SeasonMap

Trail season, month by month around the world

Huts, passes, high roads and trails open — the summer window at altitude.

188 destinations on SeasonMap, ranked within each month by the comfort score — because the point is not only where the season is on, but whether the weather is worth the trip while it is.

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Number of destinations with trail season on in that month. Windows move a little each year.

Trail season in January

  1. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTeide walking season · 1 Oct – 31 May (usually)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.93climate
  2. 🇦🇪 Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.93climate
  3. 🇳🇿 Nelson, New ZealandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 Oct – 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.91climate
  4. 🇨🇱 Santiago, ChileHigh Andes routes open · 1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.89climate
  5. 🇨🇱 Puerto Varas, ChileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)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.89climate
  6. 🇲🇽 Monterrey, MexicoSierra 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.87climate
  7. 🇾🇪 Hadibu, YemenSocotra touring season · 1 Oct – 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.87climate
  8. 🇱🇦 Nong Khiaw, LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)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.86climate
  9. 🇲🇲 Hsipaw, MyanmarTrekking season · 1 Nov – 28 Feb (usually)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.86climate
  10. 🇲🇲 Kalaw, MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)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.85climate
  11. 🇲🇦 Marrakesh, MoroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.83climate
  12. 🇦🇷 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.82climate
  13. 🇰🇼 Kuwait City, KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)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.82climate
  14. 🇱🇦 Luang Namtha, LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 Oct – 31 Mar (usually)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.82climate
  15. 🇦🇷 San Martín de los Andes, ArgentinaTrail and Lanin season · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)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.81climate
  16. 🇦🇷 San Carlos de Bariloche, ArgentinaMountain refuges open · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)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.80climate
  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.80climate
  18. 🇲🇲 Mawlamyine, MyanmarGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)The months the pilgrims come to the boulder north of here in numbers, sleeping on the platform in the cold.80climate
  19. 🇺🇸 Phoenix, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.78climate
  20. 🇳🇿 Queenstown, New ZealandGreat Walks season · 25 Oct – 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.77climate
  21. 🇲🇦 Ouarzazate, MoroccoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)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.77climate
  22. 🇱🇸 Butha-Buthe, LesothoAfriski's summer season · 1 Oct – 30 AprOctober to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.76climate
  23. 🇹🇿 Moshi, TanzaniaSecond climbing window · 20 Dec – 10 Mar (usually)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.76climate
  24. 🇦🇺 Cradle Mountain, AustraliaOverland Track booked season · 1 Oct – 31 MayFrom 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.74climate
  25. 🇨🇱 Puerto Natales, ChileTorres del Paine main season · 1 Nov – 31 MarThe full Paine circuit is only open from November to the end of March, and every night in a refuge or campsite has to be booked before a ranger lets you past.72climate

…and 17 more in January.

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Trail season in February

  1. 🇲🇽 Monterrey, MexicoSierra 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.95climate
  2. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTeide walking season · 1 Oct – 31 May (usually)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94climate
  3. 🇰🇼 Kuwait City, KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)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.91climate
  4. 🇨🇱 Puerto Varas, ChileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)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.91climate
  5. 🇳🇿 Nelson, New ZealandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 Oct – 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.90climate
  6. 🇦🇪 Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.90climate
  7. 🇲🇲 Kalaw, MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)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.90climate
  8. 🇲🇦 Marrakesh, MoroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.88climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Phoenix, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.88climate
  10. 🇨🇱 Santiago, ChileHigh Andes routes open · 1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.87climate
  11. 🇾🇪 Hadibu, YemenSocotra touring season · 1 Oct – 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.86climate
  12. 🇦🇷 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.84climate
  13. 🇲🇲 Hsipaw, MyanmarTrekking season · 1 Nov – 28 Feb (usually)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.84climate
  14. 🇪🇸 Palma, SpainCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 Feb – 15 May (usually)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.83climate
  15. 🇦🇷 San Martín de los Andes, ArgentinaTrail and Lanin season · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)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.83climate
  16. 🇱🇦 Nong Khiaw, LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)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.83climate
  17. 🇲🇦 Ouarzazate, MoroccoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)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.82climate
  18. 🇲🇦 Merzouga, MoroccoDesert trekking season · 1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.82climate
  19. 🇦🇺 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.82climate
  20. 🇦🇷 San Carlos de Bariloche, ArgentinaMountain refuges open · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)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.81climate
  21. 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.81climate
  22. 🇹🇷 Kalkan, TurkeyLycian Way walking season · 15 Feb – 20 May (usually)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.81climate
  23. 🇱🇦 Luang Namtha, LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 Oct – 31 Mar (usually)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.80climate
  24. 🇵🇰 Islamabad, PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 Oct – 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.79climate
  25. 🇱🇸 Butha-Buthe, LesothoAfriski's summer season · 1 Oct – 30 AprOctober to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.77climate

