Saison des sentiers, mois par mois dans le monde

1. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneTeide walking season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.93
2. 🏖️ Ras el Khaïmah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
3. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieSimien trekking season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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
4. 🏙️ Nelson 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.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
5. 🏙️ Santiago 🇨🇱 ChiliHigh Andes routes open · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.89
6. 🏙️ Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChiliTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)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
7. 🏙️ Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexiqueSierra walking season · 1 nov. – 15 marsThe 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
8. 🏝️ Hadiboh 🇾🇪 YémenSocotra touring season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.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
9. 🥾 Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 nov. – 15 mars (en général)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
10. 🥾 Thibaw 🇲🇲 BirmanieTrekking season · 1 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)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
11. 🥾 Kalaw 🇲🇲 BirmanieKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
12. 🏙️ Marrakech 🇲🇦 MarocSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)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
13. 🏙️ Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentineAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov. – 30 avr.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
14. 🏙️ Koweït 🇰🇼 KoweïtDesert camping season · 1 nov. – 15 mars (en général)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
15. 🥾 Louang Namtha 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 oct. – 31 mars (en général)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.82
16. ⛷️ San Martín de los Andes 🇦🇷 ArgentineTrail and Lanin season · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)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
17. ⛷️ San Carlos de Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentineMountain refuges open · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)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
18. 🥾 Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustralieCanyoning season · 1 nov. – 31 marsThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.80
19. 🏙️ Moulmein 🇲🇲 BirmanieGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The months the pilgrims come to the boulder north of here in numbers, sleeping on the platform in the cold.80
20. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
21. ⛷️ Queenstown 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeGreat Walks season · 25 oct. – 30 avr.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
22. 🏙️ Ouarzazate 🇲🇦 MarocSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)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
23. ⛷️ Butha-Buthe 🇱🇸 LesothoAfriski's summer season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.October to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.76
24. 🥾 Moshi 🇹🇿 TanzanieSecond climbing window · 20 déc. – 10 mars (en général)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.76
25. 🏞️ Mont Cradle 🇦🇺 AustralieOverland Track booked season · 1 oct. – 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

…et 19 de plus en janvier.

Au programme dans le monde en janvier →

1. 🏙️ Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexiqueSierra walking season · 1 nov. – 15 marsThe 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
2. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneTeide walking season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94
3. 🏙️ Koweït 🇰🇼 KoweïtDesert camping season · 1 nov. – 15 mars (en général)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
4. 🏙️ Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChiliTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)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
5. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieSimien trekking season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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
6. 🏙️ Nelson 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.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
7. 🏖️ Ras el Khaïmah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
8. 🥾 Kalaw 🇲🇲 BirmanieKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
9. 🏙️ Marrakech 🇲🇦 MarocSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)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
10. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
11. 🏙️ Santiago 🇨🇱 ChiliHigh Andes routes open · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.87
12. 🏝️ Hadiboh 🇾🇪 YémenSocotra touring season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.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
13. 🏙️ Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentineAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov. – 30 avr.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
14. 🥾 Thibaw 🇲🇲 BirmanieTrekking season · 1 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)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
15. 🏖️ Palma 🇪🇸 EspagneCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 févr. – 15 mai (en général)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
16. ⛷️ San Martín de los Andes 🇦🇷 ArgentineTrail and Lanin season · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)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
17. 🥾 Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 nov. – 15 mars (en général)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
18. 🏙️ Ouarzazate 🇲🇦 MarocSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)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
19. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarocDesert trekking season · 1 oct. – 30 avr. (en général)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.82
20. 🥾 Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustralieCanyoning season · 1 nov. – 31 marsThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.82
21. ⛷️ San Carlos de Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentineMountain refuges open · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)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
22. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
23. 🏖️ Kalkan 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way walking season · 15 févr. – 20 mai (en général)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
24. 🥾 Louang Namtha 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 oct. – 31 mars (en général)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.80
25. 🏙️ Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 oct. – 15 avr.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

…et 23 de plus en février.

