roughly March to May and again from mid-September.88
- Imlil 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.88
- Makarska 🇭🇷 KroatienBiokovo park road season · 1. Apr. – 31. Okt.The mountain road and the glass Skywalk above the town are open from April to the end of October and shut for the winter.88
- Totes Meer 🇯🇴 JordanienWadi Mujib water trails open · 1. Apr. – 31. Okt.The Siq and the other wet trails in the Mujib reserve run from 1 April to 31 October and are shut the rest of the year.88
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienSpring trekking and climbing · 1. März – 15. Mai (meist)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.88
- Dharamsala 🇮🇳 IndienDhauladhar trekking season · 15. Apr. – 20. JuniIndrahar Pass and the Triund ridge clear of snow, and the Gaddi shepherds moving flocks up through the same gaps.87
- Moab 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenSpring desert season · 15. März – 25. MaiThe short window when the slickrock is walkable all day and the rivers are running, which is why every mountain biker, climber and rafter in the west turns up at once.86
- Gorkha 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1. März – 31. Mai (meist)The second window for the Manaslu approach from Gorkha and Arughat, warmer than autumn and with the rhododendron forests in flower on the middle slopes.85
- Chefchaouen 🇲🇦 MarokkoRif walking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Juni (meist)The paths up into Talassemtane and out to the Akchour waterfalls and God's Bridge are at their best before the summer dries them out.84
- Phoenix 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.84
- Samaipata 🇧🇴 BolivienWalking season in Amboró · 15. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The tracks into the park's cloud forest and giant-fern canyons need a guide and a river crossing or two, both of which get far easier once the rains stop around April.84
- Kathmandu 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1. März – 15. MaiThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.82
- Kalambaka 🇬🇷 GriechenlandClimbing and hiking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Juni (meist)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.82
… und 41 weitere im April.
Wandersaison im Mai
- Palma 🇪🇸 SpanienCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1. Feb. – 15. Mai (meist)Pro teams and thousands of amateurs use the island as a late-winter training camp, so the Sa Calobra hairpins are busy and Palma hotel rooms fill well before the beach season starts.95
- Teneriffa 🇪🇸 SpanienTeide walking season · 1. Okt. – 31. Mai (meist)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94
- Menorca 🇪🇸 SpanienCami de Cavalls walking window · 15. März – 1. Juni (meist)The 185 km coast path round the island walks best before the heat and after it, roughly March to May and again from mid-September.94
- Chefchaouen 🇲🇦 MarokkoRif walking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Juni (meist)The paths up into Talassemtane and out to the Akchour waterfalls and God's Bridge are at their best before the summer dries them out.93
- Petra 🇯🇴 JordanienSpring trail season · 1. März – 15. MaiThe Dana-to-Petra leg of the Jordan Trail and the back routes into the site work best between March and mid-May, when the wadis are dry and the days are long enough for a thirty-kilometre stage.91
- Chania 🇬🇷 GriechenlandSamaria Gorge open · 1. Mai – 31. Okt. (meist)The national park opens when the authority judges the riverbed safe, usually in the first half of May, and shuts around the end of October.91
- Marmaris 🇹🇷 TürkeiCarian Trail, spring · 15. März – 31. Mai (meist)The long-distance path over the peninsula behind the town is at its best before the heat, with the hills green and the coves empty.91
- Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralienLarapinta walking season · 1. Apr. – 30. Sep.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.91
- Makarska 🇭🇷 KroatienBiokovo park road season · 1. Apr. – 31. Okt.The mountain road and the glass Skywalk above the town are open from April to the end of October and shut for the winter.90
- Kalkan 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way walking season · 15. Feb. – 20. Mai (meist)The waymarked route from Fethiye to Antalya passes above the town, and the route's own advice is to walk it in spring or autumn because the Lycian summer is too hot for a long day.90
- Positano 🇮🇹 ItalienPath of the Gods walking window · 1. Apr. – 10. Juni (meist)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.89
- Kaş 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way walking season · 20. März – 31. Mai (meist)The 500-kilometre coastal path runs right past the town, and spring is when the cisterns still hold water and the maquis is in flower.89
- Imlil 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.89
- Kalambaka 🇬🇷 GriechenlandClimbing and hiking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Juni (meist)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.88
- Moab 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenSpring desert season · 15. März – 25. MaiThe short window when the slickrock is walkable all day and the rivers are running, which is why every mountain biker, climber and rafter in the west turns up at once.87
- Kaschgar 🇨🇳 Volksrepublik ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1. Apr. – 30. Nov. (meist)The crossing to Pakistan over the Karakoram Highway runs from about April to the end of the year for light vehicles and May to November for freight, but snow closes it early or late without warning.87