…and 21 more in February.

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Trail season in March

  1. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTeide walking season · 1 Oct – 31 May (usually)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.95climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Phoenix, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.95climate
  3. 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.94climate
  4. 🇲🇦 Marrakesh, MoroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.94climate
  5. 🇲🇦 Ouarzazate, MoroccoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)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.94climate
  6. 🇲🇽 Monterrey, MexicoSierra 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.90climate
  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.89climate
  8. 🇰🇼 Kuwait City, KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)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.89climate
  9. 🇲🇦 Merzouga, MoroccoDesert trekking season · 1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.89climate
  10. 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalSpring trekking season · 1 Mar – 15 MayThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.88climate
  11. 🇯🇴 Petra, JordanSpring trail season · 1 Mar – 15 MayThe 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.88climate
  12. 🇪🇸 Palma, SpainCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 Feb – 15 May (usually)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.88climate
  13. 🇨🇱 Santiago, ChileHigh Andes routes open · 1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.88climate
  14. 🇵🇰 Islamabad, PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 Oct – 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.88climate
  15. 🇳🇿 Nelson, New ZealandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 Oct – 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.87climate
  16. 🇹🇷 Kaş, TurkeyLycian Way walking season · 20 Mar – 31 May (usually)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.87climate
  17. 🇹🇷 Fethiye, TurkeyLycian Way, spring · 15 Mar – 31 May (usually)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.85climate
  18. 🇹🇷 Marmaris, TurkeyCarian Trail, spring · 15 Mar – 31 May (usually)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.85climate
  19. 🇹🇷 Kalkan, TurkeyLycian Way walking season · 15 Feb – 20 May (usually)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.85climate
  20. 🇯🇴 Wadi Rum, JordanSpring trekking and climbing · 1 Mar – 15 May (usually)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.85climate
  21. 🇲🇲 Kalaw, MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)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.84climate
  22. 🇪🇸 Menorca, SpainCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 Mar – 1 Jun (usually)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.83climate
  23. 🇦🇪 Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.81climate
  24. 🇾🇪 Hadibu, YemenSocotra touring season · 1 Oct – 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.80climate
  25. 🇨🇱 Puerto Varas, ChileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)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.80climate

…and 32 more in March.

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Trail season in April

  1. 🇯🇴 Petra, JordanSpring trail season · 1 Mar – 15 MayThe 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.96climate
  2. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTeide walking season · 1 Oct – 31 May (usually)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.96climate
  3. 🇹🇷 Fethiye, TurkeyLycian Way, spring · 15 Mar – 31 May (usually)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.95climate
  4. 🇹🇷 Kaş, TurkeyLycian Way walking season · 20 Mar – 31 May (usually)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.95climate
  5. 🇹🇷 Kalkan, TurkeyLycian Way walking season · 15 Feb – 20 May (usually)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.95climate
  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.94climate
  7. 🇹🇷 Marmaris, TurkeyCarian Trail, spring · 15 Mar – 31 May (usually)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.94climate
  8. 🇨🇳 Kashgar, ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)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.93climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.92climate
  10. 🇪🇸 Palma, SpainCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 Feb – 15 May (usually)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.92climate
  11. 🇦🇺 Alice Springs, AustraliaLarapinta 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.89climate
  12. 🇮🇹 Positano, ItalyPath of the Gods walking window · 1 Apr – 10 Jun (usually)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.88climate
  13. 🇪🇸 Menorca, SpainCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 Mar – 1 Jun (usually)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.88climate
  14. 🇲🇦 Imlil, MoroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.88climate
  15. 🇭🇷 Makarska, CroatiaBiokovo park road season · 1 Apr – 31 OctThe mountain road and the glass Skywalk above the town are open from April to the end of October and shut for the winter.88climate
  16. 🇯🇴 Dead Sea, JordanWadi Mujib water trails open · 1 Apr – 31 OctThe 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.88climate
  17. 🇯🇴 Wadi Rum, JordanSpring trekking and climbing · 1 Mar – 15 May (usually)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.88climate
  18. 🇮🇳 Dharamshala, 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.87climate
  19. 🇺🇸 Moab, United StatesSpring desert season · 15 Mar – 25 MayThe 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.86climate
  20. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoRif walking season · 1 Apr – 15 Jun (usually)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.84climate
  21. 🇺🇸 Phoenix, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.84climate
  22. 🇧🇴 Samaipata, BoliviaWalking season in Amboró · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)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.84climate
  23. 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalSpring trekking season · 1 Mar – 15 MayThe second of the two trekking windows, warmer and hazier than autumn, and the one the climbing expeditions use.82climate
  24. 🇬🇷 Kalabaka, GreeceClimbing and hiking season · 1 Apr – 15 Jun (usually)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.82climate
  25. 🇵🇰 Islamabad, PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 Oct – 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.82climate