Au programme dans le monde en février →

1. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneTeide walking season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.95
2. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
3. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
4. 🏙️ Marrakech 🇲🇦 MarocSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)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
5. 🏙️ Ouarzazate 🇲🇦 MarocSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)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
6. 🏙️ Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexiqueSierra walking season · 1 nov. – 15 marsThe 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
7. 🏙️ Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentineAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov. – 30 avr.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
8. 🏙️ Koweït 🇰🇼 KoweïtDesert camping season · 1 nov. – 15 mars (en général)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
9. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarocDesert trekking season · 1 oct. – 30 avr. (en général)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.89
10. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieSimien trekking season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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
11. 🏙️ Katmandou 🇳🇵 NépalSpring trekking season · 1 mars – 15 maiThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.88
12. 🏙️ Pétra 🇯🇴 JordanieSpring trail season · 1 mars – 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
13. 🏖️ Palma 🇪🇸 EspagneCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 févr. – 15 mai (en général)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
14. 🏙️ Santiago 🇨🇱 ChiliHigh Andes routes open · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.88
15. 🏙️ Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 oct. – 15 avr.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
16. 🏙️ Nelson 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.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
17. 🏖️ Kaş 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way walking season · 20 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
18. 🏖️ Fethiye 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way, spring · 15 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
19. 🏖️ Marmaris 🇹🇷 TurquieCarian Trail, spring · 15 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
20. 🏖️ Kalkan 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way walking season · 15 févr. – 20 mai (en général)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
21. 🥾 Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieSpring trekking and climbing · 1 mars – 15 mai (en général)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.85
22. 🥾 Kalaw 🇲🇲 BirmanieKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
23. 🏝️ Minorque 🇪🇸 EspagneCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mars – 1 juin (en général)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
24. 🏖️ Ras el Khaïmah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
25. 🥾 Gorkha 🇳🇵 NépalSpring trekking season · 1 mars – 31 mai (en général)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

…et 35 de plus en mars.

Au programme dans le monde en mars →

1. 🏙️ Pétra 🇯🇴 JordanieSpring trail season · 1 mars – 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
2. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneTeide walking season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.96
3. 🏖️ Fethiye 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way, spring · 15 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
4. 🏖️ Kaş 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way walking season · 20 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
5. 🏖️ Kalkan 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way walking season · 15 févr. – 20 mai (en général)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
6. 🏙️ Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentineAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov. – 30 avr.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
7. 🏖️ Marmaris 🇹🇷 TurquieCarian Trail, spring · 15 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
8. 🏙️ Kachgar 🇨🇳 ChineKhunjerab Pass season · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
9. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
10. 🏖️ Palma 🇪🇸 EspagneCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 févr. – 15 mai (en général)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
11. 🏙️ Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralieLarapinta walking season · 1 avr. – 30 sept.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.89
12. 🏖️ Positano 🇮🇹 ItaliePath of the Gods walking window · 1 avr. – 10 juin (en général)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.88
13. 🏝️ Minorque 🇪🇸 EspagneCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mars – 1 juin (en général)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
14. 🥾 Imlil 🇲🇦 MarocToubkal trekking season · 20 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.88
15. 🏖️ Makarska 🇭🇷 CroatieBiokovo park road season · 1 avr. – 31 oct.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
16. 🏖️ Mer Morte 🇯🇴 JordanieWadi Mujib water trails open · 1 avr. – 31 oct.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
17. 🥾 Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieSpring trekking and climbing · 1 mars – 15 mai (en général)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.88
18. 🥾 Dharamsala 🇮🇳 IndeDhauladhar trekking season · 15 avr. – 20 juinIndrahar Pass and the Triund ridge clear of snow, and the Gaddi shepherds moving flocks up through the same gaps.87
19. 🥾 Moab 🇺🇸 États-UnisSpring desert season · 15 mars – 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
20. 🥾 Gorkha 🇳🇵 NépalSpring trekking season · 1 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
21. 🏙️ Chefchaouen 🇲🇦 MarocRif walking season · 1 avr. – 15 juin (en général)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
22. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
23. 🥾 Samaipata 🇧🇴 BolivieWalking season in Amboró · 15 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
24. 🏙️ Katmandou 🇳🇵 NépalSpring trekking season · 1 mars – 15 maiThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.82
25. 🥾 Kalambáka 🇬🇷 GrèceClimbing and hiking season · 1 avr. – 15 juin (en général)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.82

…et 41 de plus en avril.

