Stagione dei sentieri, mese per mese nel mondo

1. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaTeide walking season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.93
2. 🏖️ Ras Al Khayma 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇪🇹 EtiopiaSimien trekking season · 1 ott – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇳🇿 Nuova ZelandaAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 ott – 30 aprOctober 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 del Cile 🇨🇱 CileHigh Andes routes open · 1 dic – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇨🇱 CileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇽 MessicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 marThe 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. 🏝️ Hadibu 🇾🇪 YemenSocotra touring season · 1 ott – 30 aprOperators 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 mar (di solito)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. 🥾 Hsipaw 🇲🇲 BirmaniaTrekking season · 1 nov – 28 feb (di solito)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 🇲🇲 BirmaniaKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov – 30 aprThe 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. 🏙️ Al Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mar (di solito)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. 🥾 Lūang Namthā 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 ott – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaTrail and Lanin season · 15 nov – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaMountain refuges open · 15 nov – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaCanyoning season · 1 nov – 31 marThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.80
19. 🏙️ Moulmein 🇲🇲 BirmaniaGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1 nov – 31 mar (di solito)The months the pilgrims come to the boulder north of here in numbers, sleeping on the platform in the cold.80
20. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇳🇿 Nuova ZelandaGreat Walks season · 25 ott – 30 aprThe 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 🇲🇦 MaroccoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)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 ott – 30 aprOctober to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.76
24. 🥾 Moshi 🇹🇿 TanzaniaSecond climbing window · 20 dic – 10 mar (di solito)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.76
25. 🏞️ Monte Cradle 🇦🇺 AustraliaOverland Track booked season · 1 ott – 31 magFrom 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

…e altri 19 in gennaio.

Cosa c'è in programma nel mondo in gennaio →

1. 🏙️ Monterrey 🇲🇽 MessicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 marThe 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. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaTeide walking season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94
3. 🏙️ Al Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇨🇱 CileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇪🇹 EtiopiaSimien trekking season · 1 ott – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇳🇿 Nuova ZelandaAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 ott – 30 aprOctober 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 Al Khayma 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇲🇲 BirmaniaKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 del Cile 🇨🇱 CileHigh Andes routes open · 1 dic – 31 mar (di solito)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. 🏝️ Hadibu 🇾🇪 YemenSocotra touring season · 1 ott – 30 aprOperators 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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov – 30 aprThe 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. 🥾 Hsipaw 🇲🇲 BirmaniaTrekking season · 1 nov – 28 feb (di solito)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 di Maiorca 🇪🇸 SpagnaCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 feb – 15 mag (di solito)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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaTrail and Lanin season · 15 nov – 15 apr (di solito)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 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoDesert trekking season · 1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaCanyoning season · 1 nov – 31 marThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.82
21. ⛷️ San Carlos de Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentinaMountain refuges open · 15 nov – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way walking season · 15 feb – 20 mag (di solito)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. 🥾 Lūang Namthā 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 ott – 31 mar (di solito)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 ott – 15 aprTrail 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

…e altri 23 in febbraio.

Cosa c'è in programma nel mondo in febbraio →

1. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaTeide walking season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.95
2. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇽 MessicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 marThe 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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov – 30 aprThe 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. 🏙️ Al Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoDesert trekking season · 1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)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 🇪🇹 EtiopiaSimien trekking season · 1 ott – 31 mar (di solito)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. 🏙️ Katmandu 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1 mar – 15 magThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.88
12. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 GiordaniaSpring trail season · 1 mar – 15 magThe 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 di Maiorca 🇪🇸 SpagnaCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 feb – 15 mag (di solito)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 del Cile 🇨🇱 CileHigh Andes routes open · 1 dic – 31 mar (di solito)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 ott – 15 aprTrail 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 🇳🇿 Nuova ZelandaAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 ott – 30 aprOctober 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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way walking season · 20 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way, spring · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaCarian Trail, spring · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way walking season · 15 feb – 20 mag (di solito)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. 🥾 Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 GiordaniaSpring trekking and climbing · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.85
22. 🥾 Kalaw 🇲🇲 BirmaniaKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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. 🏝️ Minorca 🇪🇸 SpagnaCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mar – 1 giu (di solito)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 Al Khayma 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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

…e altri 35 in marzo.