…and 38 more in April.

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Trail season in May

  1. 🇪🇸 Palma, SpainCycling season in the Tramuntana · 1 Feb – 15 May (usually)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.95climate
  2. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTeide walking season · 1 Oct – 31 May (usually)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.94climate
  3. 🇪🇸 Menorca, SpainCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 Mar – 1 Jun (usually)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.94climate
  4. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoRif walking season · 1 Apr – 15 Jun (usually)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.93climate
  5. 🇯🇴 Petra, JordanSpring trail season · 1 Mar – 15 MayThe 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.91climate
  6. 🇬🇷 Chania, GreeceSamaria Gorge open · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)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.91climate
  7. 🇹🇷 Marmaris, TurkeyCarian Trail, spring · 15 Mar – 31 May (usually)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.91climate
  8. 🇦🇺 Alice Springs, AustraliaLarapinta 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.91climate
  9. 🇭🇷 Makarska, CroatiaBiokovo park road season · 1 Apr – 31 OctThe mountain road and the glass Skywalk above the town are open from April to the end of October and shut for the winter.90climate
  10. 🇹🇷 Kalkan, TurkeyLycian Way walking season · 15 Feb – 20 May (usually)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.90climate
  11. 🇮🇹 Positano, ItalyPath of the Gods walking window · 1 Apr – 10 Jun (usually)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.89climate
  12. 🇹🇷 Kaş, TurkeyLycian Way walking season · 20 Mar – 31 May (usually)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.89climate
  13. 🇲🇦 Imlil, MoroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.89climate
  14. 🇬🇷 Kalabaka, GreeceClimbing and hiking season · 1 Apr – 15 Jun (usually)The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November.88climate
  15. 🇺🇸 Moab, United StatesSpring desert season · 15 Mar – 25 MayThe 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.87climate
  16. 🇨🇳 Kashgar, ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)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.87climate
  17. 🇹🇷 Fethiye, TurkeyLycian Way, spring · 15 Mar – 31 May (usually)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.87climate
  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.86climate
  19. 🇧🇬 Sofia, BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 May – 20 Oct (usually)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.85climate
  20. 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, SpainCamino walking season · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.84climate
  21. 🇯🇵 Matsumoto, JapanKamikochi open season · 17 Apr – 15 Nov (usually)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.84climate
  22. 🇮🇳 Dharamshala, 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.84climate
  23. 🇯🇵 Takayama, JapanKamikochi season · 17 Apr – 15 Nov (usually)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.83climate
  24. 🇺🇸 Bend, United StatesCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 May – 30 Nov (usually)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.83climate
  25. 🇯🇴 Wadi Rum, JordanSpring trekking and climbing · 1 Mar – 15 May (usually)The best window on the sandstone: cool rock, long days and the wadis still green in a good year.82climate

…and 52 more in May.