Au programme dans le monde en avril →

1. 🏖️ Palma 🇪🇸 EspagneCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 févr. – 15 mai (en général)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
2. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneTeide walking season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94
3. 🏝️ Minorque 🇪🇸 EspagneCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mars – 1 juin (en général)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
4. 🏙️ Chefchaouen 🇲🇦 MarocRif walking season · 1 avr. – 15 juin (en général)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
5. 🏙️ Pétra 🇯🇴 JordanieSpring trail season · 1 mars – 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
6. 🏝️ La Canée 🇬🇷 GrèceSamaria Gorge open · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
7. 🏖️ Marmaris 🇹🇷 TurquieCarian Trail, spring · 15 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
8. 🏙️ Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralieLarapinta walking season · 1 avr. – 30 sept.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.91
9. 🏖️ Makarska 🇭🇷 CroatieBiokovo park road season · 1 avr. – 31 oct.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
10. 🏖️ Kalkan 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way walking season · 15 févr. – 20 mai (en général)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
11. 🏖️ Positano 🇮🇹 ItaliePath of the Gods walking window · 1 avr. – 10 juin (en général)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.89
12. 🏖️ Kaş 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way walking season · 20 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
13. 🥾 Imlil 🇲🇦 MarocToubkal trekking season · 20 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.89
14. 🥾 Kalambáka 🇬🇷 GrèceClimbing and hiking season · 1 avr. – 15 juin (en général)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.88
15. 🥾 Moab 🇺🇸 États-UnisSpring desert season · 15 mars – 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
16. 🏙️ Kachgar 🇨🇳 ChineKhunjerab Pass season · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
17. 🏖️ Fethiye 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way, spring · 15 mars – 31 mai (en général)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
18. 🥾 Kasol 🇮🇳 IndeParvati Valley trekking season · 1 avr. – 20 juinKheerganga 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
19. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarieVitosha walking season · 20 mai – 20 oct. (en général)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
20. 🏙️ Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle 🇪🇸 EspagneCamino walking season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.84
21. 🏙️ Matsumoto 🇯🇵 JaponKamikochi open season · 17 avr. – 15 nov. (en général)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
22. 🥾 Dharamsala 🇮🇳 IndeDhauladhar trekking season · 15 avr. – 20 juinIndrahar Pass and the Triund ridge clear of snow, and the Gaddi shepherds moving flocks up through the same gaps.84
23. 🏙️ Takayama 🇯🇵 JaponKamikochi season · 17 avr. – 15 nov. (en général)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
24. 🏙️ Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mai – 30 nov. (en général)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
25. 🥾 Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieSpring trekking and climbing · 1 mars – 15 mai (en général)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.82

…et 54 de plus en mai.

Au programme dans le monde en mai →

1. 🏙️ Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mai – 30 nov. (en général)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
2. 🏙️ Chefchaouen 🇲🇦 MarocRif walking season · 1 avr. – 15 juin (en général)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
3. 🏙️ Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle 🇪🇸 EspagneCamino walking season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.89
4. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarieVitosha walking season · 20 mai – 20 oct. (en général)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
5. 🏙️ Trondheim 🇳🇴 NorvègePilgrim walking season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
6. 🏙️ Stavanger 🇳🇴 NorvègePreikestolen hiking season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
7. 🏙️ Och 🇰🇬 KirghizistanPamir Highway season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
8. 🏙️ Bled 🇸🇮 SlovénieVintgar gorge open · 20 avr. – 5 nov. (en général)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.87
9. 🏝️ Minorque 🇪🇸 EspagneCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mars – 1 juin (en général)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
10. 🥾 Moshi 🇹🇿 TanzanieMain climbing season · 15 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The dependable window.87
11. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RoumanieTransfagarasan road open · 25 juin – 31 oct. (en général)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
12. 🥾 Ruhengeri 🇷🇼 RwandaLong dry season for trekking · 1 juin – 30 sept.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
13. 🏙️ Bichkek 🇰🇬 KirghizistanMountain trail season · 15 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
14. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La 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
15. 🏙️ Lucerne 🇨🇭 SuissePilatus cogwheel railway season · 10 mai – 15 nov. (en général)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
16. 🏖️ Positano 🇮🇹 ItaliePath of the Gods walking window · 1 avr. – 10 juin (en général)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.85
17. 🏙️ Montreux 🇨🇭 SuisseRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October.85
18. 🥾 Innsbruck 🇦🇹 AutricheAlpine huts open · 20 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
19. 🏙️ Almaty 🇰🇿 KazakhstanMountain trail season · 15 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
20. 🏙️ Pendjikent 🇹🇯 TadjikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
21. 🏙️ Trabzon 🇹🇷 TurquieYayla season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)The high pastures above Uzungöl and Şalpazarı open up once the snow has gone and the village festivals move up with them.84
22. 🏙️ Bursa 🇹🇷 TurquieUludağ walking season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
23. 🏙️ Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralieLarapinta walking season · 1 avr. – 30 sept.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.84
24. 🥾 Imlil 🇲🇦 MarocToubkal trekking season · 20 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.84
25. 🥾 Starý Smokovec 🇸🇰 SlovaquieTatra walking season · 16 juin – 31 oct.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

