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1. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpanjeTeide walking season · 1 okt – 31 mei (meestal)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.93
2. 🏖️ Ras al-Khaimah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇪🇹 EthiopiëSimien trekking season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 okt – 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 🇨🇱 ChiliHigh Andes routes open · 1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal)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 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇽 MexicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 mrtThe 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 🇾🇪 JemenSocotra touring season · 1 okt – 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 Kiau 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇲 MyanmarTrekking season · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)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 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)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. 🏙️ Marrakesh 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëAconcagua 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. 🏙️ Koeweit 🇰🇼 KoeweitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)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. 🥾 Luang Namtha 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëTrail and Lanin season · 15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)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. ⛷️ Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëMountain refuges open · 15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëCanyoning season · 1 nov – 31 mrtThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.80
19. 🏙️ Mawlamyine 🇲🇲 MyanmarGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)The months the pilgrims come to the boulder north of here in numbers, sleeping on the platform in the cold.80
20. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandGreat Walks season · 25 okt – 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 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)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 okt – 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 dec – 10 mrt (meestal)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.76
25. 🏞️ Cradle Mountain 🇦🇺 AustraliëOverland Track booked season · 1 okt – 31 meiFrom 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

…en nog 19 in januari.

Wat er in januari wereldwijd speelt →

1. 🏙️ Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 mrtThe 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 🇪🇸 SpanjeTeide walking season · 1 okt – 31 mei (meestal)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94
3. 🏙️ Koeweit 🇰🇼 KoeweitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)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 mrt (meestal)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 🇪🇹 EthiopiëSimien trekking season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 okt – 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-Khaimah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)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. 🏙️ Marrakesh 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 dec – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇾🇪 JemenSocotra touring season · 1 okt – 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 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëAconcagua 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 🇲🇲 MyanmarTrekking season · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)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 🇪🇸 SpanjeCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 feb – 15 mei (meestal)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëTrail and Lanin season · 15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)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 Kiau 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëCanyoning season · 1 nov – 31 mrtThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.82
21. ⛷️ Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëMountain refuges open · 15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way walking season · 15 feb – 20 mei (meestal)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. 🥾 Luang Namtha 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)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 okt – 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

…en nog 23 in februari.

Wat er in februari wereldwijd speelt →

1. 🏝️ Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpanjeTeide walking season · 1 okt – 31 mei (meestal)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.95
2. 🏙️ Phoenix 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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. 🏙️ Marrakesh 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇽 MexicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 mrtThe 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 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëAconcagua 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. 🏙️ Koeweit 🇰🇼 KoeweitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)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 🇪🇹 EthiopiëSimien trekking season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)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. 🏙️ Kathmandu 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1 mrt – 15 meiThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.88
12. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 JordaniëSpring trail season · 1 mrt – 15 meiThe 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 🇪🇸 SpanjeCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 feb – 15 mei (meestal)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 dec – 31 mrt (meestal)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 okt – 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 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 okt – 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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way walking season · 20 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way, spring · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeCarian Trail, spring · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way walking season · 15 feb – 20 mei (meestal)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 🇯🇴 JordaniëSpring trekking and climbing · 1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.85
22. 🥾 Kalaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇪🇸 SpanjeCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mrt – 1 jun (meestal)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-Khaimah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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

…en nog 35 in maart.