- Fethiye 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way, spring · 15. März – 31. Mai (meist)The best half of the walking year on the coast path: the hills are green, the cisterns still hold water and the pensions along the route have reopened.87
- Kasol 🇮🇳 IndienParvati Valley trekking season · 1. Apr. – 20. JuniKheerganga clears of snow through April and Sar Pass runs in May and June, when the trekking companies bus college groups in by the hundred.86
- Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarienVitosha walking season · 20. Mai – 20. Okt. (meist)Once the snow goes, the stone rivers, the Cherni Vrah summit and the hut paths are a bus ride from the centre and busy with Sofians every weekend.85
- Santiago de Compostela 🇪🇸 SpanienCamino walking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Okt. (meist)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.84
- Matsumoto 🇯🇵 JapanKamikochi open season · 17. Apr. – 15. Nov. (meist)The valley opens with a ceremony in the middle of April and closes on 15 November, when the hotels shut and the road is gated.84
- Dharamsala 🇮🇳 IndienDhauladhar trekking season · 15. Apr. – 20. JuniIndrahar Pass and the Triund ridge clear of snow, and the Gaddi shepherds moving flocks up through the same gaps.84
- Takayama 🇯🇵 JapanKamikochi season · 17. Apr. – 15. Nov. (meist)The valley on the far side of the Alps opens to buses in the second half of April and closes in the middle of November, after which nothing runs and the huts are shut.83
- Bend 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15. Mai – 30. Nov. (meist)The scenic byway past Sparks and Elk lakes is gated shut by snow all winter and ploughed open in late May or June, earlier after a mild one.83
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienSpring trekking and climbing · 1. März – 15. Mai (meist)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.82
… und 54 weitere im Mai.
Wandersaison im Juni
- Bend 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15. Mai – 30. Nov. (meist)The scenic byway past Sparks and Elk lakes is gated shut by snow all winter and ploughed open in late May or June, earlier after a mild one.94
- Chefchaouen 🇲🇦 MarokkoRif walking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Juni (meist)The paths up into Talassemtane and out to the Akchour waterfalls and God's Bridge are at their best before the summer dries them out.92
- Santiago de Compostela 🇪🇸 SpanienCamino walking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Okt. (meist)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.89
- Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarienVitosha walking season · 20. Mai – 20. Okt. (meist)Once the snow goes, the stone rivers, the Cherni Vrah summit and the hut paths are a bus ride from the centre and busy with Sofians every weekend.88
- Trondheim 🇳🇴 NorwegenPilgrim walking season · 1. Juni – 15. Sep. (meist)The St Olav Ways into Nidaros are walkable once the snow is off the Dovre passes, and the hostels along them open for the season.88
- Stavanger 🇳🇴 NorwegenPreikestolen hiking season · 1. Mai – 31. Okt. (meist)The trail to Pulpit Rock is straightforward and guide-free from May to October, the window that draws the heaviest foot traffic of any hike in Norway.87
- Osch 🇰🇬 KirgisistanPamir Highway season · 1. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)The city is the northern end of the road over the Alay and the Kyzyl-Art pass, and shared cars, cyclists and permits all cluster into these four months.87
- Bled 🇸🇮 SlowenienVintgar gorge open · 20. Apr. – 5. Nov. (meist)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.87
- Menorca 🇪🇸 SpanienCami de Cavalls walking window · 15. März – 1. Juni (meist)The 185 km coast path round the island walks best before the heat and after it, roughly March to May and again from mid-September.87
- Moshi 🇹🇿 TansaniaMain climbing season · 15. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The dependable window.87
- Hermannstadt 🇷🇴 RumänienTransfagarasan road open · 25. Juni – 31. Okt. (meist)The mountain road south of the city is shut by snow from late October until about the end of June, which puts the whole Fagaras crossing inside a four-month window.87
- Ruhengeri 🇷🇼 RuandaLong dry season for trekking · 1. Juni – 30. Sep.June to September is the firmer, drier half of the year on the volcano slopes, and the easiest trail conditions for reaching the gorilla groups.87
- Bischkek 🇰🇬 KirgisistanMountain trail season · 15. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)Ala Archa is forty minutes from the centre and the gorges behind it clear late; the passes towards Song-Kul only open once the snow has gone off them.86
- Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1. Mai – 15. Nov.The dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.86
- Luzern 🇨🇭 SchweizPilatus cogwheel railway season · 10. Mai – 15. Nov. (meist)The steepest cogwheel railway in the world only runs when the track is clear of snow, roughly May to November; in winter the mountain is cable car only from the other side.85
- Positano 🇮🇹 ItalienPath of the Gods walking window · 1. Apr. – 10. Juni (meist)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.85
- Montreux 🇨🇭 SchweizRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October.85
- Innsbruck 🇦🇹 ÖsterreichAlpine huts open · 20. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)Staffed Alpine Club huts run from about the summer solstice to late September, which is the window for anything multi-day above the treeline.84