…et 96 de plus en juin.

Au programme dans le monde en juin →

1. 🏙️ Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 juil. – 5 oct. (en général)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
2. 🏙️ Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle 🇪🇸 EspagneCamino walking season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.94
3. 🏙️ Trondheim 🇳🇴 NorvègePilgrim walking season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
4. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La 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
5. 🥾 Ruhengeri 🇷🇼 RwandaLong dry season for trekking · 1 juin – 30 sept.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
6. 🥾 Moshi 🇹🇿 TanzanieMain climbing season · 15 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The dependable window.88
7. 🏝️ Svolvær 🇳🇴 NorvègeLofoten walking season · 1 juin – 20 sept. (en général)The steep paths — Ryten, Reinebringen, Floya above the town — are clear of snow from about June to late September.87
8. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarieVitosha walking season · 20 mai – 20 oct. (en général)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
9. 🏙️ Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralieLarapinta walking season · 1 avr. – 30 sept.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.86
10. 🥾 Vallée de la Hunza 🇵🇰 PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
11. 🥾 Geiranger 🇳🇴 NorvègeDalsnibba and Eagle Road open · 20 mai – 5 nov. (en général)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
12. 🏙️ Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mai – 30 nov. (en général)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
13. 🏙️ Stavanger 🇳🇴 NorvègePreikestolen hiking season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
14. 🥾 Karakol 🇰🇬 KirghizistanAla-Kul trekking season · 25 juin – 20 sept. (en général)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
15. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RoumanieTransfagarasan road open · 25 juin – 31 oct. (en général)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
16. 🥾 Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrésilTrekking season · 15 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
17. 🥾 Cuzco 🇵🇪 PérouInca Trail permits sell out · 1 juil. – 31 aoûtOnly 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
18. 🏙️ Och 🇰🇬 KirghizistanPamir Highway season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
19. 🥾 Huaraz 🇵🇪 PérouTrekking season · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)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
20. 🥾 Mestia 🇬🇪 GéorgieMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The four-day walk to Ushguli opens when the passes clear in mid-June and the guesthouses along it shut again in October.83
21. 🥾 Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PérouWalking season for Kuélap and Gocta · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)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
22. 🥾 Petropavlovsk-Kamtchatski 🇷🇺 RussieVolcano trekking season · 1 juil. – 20 sept. (en général)The tracks out to Mutnovsky and Gorely only clear of snow in July, and are impassable again by late September.83
23. ⛷️ Oukaïmden 🇲🇦 MarocSummer pastures and walking · 1 juin – 30 sept.Once the snow goes the plateau becomes grazing again and the flocks come up from the valleys.82
24. 🥾 Leh 🇮🇳 IndeManali highway season · 25 mai – 15 nov. (en général)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
25. 🏞️ Parc national de Yosemite 🇺🇸 États-UnisTioga and Glacier Point roads open · 10 mai – 10 nov. (en général)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

…et 101 de plus en juillet.