Wat er in maart wereldwijd speelt →

1. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 JordaniëSpring trail season · 1 mrt – 15 meiThe 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 🇪🇸 SpanjeTeide walking season · 1 okt – 31 mei (meestal)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.96
3. 🏖️ Fethiye 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way, spring · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way walking season · 20 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way walking season · 15 feb – 20 mei (meestal)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëAconcagua 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 🇹🇷 TurkijeCarian Trail, spring · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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. 🏙️ Kasjgar 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇪🇸 SpanjeCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 feb – 15 mei (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 sepThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.89
12. 🏖️ Positano 🇮🇹 ItaliëPath of the Gods walking window · 1 apr – 10 jun (meestal)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.88
13. 🏝️ Minorca 🇪🇸 SpanjeCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mrt – 1 jun (meestal)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, Atlas Mountains 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 okt (meestal)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.88
15. 🏖️ Makarska 🇭🇷 KroatiëBiokovo park road season · 1 apr – 31 oktThe 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. 🏖️ Dode Zee 🇯🇴 JordaniëWadi Mujib water trails open · 1 apr – 31 oktThe 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 🇯🇴 JordaniëSpring trekking and climbing · 1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)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 junIndrahar Pass and the Triund ridge clear of snow, and the Gaddi shepherds moving flocks up through the same gaps.87
19. 🥾 Moab 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring desert season · 15 mrt – 25 meiThe 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 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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 🇲🇦 MarokkoRif walking season · 1 apr – 15 jun (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 okt (meestal)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. 🏙️ Kathmandu 🇳🇵 NepalSpring trekking season · 1 mrt – 15 meiThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.82
25. 🥾 Kalampaka 🇬🇷 GriekenlandClimbing and hiking season · 1 apr – 15 jun (meestal)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.82

…en nog 41 in april.

Wat er in april wereldwijd speelt →

1. 🏖️ Palma 🇪🇸 SpanjeCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 feb – 15 mei (meestal)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 🇪🇸 SpanjeTeide walking season · 1 okt – 31 mei (meestal)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94
3. 🏝️ Minorca 🇪🇸 SpanjeCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mrt – 1 jun (meestal)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 🇲🇦 MarokkoRif walking season · 1 apr – 15 jun (meestal)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 🇯🇴 JordaniëSpring trail season · 1 mrt – 15 meiThe 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. 🏝️ Chania 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSamaria Gorge open · 1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeCarian Trail, spring · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 sepThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.91
9. 🏖️ Makarska 🇭🇷 KroatiëBiokovo park road season · 1 apr – 31 oktThe 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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way walking season · 15 feb – 20 mei (meestal)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 🇮🇹 ItaliëPath of the Gods walking window · 1 apr – 10 jun (meestal)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.89
12. 🏖️ Kaş 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way walking season · 20 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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, Atlas Mountains 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 okt (meestal)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.89
14. 🥾 Kalampaka 🇬🇷 GriekenlandClimbing and hiking season · 1 apr – 15 jun (meestal)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.88
15. 🥾 Moab 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring desert season · 15 mrt – 25 meiThe 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. 🏙️ Kasjgar 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way, spring · 15 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)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 junKheerganga 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 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVitosha walking season · 20 mei – 20 okt (meestal)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 de Compostella 🇪🇸 SpanjeCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.84
21. 🏙️ Matsumoto 🇯🇵 JapanKamikochi open season · 17 apr – 15 nov (meestal)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 junIndrahar Pass and the Triund ridge clear of snow, and the Gaddi shepherds moving flocks up through the same gaps.84
23. 🏙️ Takayama 🇯🇵 JapanKamikochi season · 17 apr – 15 nov (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇯🇴 JordaniëSpring trekking and climbing · 1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.82

…en nog 54 in mei.