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Trail season in June

  1. 🇺🇸 Bend, United StatesCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 May – 30 Nov (usually)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.94climate
  2. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoRif walking season · 1 Apr – 15 Jun (usually)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.92climate
  3. 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, SpainCamino walking season · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.89climate
  4. 🇧🇬 Sofia, BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 May – 20 Oct (usually)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.88climate
  5. 🇳🇴 Trondheim, NorwayPilgrim walking season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)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.88climate
  6. 🇳🇴 Stavanger, NorwayPreikestolen hiking season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)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.87climate
  7. 🇰🇬 Osh, KyrgyzstanPamir Highway season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.87climate
  8. 🇸🇮 Bled, SloveniaVintgar gorge open · 20 Apr – 5 Nov (usually)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.87climate
  9. 🇪🇸 Menorca, SpainCami de Cavalls walking window · 15 Mar – 1 Jun (usually)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.87climate
  10. 🇹🇿 Moshi, TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The dependable window.87climate
  11. 🇷🇴 Sibiu, RomaniaTransfagarasan road open · 25 Jun – 31 Oct (usually)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.87climate
  12. 🇷🇼 Musanze, 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.87climate
  13. 🇰🇬 Bishkek, KyrgyzstanMountain trail season · 15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.86climate
  14. 🇷🇪 Saint-Denis, RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 May – 15 NovThe dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.86climate
  15. 🇨🇭 Lucerne, SwitzerlandPilatus cogwheel railway season · 10 May – 15 Nov (usually)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.85climate
  16. 🇮🇹 Positano, ItalyPath of the Gods walking window · 1 Apr – 10 Jun (usually)The ridge path from Bomerano down to Nocelle walks best in spring and again from mid-September.85climate
  17. 🇨🇭 Montreux, SwitzerlandRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October.85climate
  18. 🇦🇹 Innsbruck, AustriaAlpine huts open · 20 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)Staffed Alpine Club huts run from about the summer solstice to late September, which is the window for anything multi-day above the treeline.84climate
  19. 🇰🇿 Almaty, KazakhstanMountain trail season · 15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.84climate
  20. 🇹🇯 Panjakent, TajikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)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.84climate
  21. 🇹🇷 Trabzon, TurkeyYayla season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The high pastures above Uzungöl and Şalpazarı open up once the snow has gone and the village festivals move up with them.84climate
  22. 🇹🇷 Bursa, TurkeyUludağ walking season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.84climate
  23. 🇦🇺 Alice Springs, AustraliaLarapinta 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.84climate
  24. 🇲🇦 Imlil, MoroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.84climate
  25. 🇸🇰 Starý Smokovec, SlovakiaTatra walking season · 16 Jun – 31 OctThe 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.84climate

…and 95 more in June.

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Trail season in July

  1. 🇨🇦 Vancouver, CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 Jul – 5 Oct (usually)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.97climate
  2. 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, SpainCamino walking season · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.94climate
  3. 🇳🇴 Trondheim, NorwayPilgrim walking season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)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.92climate
  4. 🇷🇪 Saint-Denis, RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 May – 15 NovThe dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.89climate
  5. 🇷🇼 Musanze, 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.89climate
  6. 🇹🇿 Moshi, TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The dependable window.88climate
  7. 🇳🇴 Svolvær, NorwayLofoten walking season · 1 Jun – 20 Sep (usually)The steep paths — Ryten, Reinebringen, Floya above the town — are clear of snow from about June to late September.87climate
  8. 🇧🇬 Sofia, BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 May – 20 Oct (usually)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.86climate
  9. 🇦🇺 Alice Springs, AustraliaLarapinta 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.86climate
  10. 🇵🇰 Hunza, PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)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.85climate
  11. 🇳🇴 Geiranger, NorwayDalsnibba and Eagle Road open · 20 May – 5 Nov (usually)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.85climate
  12. 🇺🇸 Bend, United StatesCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 May – 30 Nov (usually)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.85climate
  13. 🇳🇴 Stavanger, NorwayPreikestolen hiking season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)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.84climate
  14. 🇰🇬 Karakol, KyrgyzstanAla-Kul trekking season · 25 Jun – 20 Sep (usually)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.84climate
  15. 🇷🇴 Sibiu, RomaniaTransfagarasan road open · 25 Jun – 31 Oct (usually)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.84climate
  16. 🇧🇷 Lençóis, BrazilTrekking season · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)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.84climate
  17. 🇵🇪 Cusco, 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.83climate
  18. 🇰🇬 Osh, KyrgyzstanPamir Highway season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.83climate
  19. 🇵🇪 Huaraz, PeruTrekking season · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)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.83climate
  20. 🇬🇪 Mestia, GeorgiaMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The four-day walk to Ushguli opens when the passes clear in mid-June and the guesthouses along it shut again in October.83climate
  21. 🇵🇪 Chachapoyas, PeruWalking season for Kuélap and Gocta · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)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.83climate
  22. 🇷🇺 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaVolcano trekking season · 1 Jul – 20 Sep (usually)The tracks out to Mutnovsky and Gorely only clear of snow in July, and are impassable again by late September.83climate
  23. 🇲🇦 Oukaïmeden, MoroccoSummer pastures and walking · 1 Jun – 30 SepOnce the snow goes the plateau becomes grazing again and the flocks come up from the valleys.82climate
  24. 🇮🇳 Leh, IndiaManali highway season · 25 May – 15 Nov (usually)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.82climate
  25. 🇺🇸 Yosemite National Park, United StatesTioga and Glacier Point roads open · 10 May – 10 Nov (usually)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.82climate