- Almaty 🇰🇿 KasachstanMountain trail season · 15. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)The trails above Medeu and the road to Big Almaty Lake clear of snow around the middle of June, and the passes towards the Kolsai lakes stay walkable until the first autumn snowfall closes them again.84
- Pandschakent 🇹🇯 TadschikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20. Juni – 15. Sep. (meist)The passes above town and the trail into the Seven Lakes and the high Fann Mountains are reliably snow-free only from late June to mid-September, with July and August the safest stretch.84
- Trabzon 🇹🇷 TürkeiYayla season · 1. Juni – 15. Sep. (meist)The high pastures above Uzungöl and Şalpazarı open up once the snow has gone and the village festivals move up with them.84
- Bursa 🇹🇷 TürkeiUludağ walking season · 1. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)Once the snow has gone the national park is a walking and picnicking mountain, several degrees cooler than the city below, with the cable car doing the climb for you.84
- Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralienLarapinta walking season · 1. Apr. – 30. Sep.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.84
- Imlil 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.84
- Starý Smokovec 🇸🇰 SlowakeiTatra walking season · 16. Juni – 31. Okt.The whole high-mountain year is squeezed into four and a half months from mid-June, and the funicular up to Hrebienok is the lazy way into it.84
… und 96 weitere im Juni.
Wandersaison im Juli
- Vancouver 🇨🇦 KanadaAlpine trails clear · 1. Juli – 5. Okt. (meist)The high trails in Garibaldi and on the North Shore only lose their snow in late June or July; before that the lakes are frozen and the routes need axes.97
- Santiago de Compostela 🇪🇸 SpanienCamino walking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Okt. (meist)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.94
- Trondheim 🇳🇴 NorwegenPilgrim walking season · 1. Juni – 15. Sep. (meist)The St Olav Ways into Nidaros are walkable once the snow is off the Dovre passes, and the hostels along them open for the season.92
- Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1. Mai – 15. Nov.The dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.89
- Ruhengeri 🇷🇼 RuandaLong dry season for trekking · 1. Juni – 30. Sep.June to September is the firmer, drier half of the year on the volcano slopes, and the easiest trail conditions for reaching the gorilla groups.89
- Moshi 🇹🇿 TansaniaMain climbing season · 15. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The dependable window.88
- Svolvær 🇳🇴 NorwegenLofoten walking season · 1. Juni – 20. Sep. (meist)The steep paths — Ryten, Reinebringen, Floya above the town — are clear of snow from about June to late September.87
- Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarienVitosha walking season · 20. Mai – 20. Okt. (meist)Once the snow goes, the stone rivers, the Cherni Vrah summit and the hut paths are a bus ride from the centre and busy with Sofians every weekend.86
- Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralienLarapinta walking season · 1. Apr. – 30. Sep.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.86
- Hunza 🇵🇰 PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1. Apr. – 30. Nov. (meist)The border above the valley keeps to the warm half of the year: heavy traffic is stopped from about the end of November and the pass is generally shut to everything by the turn of the year.85
- Geiranger 🇳🇴 NorwegenDalsnibba and Eagle Road open · 20. Mai – 5. Nov. (meist)The toll road up to Dalsnibba is cleared in stages from late May and shuts again in early November; the Eagle Road down to the fjord stays open longer.85
- Bend 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15. Mai – 30. Nov. (meist)The scenic byway past Sparks and Elk lakes is gated shut by snow all winter and ploughed open in late May or June, earlier after a mild one.85
- Stavanger 🇳🇴 NorwegenPreikestolen hiking season · 1. Mai – 31. Okt. (meist)The trail to Pulpit Rock is straightforward and guide-free from May to October, the window that draws the heaviest foot traffic of any hike in Norway.84
- Karakol 🇰🇬 KirgisistanAla-Kul trekking season · 25. Juni – 20. Sep. (meist)The pass above the Ala-Kul lake holds snow into June and gets it back in late September, so the walking window is short and everyone uses it at once.84
- Hermannstadt 🇷🇴 RumänienTransfagarasan road open · 25. Juni – 31. Okt. (meist)The mountain road south of the city is shut by snow from late October until about the end of June, which puts the whole Fagaras crossing inside a four-month window.84
- Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrasilienTrekking season · 15. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The Vale do Pati and the long routes out of town are walked from about April to October, when the river crossings are low and the tracks are firm.84
- Cusco 🇵🇪 PeruInca Trail permits sell out · 1. Juli – 31. Aug.Only 500 people a day may start the trail, guides and porters included, and the June to August dates go five or six months ahead.83
- Osch 🇰🇬 KirgisistanPamir Highway season · 1. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)The city is the northern end of the road over the Alay and the Kyzyl-Art pass, and shared cars, cyclists and permits all cluster into these four months.83
- Huaraz 🇵🇪 PeruTrekking season · 15. Mai – 15. Sep. (meist)The dry window is when the Santa Cruz crossing, the Huayhuash circuit and the climbing season all run at once, and the town turns into an outfitters' market.83
- Mestia 🇬🇪 GeorgienMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The four-day walk to Ushguli opens when the passes clear in mid-June and the guesthouses along it shut again in October.83
- Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PeruWalking season for Kuélap and Gocta · 1. Mai – 30. Sep. (meist)The tracks to the ruined citadel and out to the Gocta falls turn to clay in the rains; between May and September they are walkable and the cloud lifts off the ridges for part of the day.83
- Petropawlowsk-Kamtschatski 🇷🇺 RusslandVolcano trekking season · 1. Juli – 20. Sep. (meist)The tracks out to Mutnovsky and Gorely only clear of snow in July, and are impassable again by late September.83
- Oukaïmeden 🇲🇦 MarokkoSummer pastures and walking · 1. Juni – 30. Sep.Once the snow goes the plateau becomes grazing again and the flocks come up from the valleys.82
- Leh 🇮🇳 IndienManali highway season · 25. Mai – 15. Nov. (meist)The high road in over Baralacha La and Tanglang La opens at the end of May once the Border Roads Organisation has cut through, and closes with the first heavy snow in November.82
- Yosemite-Nationalpark 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenTioga and Glacier Point roads open · 10. Mai – 10. Nov. (meist)The two high roads are ploughed open between early May and early July depending on the snowpack, and shut again with the first serious storm in autumn.82
… und 101 weitere im Juli.
Wandersaison im August
- Vancouver 🇨🇦 KanadaAlpine trails clear · 1. Juli – 5. Okt. (meist)The high trails in Garibaldi and on the North Shore only lose their snow in late June or July; before that the lakes are frozen and the routes need axes.94
- Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralienLarapinta walking season · 1. Apr. – 30. Sep.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.93
- Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1. Mai – 15. Nov.The dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.91
- Santiago de Compostela 🇪🇸 SpanienCamino walking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Okt. (meist)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.91
- Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarienVitosha walking season · 20. Mai – 20. Okt. (meist)Once the snow goes, the stone rivers, the Cherni Vrah summit and the hut paths are a bus ride from the centre and busy with Sofians every weekend.89
- Osch 🇰🇬 KirgisistanPamir Highway season · 1. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)The city is the northern end of the road over the Alay and the Kyzyl-Art pass, and shared cars, cyclists and permits all cluster into these four months.89
- Moshi 🇹🇿 TansaniaMain climbing season · 15. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The dependable window.89
- Hermannstadt 🇷🇴 RumänienTransfagarasan road open · 25. Juni – 31. Okt. (meist)The mountain road south of the city is shut by snow from late October until about the end of June, which puts the whole Fagaras crossing inside a four-month window.89
- Mestia 🇬🇪 GeorgienMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The four-day walk to Ushguli opens when the passes clear in mid-June and the guesthouses along it shut again in October.88
- Bend 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15. Mai – 30. Nov. (meist)The scenic byway past Sparks and Elk lakes is gated shut by snow all winter and ploughed open in late May or June, earlier after a mild one.88
- Montreux 🇨🇭 SchweizRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October.87
- Leh 🇮🇳 IndienManali highway season · 25. Mai – 15. Nov. (meist)The high road in over Baralacha La and Tanglang La opens at the end of May once the Border Roads Organisation has cut through, and closes with the first heavy snow in November.86
- Pandschakent 🇹🇯 TadschikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20. Juni – 15. Sep. (meist)The passes above town and the trail into the Seven Lakes and the high Fann Mountains are reliably snow-free only from late June to mid-September, with July and August the safest stretch.86
- Dilidschan 🇦🇲 ArmenienForest walking season · 15. Mai – 20. Okt. (meist)The Transcaucasian Trail runs through the national park here and the monastery paths to Haghartsin and Goshavank are walkable once the snow has gone.86
- Bischkek 🇰🇬 KirgisistanMountain trail season · 15. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)Ala Archa is forty minutes from the centre and the gorges behind it clear late; the passes towards Song-Kul only open once the snow has gone off them.85
- Ruhengeri 🇷🇼 RuandaLong dry season for trekking · 1. Juni – 30. Sep.June to September is the firmer, drier half of the year on the volcano slopes, and the easiest trail conditions for reaching the gorilla groups.85
- Cusco 🇵🇪 PeruInca Trail permits sell out · 1. Juli – 31. Aug.Only 500 people a day may start the trail, guides and porters included, and the June to August dates go five or six months ahead.84
- Trondheim 🇳🇴 NorwegenPilgrim walking season · 1. Juni – 15. Sep. (meist)The St Olav Ways into Nidaros are walkable once the snow is off the Dovre passes, and the hostels along them open for the season.84
- Hunza 🇵🇰 PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1. Apr. – 30. Nov. (meist)The border above the valley keeps to the warm half of the year: heavy traffic is stopped from about the end of November and the pass is generally shut to everything by the turn of the year.83
- Bled 🇸🇮 SlowenienVintgar gorge open · 20. Apr. – 5. Nov. (meist)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.83
- Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrasilienTrekking season · 15. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The Vale do Pati and the long routes out of town are walked from about April to October, when the river crossings are low and the tracks are firm.83