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1. 🏙️ Bend 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇲🇦 MarokkoRif walking season · 1 apr – 15 jun (meestal)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 de Compostella 🇪🇸 SpanjeCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.89
4. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVitosha walking season · 20 mei – 20 okt (meestal)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 🇳🇴 NoorwegenPilgrim walking season · 1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)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 🇳🇴 NoorwegenPreikestolen hiking season · 1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇰🇬 KirgiziëPamir Highway season · 1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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 🇸🇮 SloveniëVintgar gorge open · 20 apr – 5 nov (meestal)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.87
9. 🏝️ Minorca 🇪🇸 SpanjeCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 mrt – 1 jun (meestal)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 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The dependable window.87
11. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RoemeniëTransfagarasan road open · 25 jun – 31 okt (meestal)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 jun – 30 sepJune 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. 🏙️ Bisjkek 🇰🇬 KirgiziëMountain trail season · 15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 mei – 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. 🏙️ Luzern 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandPilatus cogwheel railway season · 10 mei – 15 nov (meestal)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 🇮🇹 ItaliëPath of the Gods walking window · 1 apr – 10 jun (meestal)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.85
17. 🏙️ Montreux 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 jun – 15 okt (meestal)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 🇦🇹 OostenrijkAlpine huts open · 20 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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. 🏙️ Alma-Ata 🇰🇿 KazachstanMountain trail season · 15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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. 🏙️ Pandzjakent 🇹🇯 TadzjikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 jun – 15 sep (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeYayla season · 1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeUludağ walking season · 1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 sepThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.84
24. 🥾 Imlil, Atlas Mountains 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇸🇰 SlowakijeTatra walking season · 16 jun – 31 oktThe 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

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1. 🏙️ Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)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 de Compostella 🇪🇸 SpanjeCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.94
3. 🏙️ Trondheim 🇳🇴 NoorwegenPilgrim walking season · 1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)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 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 mei – 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 🇷🇼 RwandaLong dry season for trekking · 1 jun – 30 sepJune 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 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The dependable window.88
7. 🏝️ Svolvær 🇳🇴 NoorwegenLofoten walking season · 1 jun – 20 sep (meestal)The steep paths — Ryten, Reinebringen, Floya above the town — are clear of snow from about June to late September.87
8. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVitosha walking season · 20 mei – 20 okt (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 sepThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.86
10. 🥾 Hunza 🇵🇰 PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇳🇴 NoorwegenDalsnibba and Eagle Road open · 20 mei – 5 nov (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇳🇴 NoorwegenPreikestolen hiking season · 1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇰🇬 KirgiziëAla-Kul trekking season · 25 jun – 20 sep (meestal)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 🇷🇴 RoemeniëTransfagarasan road open · 25 jun – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇧🇷 BraziliëTrekking season · 15 apr – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇵🇪 PeruInca Trail permits sell out · 1 jul – 31 augOnly 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 🇰🇬 KirgiziëPamir Highway season · 1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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 🇵🇪 PeruTrekking season · 15 mei – 15 sep (meestal)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 🇬🇪 GeorgiëMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10 jun – 15 okt (meestal)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 🇵🇪 PeruWalking season for Kuélap and Gocta · 1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)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-Kamtsjatski 🇷🇺 RuslandVolcano trekking season · 1 jul – 20 sep (meestal)The tracks out to Mutnovsky and Gorely only clear of snow in July, and are impassable again by late September.83
23. ⛷️ Oukaïmeden 🇲🇦 MarokkoSummer pastures and walking · 1 jun – 30 sepOnce the snow goes the plateau becomes grazing again and the flocks come up from the valleys.82
24. 🥾 Leh 🇮🇳 IndiaManali highway season · 25 mei – 15 nov (meestal)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. 🏞️ Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenTioga and Glacier Point roads open · 10 mei – 10 nov (meestal)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

…en nog 101 in juli.