…and 98 more in July.

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Trail season in August

  1. 🇨🇦 Vancouver, CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 Jul – 5 Oct (usually)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.94climate
  2. 🇦🇺 Alice Springs, AustraliaLarapinta 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.93climate
  3. 🇷🇪 Saint-Denis, RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 May – 15 NovThe dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.91climate
  4. 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, SpainCamino walking season · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.91climate
  5. 🇧🇬 Sofia, BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 May – 20 Oct (usually)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.89climate
  6. 🇰🇬 Osh, KyrgyzstanPamir Highway season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.89climate
  7. 🇹🇿 Moshi, TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The dependable window.89climate
  8. 🇷🇴 Sibiu, RomaniaTransfagarasan road open · 25 Jun – 31 Oct (usually)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.89climate
  9. 🇬🇪 Mestia, GeorgiaMestia to Ushguli trek season · 10 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The four-day walk to Ushguli opens when the passes clear in mid-June and the guesthouses along it shut again in October.88climate
  10. 🇺🇸 Bend, United StatesCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 May – 30 Nov (usually)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.88climate
  11. 🇨🇭 Montreux, SwitzerlandRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October.87climate
  12. 🇮🇳 Leh, IndiaManali highway season · 25 May – 15 Nov (usually)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.86climate
  13. 🇹🇯 Panjakent, TajikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)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.86climate
  14. 🇦🇲 Dilijan, ArmeniaForest walking season · 15 May – 20 Oct (usually)The Transcaucasian Trail runs through the national park here and the monastery paths to Haghartsin and Goshavank are walkable once the snow has gone.86climate
  15. 🇰🇬 Bishkek, KyrgyzstanMountain trail season · 15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.85climate
  16. 🇷🇼 Musanze, 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.85climate
  17. 🇵🇪 Cusco, 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.84climate
  18. 🇳🇴 Trondheim, NorwayPilgrim walking season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)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.84climate
  19. 🇵🇰 Hunza, PakistanKhunjerab Pass season · 1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)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.83climate
  20. 🇸🇮 Bled, SloveniaVintgar gorge open · 20 Apr – 5 Nov (usually)The boardwalk gorge north of the lake runs roughly late April to early November and is shut all winter for repairs.83climate
  21. 🇧🇷 Lençóis, BrazilTrekking season · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)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.83climate
  22. 🇷🇴 Brașov, RomaniaTransfagarasan open · 1 Jul – 31 Oct (usually)The high section of the DN7C is shut from 1 November to 30 June and opens earlier in a mild year, mid-June in 2026.82climate
  23. 🇰🇿 Almaty, KazakhstanMountain trail season · 15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.82climate
  24. 🇺🇸 Lassen Volcanic National Park, United StatesPark highway opens · 25 May – 31 Oct (usually)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.82climate
  25. 🇳🇴 Stavanger, NorwayPreikestolen hiking season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)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.82climate

…and 99 more in August.