- Brașov 🇷🇴 RumänienTransfagarasan open · 1. Juli – 31. Okt. (meist)The high section of the DN7C is shut from 1 November to 30 June and opens earlier in a mild year, mid-June in 2026.82
- Almaty 🇰🇿 KasachstanMountain trail season · 15. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)The trails above Medeu and the road to Big Almaty Lake clear of snow around the middle of June, and the passes towards the Kolsai lakes stay walkable until the first autumn snowfall closes them again.82
- Lassen-Volcanic-Nationalpark 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenPark highway opens · 25. Mai – 31. Okt. (meist)The road over the shoulder of Lassen Peak usually clears between late May and mid-June, but has opened as late as the end of July after a heavy winter.82
- Stavanger 🇳🇴 NorwegenPreikestolen hiking season · 1. Mai – 31. Okt. (meist)The trail to Pulpit Rock is straightforward and guide-free from May to October, the window that draws the heaviest foot traffic of any hike in Norway.82
… und 102 weitere im August.
Wandersaison im September
- Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarienVitosha walking season · 20. Mai – 20. Okt. (meist)Once the snow goes, the stone rivers, the Cherni Vrah summit and the hut paths are a bus ride from the centre and busy with Sofians every weekend.95
- Osch 🇰🇬 KirgisistanPamir Highway season · 1. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)The city is the northern end of the road over the Alay and the Kyzyl-Art pass, and shared cars, cyclists and permits all cluster into these four months.95
- Bischkek 🇰🇬 KirgisistanMountain trail season · 15. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)Ala Archa is forty minutes from the centre and the gorges behind it clear late; the passes towards Song-Kul only open once the snow has gone off them.94
- Pandschakent 🇹🇯 TadschikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20. Juni – 15. Sep. (meist)The passes above town and the trail into the Seven Lakes and the high Fann Mountains are reliably snow-free only from late June to mid-September, with July and August the safest stretch.94
- Almaty 🇰🇿 KasachstanMountain trail season · 15. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)The trails above Medeu and the road to Big Almaty Lake clear of snow around the middle of June, and the passes towards the Kolsai lakes stay walkable until the first autumn snowfall closes them again.93
- Noosa Shire 🇦🇺 AustralienGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28. Sep. – 12. Okt. (meist)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.93
- Hermannstadt 🇷🇴 RumänienTransfagarasan road open · 25. Juni – 31. Okt. (meist)The mountain road south of the city is shut by snow from late October until about the end of June, which puts the whole Fagaras crossing inside a four-month window.93
- Bend 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15. Mai – 30. Nov. (meist)The scenic byway past Sparks and Elk lakes is gated shut by snow all winter and ploughed open in late May or June, earlier after a mild one.92
- Kaschgar 🇨🇳 Volksrepublik ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1. Apr. – 30. Nov. (meist)The crossing to Pakistan over the Karakoram Highway runs from about April to the end of the year for light vehicles and May to November for freight, but snow closes it early or late without warning.91
- Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1. Mai – 15. Nov.The dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.90
- Bozen 🇮🇹 ItalienDolomite huts open · 15. Juni – 5. Okt. (meist)The rifugi on the Sciliar, Catinaccio and Alpe di Siusi staff up once the snow is off the passes, and the cable cars run the full timetable with them.90
- Tiflis 🇬🇪 GeorgienAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10. Juni – 10. Okt. (meist)The only road into Tusheti opens around mid-June once the snow is cleared and closes with the first heavy fall in October.88
- Duschanbe 🇹🇯 TadschikistanPamir Highway season · 1. Juni – 5. Okt. (meist)The city is the staging post for the road east, and the passes above 4,000 m are only reliably open through these months.88
- Santiago de Compostela 🇪🇸 SpanienCamino walking season · 1. Apr. – 15. Okt. (meist)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.88
- Bursa 🇹🇷 TürkeiUludağ walking season · 1. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)Once the snow has gone the national park is a walking and picnicking mountain, several degrees cooler than the city below, with the cable car doing the climb for you.88
- Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralienLarapinta walking season · 1. Apr. – 30. Sep.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.88
- Petra 🇯🇴 JordanienAutumn trail season · 15. Sep. – 15. Nov.The second walking window, once the heat breaks and before the winter rain: the same trail sections reopen in practice and the Wadi Mujib water route is still running into October.86
- Brașov 🇷🇴 RumänienTransfagarasan open · 1. Juli – 31. Okt. (meist)The high section of the DN7C is shut from 1 November to 30 June and opens earlier in a mild year, mid-June in 2026.86
- Moshi 🇹🇿 TansaniaMain climbing season · 15. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The dependable window.86
- Imlil 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.85
- Dilidschan 🇦🇲 ArmenienForest walking season · 15. Mai – 20. Okt. (meist)The Transcaucasian Trail runs through the national park here and the monastery paths to Haghartsin and Goshavank are walkable once the snow has gone.85