Au programme dans le monde en juillet →

1. 🏙️ Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 juil. – 5 oct. (en général)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
2. 🏙️ Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralieLarapinta walking season · 1 avr. – 30 sept.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.93
3. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La 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
4. 🏙️ Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle 🇪🇸 EspagneCamino walking season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.91
5. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarieVitosha walking season · 20 mai – 20 oct. (en général)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
6. 🏙️ Och 🇰🇬 KirghizistanPamir Highway season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
7. 🥾 Moshi 🇹🇿 TanzanieMain climbing season · 15 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The dependable window.89
8. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RoumanieTransfagarasan road open · 25 juin – 31 oct. (en général)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
9. 🥾 Mestia 🇬🇪 GéorgieMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The four-day walk to Ushguli opens when the passes clear in mid-June and the guesthouses along it shut again in October.88
10. 🏙️ Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mai – 30 nov. (en général)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
11. 🏙️ Montreux 🇨🇭 SuisseRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October.87
12. 🥾 Leh 🇮🇳 IndeManali highway season · 25 mai – 15 nov. (en général)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
13. 🏙️ Pendjikent 🇹🇯 TadjikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
14. 🥾 Dilidjan 🇦🇲 ArménieForest walking season · 15 mai – 20 oct. (en général)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
15. 🏙️ Bichkek 🇰🇬 KirghizistanMountain trail season · 15 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
16. 🥾 Ruhengeri 🇷🇼 RwandaLong dry season for trekking · 1 juin – 30 sept.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
17. 🥾 Cuzco 🇵🇪 PérouInca Trail permits sell out · 1 juil. – 31 aoûtOnly 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
18. 🏙️ Trondheim 🇳🇴 NorvègePilgrim walking season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
19. 🥾 Vallée de la Hunza 🇵🇰 PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
20. 🏙️ Bled 🇸🇮 SlovénieVintgar gorge open · 20 avr. – 5 nov. (en général)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.83
21. 🥾 Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrésilTrekking season · 15 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
22. 🥾 Brașov 🇷🇴 RoumanieTransfagarasan open · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
23. 🏙️ Almaty 🇰🇿 KazakhstanMountain trail season · 15 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
24. 🏞️ Parc national volcanique de Lassen 🇺🇸 États-UnisPark highway opens · 25 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
25. 🏙️ Stavanger 🇳🇴 NorvègePreikestolen hiking season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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

…et 102 de plus en août.

Au programme dans le monde en août →

1. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarieVitosha walking season · 20 mai – 20 oct. (en général)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
2. 🏙️ Och 🇰🇬 KirghizistanPamir Highway season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
3. 🏙️ Bichkek 🇰🇬 KirghizistanMountain trail season · 15 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
4. 🏙️ Pendjikent 🇹🇯 TadjikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 juin – 15 sept. (en général)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
5. 🏙️ Almaty 🇰🇿 KazakhstanMountain trail season · 15 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
6. 🏖️ Comté de Noosa 🇦🇺 AustralieGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28 sept. – 12 oct. (en général)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.93
7. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RoumanieTransfagarasan road open · 25 juin – 31 oct. (en général)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
8. 🏙️ Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mai – 30 nov. (en général)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
9. 🏙️ Kachgar 🇨🇳 ChineKhunjerab Pass season · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
10. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La 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
11. 🏙️ Bolzano 🇮🇹 ItalieDolomite huts open · 15 juin – 5 oct. (en général)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
12. 🏙️ Tbilissi 🇬🇪 GéorgieAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10 juin – 10 oct. (en général)The only road into Tusheti opens around mid-June once the snow is cleared and closes with the first heavy fall in October.88
13. 🏙️ Douchanbé 🇹🇯 TadjikistanPamir Highway season · 1 juin – 5 oct. (en général)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
14. 🏙️ Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle 🇪🇸 EspagneCamino walking season · 1 avr. – 15 oct. (en général)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.88
15. 🏙️ Bursa 🇹🇷 TurquieUludağ walking season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
16. 🏙️ Alice Springs 🇦🇺 AustralieLarapinta walking season · 1 avr. – 30 sept.The trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.88
17. 🏙️ Pétra 🇯🇴 JordanieAutumn trail season · 15 sept. – 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
18. 🥾 Brașov 🇷🇴 RoumanieTransfagarasan open · 1 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)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
19. 🥾 Moshi 🇹🇿 TanzanieMain climbing season · 15 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The dependable window.86
20. 🥾 Imlil 🇲🇦 MarocToubkal trekking season · 20 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.85
21. 🥾 Dilidjan 🇦🇲 ArménieForest walking season · 15 mai – 20 oct. (en général)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
22. 🥾 Samaipata 🇧🇴 BolivieWalking season in Amboró · 15 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
23. 🏙️ Montreux 🇨🇭 SuisseRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October.84
24. 🥾 Eskerdou 🇵🇰 PakistanDeosai plains open · 25 juin – 30 sept. (en général)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
25. 🏙️ Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 juil. – 5 oct. (en général)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