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Trail season in September

  1. 🇧🇬 Sofia, BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 May – 20 Oct (usually)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.95climate
  2. 🇰🇬 Osh, KyrgyzstanPamir Highway season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.95climate
  3. 🇰🇬 Bishkek, KyrgyzstanMountain trail season · 15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.94climate
  4. 🇹🇯 Panjakent, TajikistanFann Mountains trekking window · 20 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)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.94climate
  5. 🇰🇿 Almaty, KazakhstanMountain trail season · 15 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.93climate
  6. 🇦🇺 Noosa, AustraliaGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28 Sep – 12 Oct (usually)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.93climate
  7. 🇷🇴 Sibiu, RomaniaTransfagarasan road open · 25 Jun – 31 Oct (usually)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.93climate
  8. 🇺🇸 Bend, United StatesCascade Lakes Highway opens · 15 May – 30 Nov (usually)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.92climate
  9. 🇨🇳 Kashgar, ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)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.91climate
  10. 🇷🇪 Saint-Denis, RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 May – 15 NovThe dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.90climate
  11. 🇮🇹 Bolzano, ItalyDolomite huts open · 15 Jun – 5 Oct (usually)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.90climate
  12. 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, GeorgiaAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10 Jun – 10 Oct (usually)The only road into Tusheti opens around mid-June once the snow is cleared and closes with the first heavy fall in October.88climate
  13. 🇹🇯 Dushanbe, TajikistanPamir Highway season · 1 Jun – 5 Oct (usually)The city is the staging post for the road east, and the passes above 4,000 m are only reliably open through these months.88climate
  14. 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, SpainCamino walking season · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people walk between April and October, and the last hundred kilometres from Sarria are a queue in July and August.88climate
  15. 🇹🇷 Bursa, TurkeyUludağ walking season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.88climate
  16. 🇦🇺 Alice Springs, AustraliaLarapinta 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.88climate
  17. 🇯🇴 Petra, JordanAutumn 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.86climate
  18. 🇷🇴 Brașov, RomaniaTransfagarasan open · 1 Jul – 31 Oct (usually)The high section of the DN7C is shut from 1 November to 30 June and opens earlier in a mild year, mid-June in 2026.86climate
  19. 🇹🇿 Moshi, TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The dependable window.86climate
  20. 🇲🇦 Imlil, MoroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.85climate
  21. 🇦🇲 Dilijan, ArmeniaForest walking season · 15 May – 20 Oct (usually)The Transcaucasian Trail runs through the national park here and the monastery paths to Haghartsin and Goshavank are walkable once the snow has gone.85climate
  22. 🇧🇴 Samaipata, BoliviaWalking season in Amboró · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)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.85climate
  23. 🇨🇭 Montreux, SwitzerlandRochers-de-Naye walking season · 20 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The cog railway climbs to 2,000 metres in under an hour and the ridge walking runs from late June to mid-October.84climate
  24. 🇵🇰 Skardu, PakistanDeosai plains open · 25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)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.83climate
  25. 🇨🇦 Vancouver, CanadaAlpine trails clear · 1 Jul – 5 Oct (usually)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.82climate

…and 107 more in September.