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1. 🏙️ Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 jul – 5 okt (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 sepThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.93
3. 🏝️ Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 mei – 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 de Compostella 🇪🇸 SpanjeCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.91
5. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVitosha walking season · 20 mei – 20 okt (meestal)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 🇰🇬 KirgiziëPamir Highway season · 1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The dependable window.89
8. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RoemeniëTransfagarasan road open · 25 jun – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇬🇪 GeorgiëMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10 jun – 15 okt (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 jun – 15 okt (meestal)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 mei – 15 nov (meestal)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. 🏙️ Pandzjakent 🇹🇯 TadzjikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 jun – 15 sep (meestal)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. 🥾 Dilidzjan 🇦🇲 ArmeniëForest walking season · 15 mei – 20 okt (meestal)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. 🏙️ Bisjkek 🇰🇬 KirgiziëMountain trail season · 15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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 jun – 30 sepJune 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 🇵🇪 PeruInca Trail permits sell out · 1 jul – 31 augOnly 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 🇳🇴 NoorwegenPilgrim walking season · 1 jun – 15 sep (meestal)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. 🥾 Hunza 🇵🇰 PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇸🇮 SloveniëVintgar gorge open · 20 apr – 5 nov (meestal)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.83
21. 🥾 Lençóis 🇧🇷 BraziliëTrekking season · 15 apr – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇷🇴 RoemeniëTransfagarasan open · 1 jul – 31 okt (meestal)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. 🏙️ Alma-Ata 🇰🇿 KazachstanMountain trail season · 15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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. 🏞️ Lassen Volcanic National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenPark highway opens · 25 mei – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇳🇴 NoorwegenPreikestolen hiking season · 1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)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

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1. 🏙️ Sofia 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVitosha walking season · 20 mei – 20 okt (meestal)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 🇰🇬 KirgiziëPamir Highway season · 1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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. 🏙️ Bisjkek 🇰🇬 KirgiziëMountain trail season · 15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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. 🏙️ Pandzjakent 🇹🇯 TadzjikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 jun – 15 sep (meestal)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. 🏙️ Alma-Ata 🇰🇿 KazachstanMountain trail season · 15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28 sep – 12 okt (meestal)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.93
7. 🏙️ Sibiu 🇷🇴 RoemeniëTransfagarasan road open · 25 jun – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)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. 🏙️ Kasjgar 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 mei – 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 🇮🇹 ItaliëDolomite huts open · 15 jun – 5 okt (meestal)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 🇬🇪 GeorgiëAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10 jun – 10 okt (meestal)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. 🏙️ Doesjanbe 🇹🇯 TadzjikistanPamir Highway season · 1 jun – 5 okt (meestal)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 de Compostella 🇪🇸 SpanjeCamino walking season · 1 apr – 15 okt (meestal)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.88
15. 🏙️ Bursa 🇹🇷 TurkijeUludağ walking season · 1 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëLarapinta walking season · 1 apr – 30 sepThe trail along the West MacDonnells is walked between April and September and effectively shut the rest of the year.88
17. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 JordaniëAutumn trail season · 15 sep – 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 🇷🇴 RoemeniëTransfagarasan open · 1 jul – 31 okt (meestal)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 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The dependable window.86
20. 🥾 Imlil, Atlas Mountains 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 okt (meestal)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.85
21. 🥾 Dilidzjan 🇦🇲 ArmeniëForest walking season · 15 mei – 20 okt (meestal)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 okt (meestal)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 🇨🇭 ZwitserlandRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 jun – 15 okt (meestal)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 jun – 30 sep (meestal)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 jul – 5 okt (meestal)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

…en nog 110 in september.

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1. 🏙️ Petra 🇯🇴 JordaniëAutumn trail season · 15 sep – 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. 🏙️ Doesjanbe 🇹🇯 TadzjikistanPamir Highway season · 1 jun – 5 okt (meestal)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, Atlas Mountains 🇲🇦 MarokkoToubkal trekking season · 20 apr – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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. 🏙️ Kasjgar 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way, autumn · 20 sep – 15 nov (meestal)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89
7. 🏝️ Chania 🇬🇷 GriekenlandSamaria Gorge open · 1 mei – 31 okt (meestal)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 🇪🇹 EthiopiëSimien trekking season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇪🇸 SpanjeTeide walking season · 1 okt – 31 mei (meestal)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.86
10. 🥾 Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniëAutumn trekking and climbing · 20 sep – 20 nov (meestal)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.86
11. 🏙️ Tbilisi 🇬🇪 GeorgiëAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10 jun – 10 okt (meestal)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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenAutumn desert season · 20 sep – 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. 🏖️ Makarska 🇭🇷 KroatiëBiokovo park road season · 1 apr – 31 oktThe 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 okt – 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 🇹🇷 TurkijeAutumn walking window · 20 sep – 10 nov (meestal)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 🇷🇪 RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 mei – 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 okt (meestal)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 jun – 15 okt (meestal)The dependable window.82
19. 🏖️ Noosa 🇦🇺 AustraliëGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28 sep – 12 okt (meestal)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.81
20. 🥾 Yangshuo 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaClimbing season · 1 okt – 31 mrtThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.80
21. 🏞️ Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenClimbing season · 1 okt – 15 mei (meestal)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 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 okt – 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 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVitosha walking season · 20 mei – 20 okt (meestal)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. 🏞️ Nationaal Park Grand Canyon 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenNorth Rim season · 15 mei – 15 okt (meestal)The North Rim opens around mid-May and closes to services in mid-October, with the highway in gated for winter.78
25. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.78