Cosa c'è in programma nel mondo in marzo →

1. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 GiordaniaSpring trail season · 1 mar – 15 magThe 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. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaTeide walking season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.96
3. 🏖️ Fethiye 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way, spring · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way walking season · 20 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way walking season · 15 feb – 20 mag (di solito)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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov – 30 aprThe 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 🇹🇷 TurchiaCarian Trail, spring · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. 🏙️ Kashgar 🇨🇳 CinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 di Maiorca 🇪🇸 SpagnaCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 feb – 15 mag (di solito)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 setThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.89
12. 🏖️ Positano 🇮🇹 ItaliaPath of the Gods walking window · 1 apr – 10 giu (di solito)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.88
13. 🏝️ Minorca 🇪🇸 SpagnaCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mar – 1 giu (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 ott (di solito)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.88
15. 🏖️ Macarsca 🇭🇷 CroaziaBiokovo park road season · 1 apr – 31 ottThe 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. 🏖️ Mar Morto 🇯🇴 GiordaniaWadi Mujib water trails open · 1 apr – 31 ottThe 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. 🥾 Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 GiordaniaSpring trekking and climbing · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.88
18. 🥾 Dharamsala 🇮🇳 IndiaDhauladhar trekking season · 15 apr – 20 giuIndrahar Pass and the Triund ridge clear of snow, and the Gaddi shepherds moving flocks up through the same gaps.87
19. 🥾 Moab 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaSpring desert season · 15 mar – 25 magThe 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 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoRif walking season · 1 apr – 15 giu (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇧🇴 BoliviaWalking season in Amboró · 15 apr – 31 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Katmandu 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1 mar – 15 magThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.82
25. 🥾 Kalambaka 🇬🇷 GreciaClimbing and hiking season · 1 apr – 15 giu (di solito)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.82

…e altri 41 in aprile.

Cosa c'è in programma nel mondo in aprile →

1. 🏖️ Palma di Maiorca 🇪🇸 SpagnaCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 feb – 15 mag (di solito)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. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaTeide walking season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94
3. 🏝️ Minorca 🇪🇸 SpagnaCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mar – 1 giu (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoRif walking season · 1 apr – 15 giu (di solito)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. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 GiordaniaSpring trail season · 1 mar – 15 magThe 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 Canea 🇬🇷 GreciaSamaria Gorge open · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaCarian Trail, spring · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 setThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.91
9. 🏖️ Macarsca 🇭🇷 CroaziaBiokovo park road season · 1 apr – 31 ottThe 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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way walking season · 15 feb – 20 mag (di solito)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 🇮🇹 ItaliaPath of the Gods walking window · 1 apr – 10 giu (di solito)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.89
12. 🏖️ Kaş 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way walking season · 20 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 ott (di solito)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.89
14. 🥾 Kalambaka 🇬🇷 GreciaClimbing and hiking season · 1 apr – 15 giu (di solito)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.88
15. 🥾 Moab 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaSpring desert season · 15 mar – 25 magThe 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. 🏙️ Kashgar 🇨🇳 CinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way, spring · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇮🇳 IndiaParvati Valley trekking season · 1 apr – 20 giuKheerganga 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 🇧🇬 BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 mag – 20 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Santiago di Compostela 🇪🇸 SpagnaCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 ott (di solito)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.84
21. 🏙️ Matsumoto 🇯🇵 GiapponeKamikochi open season · 17 apr – 15 nov (di solito)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 🇮🇳 IndiaDhauladhar trekking season · 15 apr – 20 giuIndrahar Pass and the Triund ridge clear of snow, and the Gaddi shepherds moving flocks up through the same gaps.84
23. 🏙️ Takayama 🇯🇵 GiapponeKamikochi season · 17 apr – 15 nov (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mag – 30 nov (di solito)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. 🥾 Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 GiordaniaSpring trekking and climbing · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.82

…e altri 54 in maggio.