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Trail season in October

  1. 🇯🇴 Petra, JordanAutumn 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.93climate
  2. 🇹🇯 Dushanbe, TajikistanPamir Highway season · 1 Jun – 5 Oct (usually)The city is the staging post for the road east, and the passes above 4,000 m are only reliably open through these months.91climate
  3. 🇲🇦 Imlil, MoroccoToubkal trekking season · 20 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)The snow-free window on the standard route, when the walk up is a long slog rather than a mountaineering day.90climate
  4. 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.89climate
  5. 🇨🇳 Kashgar, ChinaKhunjerab Pass season · 1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)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.89climate
  6. 🇹🇷 Fethiye, TurkeyLycian Way, autumn · 20 Sep – 15 Nov (usually)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89climate
  7. 🇬🇷 Chania, GreeceSamaria Gorge open · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)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.88climate
  8. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTeide walking season · 1 Oct – 31 May (usually)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.86climate
  9. 🇯🇴 Wadi Rum, JordanAutumn trekking and climbing · 20 Sep – 20 Nov (usually)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.86climate
  10. 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, GeorgiaAbano Pass to Tusheti · 10 Jun – 10 Oct (usually)The only road into Tusheti opens around mid-June once the snow is cleared and closes with the first heavy fall in October.85climate
  11. 🇺🇸 Moab, United StatesAutumn 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.85climate
  12. 🇭🇷 Makarska, CroatiaBiokovo park road season · 1 Apr – 31 OctThe mountain road and the glass Skywalk above the town are open from April to the end of October and shut for the winter.85climate
  13. 🇵🇰 Islamabad, PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 Oct – 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.85climate
  14. 🇹🇷 Kaş, TurkeyAutumn walking window · 20 Sep – 10 Nov (usually)The second walking season is drier and emptier than spring, with the sea still warm at the end of a day's walk.84climate
  15. 🇷🇪 Saint-Denis, RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 May – 15 NovThe dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.83climate
  16. 🇧🇴 Samaipata, BoliviaWalking season in Amboró · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)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.83climate
  17. 🇹🇿 Moshi, TanzaniaMain climbing season · 15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)The dependable window.82climate
  18. 🇦🇺 Noosa, AustraliaGreat Noosa Trail Walk · 28 Sep – 12 Oct (usually)A three-day supported walk on the old rail and forestry trails behind the coast, camping between stages.81climate
  19. 🇨🇳 Yangshuo, ChinaClimbing season · 1 Oct – 31 MarThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.80climate
  20. 🇺🇸 Joshua Tree National Park, United StatesClimbing season · 1 Oct – 15 May (usually)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.79climate
  21. 🇳🇿 Nelson, New ZealandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 Oct – 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.79climate
  22. 🇧🇬 Sofia, BulgariaVitosha walking season · 20 May – 20 Oct (usually)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.78climate
  23. 🇺🇸 Grand Canyon National Park, United StatesNorth Rim season · 15 May – 15 Oct (usually)The North Rim opens around mid-May and closes to services in mid-October, with the highway in gated for winter.78climate
  24. 🇲🇦 Merzouga, MoroccoDesert trekking season · 1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.78climate
  25. 🇳🇵 Gorkha, NepalManaslu trekking season · 25 Sep – 30 Nov (usually)The district is the way in to the Manaslu circuit and the jeeps north fill once the monsoon breaks.78climate

…and 92 more in October.

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Trail season in November

  1. 🇲🇽 Monterrey, MexicoSierra 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.92climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Phoenix, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.92climate
  3. 🇯🇴 Petra, JordanAutumn 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.91climate
  4. 🇲🇦 Marrakesh, MoroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.90climate
  5. 🇦🇷 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.90climate
  6. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTeide walking season · 1 Oct – 31 May (usually)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.90climate
  7. 🇵🇰 Islamabad, PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 Oct – 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.90climate
  8. 🇹🇷 Fethiye, TurkeyLycian Way, autumn · 20 Sep – 15 Nov (usually)The second walking window, shorter than the spring one, with warmer sea at the end of each day.89climate
  9. 🇹🇷 Kaş, TurkeyAutumn walking window · 20 Sep – 10 Nov (usually)The second walking season is drier and emptier than spring, with the sea still warm at the end of a day's walk.88climate
  10. 🇯🇴 Wadi Rum, JordanAutumn trekking and climbing · 20 Sep – 20 Nov (usually)The second window, shorter than the spring one and usually drier.87climate
  11. 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.86climate
  12. 🇲🇦 Merzouga, MoroccoDesert trekking season · 1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.86climate
  13. 🇳🇿 Nelson, New ZealandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 Oct – 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.83climate
  14. 🇧🇹 Paro, BhutanAutumn trekking season · 25 Sep – 20 NovThe clearest weeks of the year and when the Jomolhari and Druk Path routes are actually walked.83climate
  15. 🇲🇲 Kalaw, MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)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.82climate
  16. 🇦🇺 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.80climate
  17. 🇳🇵 Gorkha, NepalManaslu trekking season · 25 Sep – 30 Nov (usually)The district is the way in to the Manaslu circuit and the jeeps north fill once the monsoon breaks.80climate
  18. 🇳🇵 Pokhara, NepalAutumn trekking season · 1 Oct – 30 NovThe rain has scrubbed the air and Machhapuchhre is in the water at dawn.79climate
  19. 🇰🇼 Kuwait City, KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)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.79climate
  20. 🇨🇳 Yangshuo, ChinaClimbing season · 1 Oct – 31 MarThe reason a small town in Guangxi is on the world climbing map.79climate
  21. 🇨🇱 Puerto Varas, ChileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)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.78climate
  22. 🇱🇦 Nong Khiaw, LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)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.78climate
  23. 🇲🇲 Hsipaw, MyanmarTrekking season · 1 Nov – 28 Feb (usually)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.78climate
  24. 🇺🇸 Joshua Tree National Park, United StatesClimbing season · 1 Oct – 15 May (usually)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.76climate
  25. 🇷🇪 Saint-Denis, RéunionWalking season in the cirques · 1 May – 15 NovThe dry southern winter is when the paths into Mafate and up Piton des Neiges are walkable and the gîtes are worth booking.76climate