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1. 🏙️ Pétra 🇯🇴 JordanieAutumn trail season · 15 sept. – 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
2. 🏙️ Douchanbé 🇹🇯 TadjikistanPamir Highway season · 1 juin – 5 oct. (en général)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
3. 🥾 Imlil 🇲🇦 MarocToubkal trekking season · 20 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.90
4. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
5. 🏙️ Kachgar 🇨🇳 ChineKhunjerab Pass season · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)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
6. 🏖️ Fethiye 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way, autumn · 20 sept. – 15 nov. (en général)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89
7. 🏝️ La Canée 🇬🇷 GrèceSamaria Gorge open · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)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
8. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieSimien trekking season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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
9. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneTeide walking season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.86
10. 🥾 Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieAutumn trekking and climbing · 20 sept. – 20 nov. (en général)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.86
11. 🏙️ Tbilissi 🇬🇪 GéorgieAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10 juin – 10 oct. (en général)The only road into Tusheti opens around mid-June once the snow is cleared and closes with the first heavy fall in October.85
12. 🥾 Moab 🇺🇸 États-UnisAutumn desert season · 20 sept. – 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
13. 🏖️ Makarska 🇭🇷 CroatieBiokovo park road season · 1 avr. – 31 oct.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
14. 🏙️ Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 oct. – 15 avr.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
15. 🏖️ Kaş 🇹🇷 TurquieAutumn walking window · 20 sept. – 10 nov. (en général)The second walking season is drier and emptier than spring, with the sea still warm at the end of a day's walk.84
16. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La 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
17. 🥾 Samaipata 🇧🇴 BolivieWalking season in Amboró · 15 avr. – 31 oct. (en général)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
18. 🥾 Moshi 🇹🇿 TanzanieMain climbing season · 15 juin – 15 oct. (en général)The dependable window.82
19. 🏖️ Comté de Noosa 🇦🇺 AustralieGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28 sept. – 12 oct. (en général)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.81
20. 🥾 Xian de Yangshuo 🇨🇳 ChineClimbing season · 1 oct. – 31 marsThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.80
21. 🏞️ Parc national de Joshua Tree 🇺🇸 États-UnisClimbing season · 1 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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
22. 🏙️ Nelson 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.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
23. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarieVitosha walking season · 20 mai – 20 oct. (en général)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
24. 🏞️ Parc national du Grand Canyon 🇺🇸 États-UnisNorth Rim season · 15 mai – 15 oct. (en général)The North Rim opens around mid-May and closes to services in mid-October, with the highway in gated for winter.78
25. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarocDesert trekking season · 1 oct. – 30 avr. (en général)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.78

…et 94 de plus en octobre.