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1. 🏙️ Bend 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mag – 30 nov (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoRif walking season · 1 apr – 15 giu (di solito)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. 🏙️ Santiago di Compostela 🇪🇸 SpagnaCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 ott (di solito)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.89
4. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 mag – 20 ott (di solito)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 🇳🇴 NorvegiaPilgrim walking season · 1 giu – 15 set (di solito)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 🇳🇴 NorvegiaPreikestolen hiking season · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Oš 🇰🇬 KirghizistanPamir Highway season · 1 giu – 30 set (di solito)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 🇸🇮 SloveniaVintgar gorge open · 20 apr – 5 nov (di solito)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.87
9. 🏝️ Minorca 🇪🇸 SpagnaCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mar – 1 giu (di solito)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 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 giu – 15 ott (di solito)The dependable window.87
11. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RomaniaTransfagarasan road open · 25 giu – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇷🇼 RuandaLong dry season for trekking · 1 giu – 30 setJune 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. 🏙️ Biškek 🇰🇬 KirghizistanMountain trail season · 15 giu – 30 set (di solito)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 RiunioneWalking season in the cirques · 1 mag – 15 novThe dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.86
15. 🏙️ Lucerna 🇨🇭 SvizzeraPilatus cogwheel railway season · 10 mag – 15 nov (di solito)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 🇮🇹 ItaliaPath of the Gods walking window · 1 apr – 10 giu (di solito)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.85
17. 🏙️ Montreux 🇨🇭 SvizzeraRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 giu – 15 ott (di solito)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 🇦🇹 AustriaAlpine huts open · 20 giu – 30 set (di solito)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 🇰🇿 KazakistanMountain trail season · 15 giu – 30 set (di solito)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. 🏙️ Panjakent 🇹🇯 TagikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 giu – 15 set (di solito)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. 🏙️ Trebisonda 🇹🇷 TurchiaYayla season · 1 giu – 15 set (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaUludağ walking season · 1 giu – 30 set (di solito)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 setThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.84
24. 🥾 Imlil 🇲🇦 MaroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇸🇰 SlovacchiaTatra walking season · 16 giu – 31 ottThe 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

…e altri 96 in giugno.

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1. 🏙️ Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 lug – 5 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Santiago di Compostela 🇪🇸 SpagnaCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 ott (di solito)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.94
3. 🏙️ Trondheim 🇳🇴 NorvegiaPilgrim walking season · 1 giu – 15 set (di solito)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 RiunioneWalking season in the cirques · 1 mag – 15 novThe 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 🇷🇼 RuandaLong dry season for trekking · 1 giu – 30 setJune 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 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 giu – 15 ott (di solito)The dependable window.88
7. 🏝️ Svolvær 🇳🇴 NorvegiaLofoten walking season · 1 giu – 20 set (di solito)The steep paths — Ryten, Reinebringen, Floya above the town — are clear of snow from about June to late September.87
8. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 mag – 20 ott (di solito)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 setThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.86
10. 🥾 Valle dello Hunza 🇵🇰 PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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 🇳🇴 NorvegiaDalsnibba and Eagle Road open · 20 mag – 5 nov (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mag – 30 nov (di solito)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 🇳🇴 NorvegiaPreikestolen hiking season · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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 giu – 20 set (di solito)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 🇷🇴 RomaniaTransfagarasan road open · 25 giu – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇧🇷 BrasileTrekking season · 15 apr – 31 ott (di solito)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. 🥾 Cusco 🇵🇪 PerùInca Trail permits sell out · 1 lug – 31 agoOnly 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. 🏙️ Oš 🇰🇬 KirghizistanPamir Highway season · 1 giu – 30 set (di solito)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 🇵🇪 PerùTrekking season · 15 mag – 15 set (di solito)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. 🥾 Mest'ia 🇬🇪 GeorgiaMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10 giu – 15 ott (di solito)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 🇵🇪 PerùWalking season for Kuélap and Gocta · 1 mag – 30 set (di solito)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-Kamčatskij 🇷🇺 RussiaVolcano trekking season · 1 lug – 20 set (di solito)The tracks out to Mutnovsky and Gorely only clear of snow in July, and are impassable again by late September.83
23. ⛷️ Oukaïmeden 🇲🇦 MaroccoSummer pastures and walking · 1 giu – 30 setOnce the snow goes the plateau becomes grazing again and the flocks come up from the valleys.82
24. 🥾 Leh 🇮🇳 IndiaManali highway season · 25 mag – 15 nov (di solito)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. 🏞️ Parco nazionale di Yosemite 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaTioga and Glacier Point roads open · 10 mag – 10 nov (di solito)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

…e altri 101 in luglio.