- Samaipata 🇧🇴 BolivienWalking season in Amboró · 15. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The tracks into the park's cloud forest and giant-fern canyons need a guide and a river crossing or two, both of which get far easier once the rains stop around April.85
- Montreux 🇨🇭 SchweizRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October.84
- Skardu 🇵🇰 PakistanDeosai plains open · 25. Juni – 30. Sep. (meist)The plateau is under snow for most of the year and the tracks in from Skardu and Astore only clear around the end of June.83
- Vancouver 🇨🇦 KanadaAlpine trails clear · 1. Juli – 5. Okt. (meist)The high trails in Garibaldi and on the North Shore only lose their snow in late June or July; before that the lakes are frozen and the routes need axes.82
… und 110 weitere im September.
Wandersaison im Oktober
- Petra 🇯🇴 JordanienAutumn trail season · 15. Sep. – 15. Nov.The second walking window, once the heat breaks and before the winter rain: the same trail sections reopen in practice and the Wadi Mujib water route is still running into October.93
- Duschanbe 🇹🇯 TadschikistanPamir Highway season · 1. Juni – 5. Okt. (meist)The city is the staging post for the road east, and the passes above 4,000 m are only reliably open through these months.91
- Imlil 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.90
- Las Vegas 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)The half of the year the canyons work: Red Rock, Valley of Fire and the Mojave within a couple of hours, cool by day and quiet midweek.89
- Kaschgar 🇨🇳 Volksrepublik ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1. Apr. – 30. Nov. (meist)The crossing to Pakistan over the Karakoram Highway runs from about April to the end of the year for light vehicles and May to November for freight, but snow closes it early or late without warning.89
- Fethiye 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way, autumn · 20. Sep. – 15. Nov. (meist)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89
- Chania 🇬🇷 GriechenlandSamaria Gorge open · 1. Mai – 31. Okt. (meist)The national park opens when the authority judges the riverbed safe, usually in the first half of May, and shuts around the end of October.88
- Gonder 🇪🇹 ÄthiopienSimien trekking season · 1. Okt. – 31. März (meist)The Simien Mountains, a few hours north via Debark, are best trekked after the rains: October and November are green with big gelada troops on the escarpment, and December to February is the busy peak.87
- Teneriffa 🇪🇸 SpanienTeide walking season · 1. Okt. – 31. Mai (meist)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.86
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienAutumn trekking and climbing · 20. Sep. – 20. Nov. (meist)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.86
- Tiflis 🇬🇪 GeorgienAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10. Juni – 10. Okt. (meist)The only road into Tusheti opens around mid-June once the snow is cleared and closes with the first heavy fall in October.85
- Moab 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenAutumn desert season · 20. Sep. – 5. Nov.The second good window, and the better one: the heat has broken, the monsoon has finished, and the cottonwoods along the Colorado turn yellow in late October.85
- Makarska 🇭🇷 KroatienBiokovo park road season · 1. Apr. – 31. Okt.The mountain road and the glass Skywalk above the town are open from April to the end of October and shut for the winter.85
- Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1. Okt. – 15. Apr.Trail 5 up to Pir Sohawa is the city's daily walk and this is the half of the year it works at any hour.85
- Kaş 🇹🇷 TürkeiAutumn walking window · 20. Sep. – 10. Nov. (meist)The second walking season is drier and emptier than spring, with the sea still warm at the end of a day's walk.84
- Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1. Mai – 15. Nov.The dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.83
- Samaipata 🇧🇴 BolivienWalking season in Amboró · 15. Apr. – 31. Okt. (meist)The tracks into the park's cloud forest and giant-fern canyons need a guide and a river crossing or two, both of which get far easier once the rains stop around April.83
- Moshi 🇹🇿 TansaniaMain climbing season · 15. Juni – 15. Okt. (meist)The dependable window.82
- Noosa Shire 🇦🇺 AustralienGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28. Sep. – 12. Okt. (meist)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.81
- Yangshuo 🇨🇳 Volksrepublik ChinaClimbing season · 1. Okt. – 31. MärzThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.80
- Joshua-Tree-Nationalpark 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenClimbing season · 1. Okt. – 15. Mai (meist)Eight thousand routes on monzogranite that is only grippable when it is cool, so the season runs from October to May and stops dead in June.79
- Nelson 🇳🇿 NeuseelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.October to April is the Great Walk season on the Coast Track: hut fees at their highest, a two-night cap per hut, and the water taxis running to timetable.79
- Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarienVitosha walking season · 20. Mai – 20. Okt. (meist)Once the snow goes, the stone rivers, the Cherni Vrah summit and the hut paths are a bus ride from the centre and busy with Sofians every weekend.78
- Grand-Canyon-Nationalpark 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenNorth Rim season · 15. Mai – 15. Okt. (meist)The North Rim opens around mid-May and closes to services in mid-October, with the highway in gated for winter.78
- Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr. (meist)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.78
… und 94 weitere im Oktober.