…and 41 more in November.

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Trail season in December

  1. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainTeide walking season · 1 Oct – 31 May (usually)The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust.92climate
  2. 🇲🇽 Monterrey, MexicoSierra 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.89climate
  3. 🇨🇱 Santiago, ChileHigh Andes routes open · 1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually)The passes and the trekking above the city, including the approaches on the way to Aconcagua, are only open through the southern summer.88climate
  4. 🇱🇦 Nong Khiaw, LaosDry season on the viewpoints · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)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.88climate
  5. 🇲🇲 Hsipaw, MyanmarTrekking season · 1 Nov – 28 Feb (usually)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.88climate
  6. 🇲🇲 Kalaw, MyanmarKalaw to Inle trekking season · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)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.88climate
  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.86climate
  8. 🇳🇿 Nelson, New ZealandAbel Tasman Great Walk season · 1 Oct – 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.86climate
  9. 🇦🇺 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.86climate
  10. 🇲🇦 Marrakesh, MoroccoSnow on the Atlas passes · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)Tichka and Test can close at short notice after a snowfall from November through March, which cuts the road to Ouarzazate and the desert.85climate
  11. 🇨🇱 Puerto Varas, ChileTrail season on the volcanoes · 15 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)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.85climate
  12. 🇦🇪 Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesJebel Jais outdoor season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.85climate
  13. 🇰🇼 Kuwait City, KuwaitDesert camping season · 1 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)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.84climate
  14. 🇱🇦 Luang Namtha, LaosNam Ha trekking season · 15 Oct – 31 Mar (usually)The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings.84climate
  15. 🇾🇪 Hadibu, YemenSocotra touring season · 1 Oct – 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.81climate
  16. 🇺🇸 Phoenix, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Camelback, South Mountain and the Superstitions are only sensible between mid-October and mid-April, which is also when the resorts charge the most.81climate
  17. 🇵🇰 Islamabad, PakistanMargalla trail season · 1 Oct – 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.80climate
  18. 🇲🇦 Ouarzazate, MoroccoSnow on the Tichka pass · 1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)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.79climate
  19. 🇲🇲 Mawlamyine, MyanmarGolden Rock pilgrimage season · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)The months the pilgrims come to the boulder north of here in numbers, sleeping on the platform in the cold.78climate
  20. 🇦🇷 San Martín de los Andes, ArgentinaTrail and Lanin season · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)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.77climate
  21. 🇹🇿 Moshi, TanzaniaSecond climbing window · 20 Dec – 10 Mar (usually)Warmer, with the best chance of snow on the crater rim and short showers on the lower routes.77climate
  22. 🇦🇷 San Carlos de Bariloche, ArgentinaMountain refuges open · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)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.76climate
  23. 🇱🇸 Butha-Buthe, LesothoAfriski's summer season · 1 Oct – 30 AprOctober to April the resort switches to mountain biking, trail running and fly fishing on the high streams.75climate
  24. 🇲🇦 Merzouga, MoroccoDesert trekking season · 1 Oct – 30 Apr (usually)The half of the year when walking, riding and sleeping out on the dunes is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.74climate
  25. 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, United StatesDesert hiking season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)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.73climate

…and 14 more in December.

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