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1. 🏙️ Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 lug – 5 ott (di solito)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 setThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.93
3. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 La RiunioneWalking season in the cirques · 1 mag – 15 novThe dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.91
4. 🏙️ Santiago di Compostela 🇪🇸 SpagnaCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 ott (di solito)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.91
5. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 mag – 20 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Oš 🇰🇬 KirghizistanPamir Highway season · 1 giu – 30 set (di solito)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 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 giu – 15 ott (di solito)The dependable window.89
8. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RomaniaTransfagarasan road open · 25 giu – 31 ott (di solito)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. 🥾 Mest'ia 🇬🇪 GeorgiaMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10 giu – 15 ott (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mag – 30 nov (di solito)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 🇨🇭 SvizzeraRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 giu – 15 ott (di solito)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 🇮🇳 IndiaManali highway season · 25 mag – 15 nov (di solito)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. 🏙️ Panjakent 🇹🇯 TagikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 giu – 15 set (di solito)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. 🥾 Dilijan 🇦🇲 ArmeniaForest walking season · 15 mag – 20 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Biškek 🇰🇬 KirghizistanMountain trail season · 15 giu – 30 set (di solito)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 🇷🇼 RuandaLong dry season for trekking · 1 giu – 30 setJune 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. 🥾 Cusco 🇵🇪 PerùInca Trail permits sell out · 1 lug – 31 agoOnly 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 🇳🇴 NorvegiaPilgrim walking season · 1 giu – 15 set (di solito)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. 🥾 Valle dello Hunza 🇵🇰 PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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 🇸🇮 SloveniaVintgar gorge open · 20 apr – 5 nov (di solito)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.83
21. 🥾 Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrasileTrekking season · 15 apr – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇷🇴 RomaniaTransfagarasan open · 1 lug – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇰🇿 KazakistanMountain trail season · 15 giu – 30 set (di solito)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. 🏞️ Parco nazionale vulcanico di Lassen 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaPark highway opens · 25 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇳🇴 NorvegiaPreikestolen hiking season · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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

…e altri 102 in agosto.

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1. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 mag – 20 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Oš 🇰🇬 KirghizistanPamir Highway season · 1 giu – 30 set (di solito)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. 🏙️ Biškek 🇰🇬 KirghizistanMountain trail season · 15 giu – 30 set (di solito)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. 🏙️ Panjakent 🇹🇯 TagikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 giu – 15 set (di solito)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 🇰🇿 KazakistanMountain trail season · 15 giu – 30 set (di solito)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. 🏖️ Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliaGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28 set – 12 ott (di solito)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.93
7. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RomaniaTransfagarasan road open · 25 giu – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mag – 30 nov (di solito)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. 🏙️ Kashgar 🇨🇳 CinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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 RiunioneWalking season in the cirques · 1 mag – 15 novThe 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 🇮🇹 ItaliaDolomite huts open · 15 giu – 5 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Tbilisi 🇬🇪 GeorgiaAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10 giu – 10 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Dušanbe 🇹🇯 TagikistanPamir Highway season · 1 giu – 5 ott (di solito)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. 🏙️ Santiago di Compostela 🇪🇸 SpagnaCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 ott (di solito)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.88
15. 🏙️ Bursa 🇹🇷 TurchiaUludağ walking season · 1 giu – 30 set (di solito)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 setThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.88
17. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 GiordaniaAutumn trail season · 15 set – 15 novThe 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 🇷🇴 RomaniaTransfagarasan open · 1 lug – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 giu – 15 ott (di solito)The dependable window.86
20. 🥾 Imlil 🇲🇦 MaroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 ott (di solito)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.85
21. 🥾 Dilijan 🇦🇲 ArmeniaForest walking season · 15 mag – 20 ott (di solito)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 🇧🇴 BoliviaWalking season in Amboró · 15 apr – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇨🇭 SvizzeraRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 giu – 15 ott (di solito)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. 🥾 Skardu 🇵🇰 PakistanDeosai plains open · 25 giu – 30 set (di solito)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 lug – 5 ott (di solito)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

…e altri 110 in settembre.

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1. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 GiordaniaAutumn trail season · 15 set – 15 novThe 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. 🏙️ Dušanbe 🇹🇯 TagikistanPamir Highway season · 1 giu – 5 ott (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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. 🏙️ Kashgar 🇨🇳 CinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (di solito)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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way, autumn · 20 set – 15 nov (di solito)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89
7. 🏝️ La Canea 🇬🇷 GreciaSamaria Gorge open · 1 mag – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇪🇹 EtiopiaSimien trekking season · 1 ott – 31 mar (di solito)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. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaTeide walking season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.86
10. 🥾 Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 GiordaniaAutumn trekking and climbing · 20 set – 20 nov (di solito)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.86
11. 🏙️ Tbilisi 🇬🇪 GeorgiaAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10 giu – 10 ott (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaAutumn desert season · 20 set – 5 novThe 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. 🏖️ Macarsca 🇭🇷 CroaziaBiokovo park road season · 1 apr – 31 ottThe 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 ott – 15 aprTrail 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 🇹🇷 TurchiaAutumn walking window · 20 set – 10 nov (di solito)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 RiunioneWalking season in the cirques · 1 mag – 15 novThe 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 🇧🇴 BoliviaWalking season in Amboró · 15 apr – 31 ott (di solito)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 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 giu – 15 ott (di solito)The dependable window.82
19. 🏖️ Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliaGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28 set – 12 ott (di solito)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.81
20. 🥾 Contea di Yangshuo 🇨🇳 CinaClimbing season · 1 ott – 31 marThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.80
21. 🏞️ Parco nazionale del Joshua Tree 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaClimbing season · 1 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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 🇳🇿 Nuova ZelandaAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 ott – 30 aprOctober 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 🇧🇬 BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 mag – 20 ott (di solito)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. 🏞️ Parco nazionale del Grand Canyon 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaNorth Rim season · 15 mag – 15 ott (di solito)The North Rim opens around mid-May and closes to services in mid-October, with the highway in gated for winter.78
25. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MaroccoDesert trekking season · 1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.78