Wandersaison im November
- Gonder 🇪🇹 ÄthiopienSimien trekking season · 1. Okt. – 31. März (meist)The Simien Mountains, a few hours north via Debark, are best trekked after the rains: October and November are green with big gelada troops on the escarpment, and December to February is the busy peak.96
- Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexikoSierra walking season · 1. Nov. – 15. MärzThe cool months are when the Cumbres and Chipinque trails above the city are worth the climb, and when the smog that sits in the valley thins out.92
- Phoenix 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.92
- Petra 🇯🇴 JordanienAutumn trail season · 15. Sep. – 15. Nov.The second walking window, once the heat breaks and before the winter rain: the same trail sections reopen in practice and the Wadi Mujib water route is still running into October.91
- Marrakesch 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1. Nov. – 31. März (meist)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.90
- Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentinienAconcagua season and permits · 1. Nov. – 30. Apr.The provincial park opens on 1 November and shuts at the end of April, with day trekking from mid-November to about 10 April.90
- Teneriffa 🇪🇸 SpanienTeide walking season · 1. Okt. – 31. Mai (meist)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.90
- Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1. Okt. – 15. Apr.Trail 5 up to Pir Sohawa is the city's daily walk and this is the half of the year it works at any hour.90
- Fethiye 🇹🇷 TürkeiLycian Way, autumn · 20. Sep. – 15. Nov. (meist)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89
- Kaş 🇹🇷 TürkeiAutumn walking window · 20. Sep. – 10. Nov. (meist)The second walking season is drier and emptier than spring, with the sea still warm at the end of a day's walk.88
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienAutumn trekking and climbing · 20. Sep. – 20. Nov. (meist)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.87
- Las Vegas 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)The half of the year the canyons work: Red Rock, Valley of Fire and the Mojave within a couple of hours, cool by day and quiet midweek.86
- Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr. (meist)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.86
- Nelson 🇳🇿 NeuseelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.October to April is the Great Walk season on the Coast Track: hut fees at their highest, a two-night cap per hut, and the water taxis running to timetable.83
- Paro 🇧🇹 BhutanAutumn trekking season · 25. Sep. – 20. Nov.The clearest weeks of the year and when the Jomolhari and Druk Path routes are actually walked.83
- Kalaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15. Okt. – 15. März (meist)The months the two- and three-day walk down to the lake is dry underfoot and the nights in a Danu or Palaung village are cold rather than wet.82
- Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustralienCanyoning season · 1. Nov. – 31. MärzThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.80
- Gorkha 🇳🇵 NepalManaslu trekking season · 25. Sep. – 30. Nov. (meist)The district is the way in to the Manaslu circuit and the jeeps north fill once the monsoon breaks.80
- Pokhara 🇳🇵 NepalAutumn trekking season · 1. Okt. – 30. Nov.The rain has scrubbed the air and Machhapuchhre is in the water at dawn.79
- Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1. Nov. – 15. März (meist)Kuwaiti families put up serviced tent camps in the desert south and west of the city for the whole cool season, and much of social life moves out there at weekends.79
- Yangshuo 🇨🇳 Volksrepublik ChinaClimbing season · 1. Okt. – 31. MärzThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.79
- Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15. Nov. – 31. März (meist)The paths on Osorno and Calbuco and the tracks in the Cochamo valley are walkable once the snow goes off the lower slopes; before and after that they are mud, and the huts are shut.78
- Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1. Nov. – 15. März (meist)The climbs up Pha Daeng and Nang None are steep steps and tree roots, and they are only reliably worth it when they are dry and the valley is not under cloud.78
- Hsipaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarTrekking season · 1. Nov. – 28. Feb. (meist)The months the tracks up to the Shan and Palaung villages are dry underfoot and a night on a village floor is cold rather than close.78
- Joshua-Tree-Nationalpark 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenClimbing season · 1. Okt. – 15. Mai (meist)Eight thousand routes on monzogranite that is only grippable when it is cool, so the season runs from October to May and stops dead in June.76
… und 45 weitere im November.