…en nog 94 in oktober.

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1. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 EthiopiëSimien trekking season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇽 MexicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 mrtThe 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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇯🇴 JordaniëAutumn trail season · 15 sep – 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. 🏙️ Marrakesh 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëAconcagua 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 🇪🇸 SpanjeTeide walking season · 1 okt – 31 mei (meestal)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 okt – 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 🇹🇷 TurkijeLycian Way, autumn · 20 sep – 15 nov (meestal)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89
10. 🏖️ Kaş 🇹🇷 TurkijeAutumn walking window · 20 sep – 10 nov (meestal)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 🇯🇴 JordaniëAutumn trekking and climbing · 20 sep – 20 nov (meestal)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.87
12. 🏙️ Las Vegas 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)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 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 okt – 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 sep – 20 novThe clearest weeks of the year and when the Jomolhari and Druk Path routes are actually walked.83
16. 🥾 Kalaw 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇦🇺 AustraliëCanyoning season · 1 nov – 31 mrtThe 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 sep – 30 nov (meestal)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 okt – 30 novThe rain has scrubbed the air and Machhapuchhre is in the water at dawn.79
20. 🏙️ Koeweit 🇰🇼 KoeweitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)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. 🥾 Yangshuo 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaClimbing season · 1 okt – 31 mrtThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.79
22. 🏙️ Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 ChiliTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)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 Kiau 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇲 MyanmarTrekking season · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)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. 🏞️ Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenClimbing season · 1 okt – 15 mei (meestal)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

…en nog 45 in november.

Wat er in november wereldwijd speelt →

1. 🏙️ Gondar 🇪🇹 EthiopiëSimien trekking season · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇪🇸 SpanjeTeide walking season · 1 okt – 31 mei (meestal)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.92
3. 🏙️ Monterrey 🇲🇽 MexicoSierra walking season · 1 nov – 15 mrtThe 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 dec – 31 mrt (meestal)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 Kiau 🇱🇦 LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇲🇲 MyanmarTrekking season · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)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 🇲🇲 MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëAconcagua 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 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 okt – 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 🇦🇺 AustraliëCanyoning season · 1 nov – 31 mrtThe slot canyons below the escarpment are swum, not walked, so the guided trips run from November to March.86
11. 🏙️ Marrakesh 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)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 mrt (meestal)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-Khaimah 🇦🇪 Verenigde Arabische EmiratenJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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. 🏙️ Koeweit 🇰🇼 KoeweitDesert camping season · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)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. 🥾 Luang Namtha 🇱🇦 LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.84
16. 🏝️ Hadiboh 🇾🇪 JemenSocotra touring season · 1 okt – 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 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenDesert hiking season · 15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)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 okt – 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 🇲🇦 MarokkoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)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. 🏙️ Mawlamyine 🇲🇲 MyanmarGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëTrail and Lanin season · 15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)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 dec – 10 mrt (meestal)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.77
23. ⛷️ Bariloche 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëMountain refuges open · 15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)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 okt – 30 aprOctober to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.75
25. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoDesert trekking season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.74

…en nog 16 in december.

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