…e altri 94 in ottobre.

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1. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaSimien trekking season · 1 ott – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇽 MessicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 marThe 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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 GiordaniaAutumn trail season · 15 set – 15 novThe 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 🇲🇦 MaroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov – 30 aprThe 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. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaTeide walking season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)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 ott – 15 aprTrail 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 🇹🇷 TurchiaLycian Way, autumn · 20 set – 15 nov (di solito)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89
10. 🏖️ Kaş 🇹🇷 TurchiaAutumn walking window · 20 set – 10 nov (di solito)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. 🥾 Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 GiordaniaAutumn trekking and climbing · 20 set – 20 nov (di solito)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.87
12. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoDesert trekking season · 1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)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 🇳🇿 Nuova ZelandaAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 ott – 30 aprOctober 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 🇧🇹 BhutanAutumn trekking season · 25 set – 20 novThe clearest weeks of the year and when the Jomolhari and Druk Path routes are actually walked.83
16. 🥾 Kalaw 🇲🇲 BirmaniaKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇦🇺 AustraliaCanyoning season · 1 nov – 31 marThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.80
18. 🥾 Gorkha 🇳🇵 NepalManaslu trekking season · 25 set – 30 nov (di solito)The district is the way in to the Manaslu circuit and the jeeps north fill once the monsoon breaks.80
19. 🥾 Pokhara 🇳🇵 NepalAutumn trekking season · 1 ott – 30 novThe rain has scrubbed the air and Machhapuchhre is in the water at dawn.79
20. 🏙️ Al Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mar (di solito)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. 🥾 Contea di Yangshuo 🇨🇳 CinaClimbing season · 1 ott – 31 marThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.79
22. 🏙️ Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 CileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 mar (di solito)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. 🥾 Hsipaw 🇲🇲 BirmaniaTrekking season · 1 nov – 28 feb (di solito)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. 🏞️ Parco nazionale del Joshua Tree 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaClimbing season · 1 ott – 15 mag (di solito)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

…e altri 45 in novembre.

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1. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaSimien trekking season · 1 ott – 31 mar (di solito)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. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaTeide walking season · 1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.92
3. 🏙️ Monterrey 🇲🇽 MessicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 marThe 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 del Cile 🇨🇱 CileHigh Andes routes open · 1 dic – 31 mar (di solito)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 mar (di solito)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. 🥾 Hsipaw 🇲🇲 BirmaniaTrekking season · 1 nov – 28 feb (di solito)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 🇲🇲 BirmaniaKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 ott – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaAconcagua season and permits · 1 nov – 30 aprThe 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 🇳🇿 Nuova ZelandaAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 ott – 30 aprOctober 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 🇦🇺 AustraliaCanyoning season · 1 nov – 31 marThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.86
11. 🏙️ Marrakech 🇲🇦 MaroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇨🇱 CileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 Al Khayma 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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. 🏙️ Al Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mar (di solito)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. 🥾 Lūang Namthā 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 ott – 31 mar (di solito)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.84
16. 🏝️ Hadibu 🇾🇪 YemenSocotra touring season · 1 ott – 30 aprOperators 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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaDesert hiking season · 15 ott – 15 apr (di solito)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 ott – 15 aprTrail 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 🇲🇦 MaroccoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇲🇲 BirmaniaGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1 nov – 31 mar (di solito)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 🇦🇷 ArgentinaTrail and Lanin season · 15 nov – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇹🇿 TanzaniaSecond climbing window · 20 dic – 10 mar (di solito)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.77
23. ⛷️ San Carlos de Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentinaMountain refuges open · 15 nov – 15 apr (di solito)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 ott – 30 aprOctober to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.75
25. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MaroccoDesert trekking season · 1 ott – 30 apr (di solito)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.74

…e altri 16 in dicembre.

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