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1. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieSimien trekking season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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
2. 🏙️ Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexiqueSierra walking season · 1 nov. – 15 marsThe 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
3. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
4. 🏙️ Pétra 🇯🇴 JordanieAutumn trail season · 15 sept. – 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
5. 🏙️ Marrakech 🇲🇦 MarocSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)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
6. 🏙️ Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentineAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov. – 30 avr.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
7. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneTeide walking season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.90
8. 🏙️ Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 oct. – 15 avr.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
9. 🏖️ Fethiye 🇹🇷 TurquieLycian Way, autumn · 20 sept. – 15 nov. (en général)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89
10. 🏖️ Kaş 🇹🇷 TurquieAutumn walking window · 20 sept. – 10 nov. (en général)The second walking season is drier and emptier than spring, with the sea still warm at the end of a day's walk.88
11. 🥾 Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieAutumn trekking and climbing · 20 sept. – 20 nov. (en général)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.87
12. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
13. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarocDesert trekking season · 1 oct. – 30 avr. (en général)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.86
14. 🏙️ Nelson 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.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
15. 🥾 Paro 🇧🇹 BhoutanAutumn trekking season · 25 sept. – 20 nov.The clearest weeks of the year and when the Jomolhari and Druk Path routes are actually walked.83
16. 🥾 Kalaw 🇲🇲 BirmanieKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
17. 🥾 Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustralieCanyoning season · 1 nov. – 31 marsThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.80
18. 🥾 Gorkha 🇳🇵 NépalManaslu trekking season · 25 sept. – 30 nov. (en général)The district is the way in to the Manaslu circuit and the jeeps north fill once the monsoon breaks.80
19. 🥾 Pokhara 🇳🇵 NépalAutumn trekking season · 1 oct. – 30 nov.The rain has scrubbed the air and Machhapuchhre is in the water at dawn.79
20. 🏙️ Koweït 🇰🇼 KoweïtDesert camping season · 1 nov. – 15 mars (en général)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
21. 🥾 Xian de Yangshuo 🇨🇳 ChineClimbing season · 1 oct. – 31 marsThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.79
22. 🏙️ Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChiliTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)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
23. 🥾 Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 nov. – 15 mars (en général)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
24. 🥾 Thibaw 🇲🇲 BirmanieTrekking season · 1 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)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
25. 🏞️ Parc national de Joshua Tree 🇺🇸 États-UnisClimbing season · 1 oct. – 15 mai (en général)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

…et 45 de plus en novembre.

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1. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieSimien trekking season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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
2. 🏝️ Ténérife 🇪🇸 EspagneTeide walking season · 1 oct. – 31 mai (en général)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.92
3. 🏙️ Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexiqueSierra walking season · 1 nov. – 15 marsThe 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
4. 🏙️ Santiago 🇨🇱 ChiliHigh Andes routes open · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.88
5. 🥾 Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 nov. – 15 mars (en général)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
6. 🥾 Thibaw 🇲🇲 BirmanieTrekking season · 1 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)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
7. 🥾 Kalaw 🇲🇲 BirmanieKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 oct. – 15 mars (en général)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
8. 🏙️ Mendoza 🇦🇷 ArgentineAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov. – 30 avr.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
9. 🏙️ Nelson 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.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
10. 🥾 Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustralieCanyoning season · 1 nov. – 31 marsThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.86
11. 🏙️ Marrakech 🇲🇦 MarocSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)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
12. 🏙️ Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChiliTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)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
13. 🏖️ Ras el Khaïmah 🇦🇪 Émirats arabes unisJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
14. 🏙️ Koweït 🇰🇼 KoweïtDesert camping season · 1 nov. – 15 mars (en général)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
15. 🥾 Louang Namtha 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 oct. – 31 mars (en général)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.84
16. 🏝️ Hadiboh 🇾🇪 YémenSocotra touring season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.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
17. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 États-UnisDesert hiking season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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
18. 🏙️ Islamabad 🇵🇰 PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 oct. – 15 avr.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
19. 🏙️ Ouarzazate 🇲🇦 MarocSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 déc. – 15 mars (en général)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
20. 🏙️ Moulmein 🇲🇲 BirmanieGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The months the pilgrims come to the boulder north of here in numbers, sleeping on the platform in the cold.78
21. ⛷️ San Martín de los Andes 🇦🇷 ArgentineTrail and Lanin season · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)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
22. 🥾 Moshi 🇹🇿 TanzanieSecond climbing window · 20 déc. – 10 mars (en général)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.77
23. ⛷️ San Carlos de Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentineMountain refuges open · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)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
24. ⛷️ Butha-Buthe 🇱🇸 LesothoAfriski's summer season · 1 oct. – 30 avr.October to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.75
25. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarocDesert trekking season · 1 oct. – 30 avr. (en général)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.74

…et 16 de plus en décembre.

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