Wandersaison im Dezember
- Gonder 🇪🇹 ÄthiopienSimien trekking season · 1. Okt. – 31. März (meist)The Simien Mountains, a few hours north via Debark, are best trekked after the rains: October and November are green with big gelada troops on the escarpment, and December to February is the busy peak.95
- Teneriffa 🇪🇸 SpanienTeide walking season · 1. Okt. – 31. Mai (meist)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.92
- Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexikoSierra walking season · 1. Nov. – 15. MärzThe cool months are when the Cumbres and Chipinque trails above the city are worth the climb, and when the smog that sits in the valley thins out.89
- Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱 ChileHigh Andes routes open · 1. Dez. – 31. März (meist)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.88
- Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1. Nov. – 15. März (meist)The climbs up Pha Daeng and Nang None are steep steps and tree roots, and they are only reliably worth it when they are dry and the valley is not under cloud.88
- Hsipaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarTrekking season · 1. Nov. – 28. Feb. (meist)The months the tracks up to the Shan and Palaung villages are dry underfoot and a night on a village floor is cold rather than close.88
- Kalaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15. Okt. – 15. März (meist)The months the two- and three-day walk down to the lake is dry underfoot and the nights in a Danu or Palaung village are cold rather than wet.88
- Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentinienAconcagua season and permits · 1. Nov. – 30. Apr.The provincial park opens on 1 November and shuts at the end of April, with day trekking from mid-November to about 10 April.86
- Nelson 🇳🇿 NeuseelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.October to April is the Great Walk season on the Coast Track: hut fees at their highest, a two-night cap per hut, and the water taxis running to timetable.86
- Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustralienCanyoning season · 1. Nov. – 31. MärzThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.86
- Marrakesch 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1. Nov. – 31. März (meist)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.85
- Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15. Nov. – 31. März (meist)The paths on Osorno and Calbuco and the tracks in the Cochamo valley are walkable once the snow goes off the lower slopes; before and after that they are mud, and the huts are shut.85
- Ra’s al-Chaima 🇦🇪 Vereinigte Arabische EmirateJebel Jais outdoor season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Trails, the via ferrata and the zip line all run through the cool half of the year, and the summit road is several degrees cooler than the coast.85
- Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1. Nov. – 15. März (meist)Kuwaiti families put up serviced tent camps in the desert south and west of the city for the whole cool season, and much of social life moves out there at weekends.84
- Luang Namtha 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15. Okt. – 31. März (meist)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.84
- Hadibu 🇾🇪 JemenSocotra touring season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.Operators run camping tours from October to late April, when the wind has dropped enough to sleep on a beach and the tracks across the interior are passable.81
- Phoenix 🇺🇸 Vereinigte StaatenDesert hiking season · 15. Okt. – 15. Apr. (meist)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.81
- Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1. Okt. – 15. Apr.Trail 5 up to Pir Sohawa is the city's daily walk and this is the half of the year it works at any hour.80
- Ouarzazate 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1. Dez. – 15. März (meist)The high pass over the Atlas closes at short notice after a snowfall, which cuts the direct road to Marrakesh and adds hours by the long way round.79
- Mawlamyaing 🇲🇲 MyanmarGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1. Nov. – 31. März (meist)The months the pilgrims come to the boulder north of here in numbers, sleeping on the platform in the cold.78
- San Martín de los Andes 🇦🇷 ArgentinienTrail and Lanin season · 15. Nov. – 15. Apr. (meist)The high routes in Lanin national park open once the snow goes, and the volcano itself is climbed in these months with registration at the park office.77
- Moshi 🇹🇿 TansaniaSecond climbing window · 20. Dez. – 10. März (meist)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.77
- Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentinienMountain refuges open · 15. Nov. – 15. Apr. (meist)The Club Andino huts on Frey, Jakob and Lopez are staffed for the summer half of the year; outside it the high traverses need snow gear and a plan.76
- Butha-Buthe 🇱🇸 LesothoAfriski's summer season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr.October to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.75
- Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1. Okt. – 30. Apr. (meist)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.74
… und 16 weitere im Dezember.