In season

Where to hike in October

Trails whose best season includes October, grouped by country. Seasons shift year to year - confirm conditions locally.

Albania

Peaks of the Balkans: Theth - Valbona

Andorra

Coma Pedrosa Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley Estanys de Tristaina Estanys de Jucla Pic de l'Estanyo Pic de Casamanya Circ dels Pessons Estany de l'Illa & Refugi

Australia

Overland Track Three Capes Track Uluru Base Walk Grand Canyon Track Wineglass Bay & Hazards Beach Cape to Cape Track Wilsons Promontory Southern Circuit Great Ocean Walk

Austria

Olpererhutte via Schlegeisspeicher

Bhutan

Tiger's Nest (Paro Taktsang)Jomolhari Trek

Brazil

Vale do Pati Pedra da Gavea Sugarloaf Trail (Morro da Urca)

Brunei

Ulu Temburong Canopy Walk Bukit Patoi

Bulgaria

Rila Seven Lakes

Canada

Plain of Six Glaciers Larch Valley - Sentinel Pass Panorama Ridge via Garibaldi Lake Grouse Grind Mount Royal Lynn Canyon & Quarry Rock Johnston Canyon Lower Falls

Chile

Torres del Paine W Trek Mirador Las Torres Villarrica Ascent Cerro San Cristobal

China

Tiger Leaping Gorge High Trail Mount Huashan (incl. Plank Walk)Huangshan Zhangjiajie: Yuanjiajie - Tianzi Mount Tai (Taishan)Mount Emei Yubeng Village Trek

Colombia

Valle de Cocora

Cook Islands

Cross-Island Track (Te Rua Manga)

Croatia

Plitvice Lakes Boardwalks

Czechia

Bohemian Switzerland: Pravcicka Brana

Ecuador

Egypt

Ethiopia

Simien Mountains Trek

French Polynesia

Germany

Grunewald & Teufelsberg

Greece

Hong Kong SAR

India

Goecha La Triund Sandakphu - Phalut

Indonesia

Mount Rinjani (Sembalun-Senaru)Mount Batur Sunrise Kawah Ijen Mount Bromo & Penanjakan Mount Semeru (Mahameru)Mount Merbabu Kelimutu Coloured Lakes Bukit Lawang Orangutan Trek

Ireland

Croagh Patrick Carrauntoohil Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk

Italy

Lago di Braies Lakeshore Loop

Japan

Kumano Kodo: Nakahechi Nakasendo: Magome - Tsumago Yakushima: Jomon Sugi Mount Takao Kamikochi Riverside Walk Shiratani Unsuikyo Mount Misen (Miyajima)Tateyama: Murodo - Oyama

Jordan

Kenya

Laos

Nong Khiaw: 100 Waterfalls Trek Pha Daeng Peak (Nong Khiaw Viewpoint)Kuang Si Falls Bolaven Plateau Waterfall Loop

Lesotho

Sehlabathebe & Sani Traverse

Madagascar

Pic Boby (Andringitra)

Malawi

Malaysia

Mount Kinabalu Broga Hill Mount Kinabalu Via Ferrata Gunung Mulu Pinnacles Bako National Park Coastal Trails Taman Negara Canopy Walkway & Bukit Teresek Gunung Ledang Penang National Park: Monkey Beach

Mexico

Copper Canyon: Urique - Batopilas

Montenegro

Bobotov Kuk (Durmitor)

Morocco

Myanmar

Kalaw - Inle Lake Trek Mount Zwegabin Mount Victoria (Nat Ma Taung)

Nepal

Everest Base Camp Trek Annapurna Circuit Annapurna Base Camp Poon Hill Mardi Himal Langtang Valley Manaslu Circuit Gokyo Lakes

New Zealand

Milford Track Kepler Track Routeburn Track Hooker Valley Track Roys Peak Abel Tasman Coast Track Paparoa Track Rakiura Track

Norway

Preikestolen Tromso Fjellheisen & Snowshoe

Oman

Jebel Shams Balcony Walk

Pakistan

Fairy Meadows & Nanga Parbat BC

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Inca Trail (Classic 4-day)Salkantay Trek Choquequirao Trek Ausangate Circuit Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)Colca Canyon Loop

Philippines

Batad Rice Terraces & Tappiya Falls Mount Apo Osmena Peak & Mantalongon Masungi Georeserve Taal Volcano

Portugal

Pico do Arieiro - Pico Ruivo Levada das 25 Fontes Mount Pico Sintra: Pena & Moorish Castle Walk

Reunion (France)

Piton des Neiges Mafate Cirque Traverse

Singapore

MacRitchie TreeTop Walk Southern Ridges (Henderson Waves)Bukit Timah Summit Pulau Ubin & Chek Jawa

South Africa

Tugela Falls via Sentinel Platteklip Gorge Lion's Head Otter Trail

South Korea

Hallasan: Seongpanak - Gwaneumsa Seoraksan: Daecheongbong Bukhansan: Baegundae

Spain

Camino Frances (final 100 km)Ruta del Cares Mulhacen Caminito del Rey Mount Teide Summit Carretera de les Aigues & Montjuic Ordesa: Cola de Caballo Aiguestortes: Sant Maurici Lakes

Sri Lanka

Switzerland

Five Lakes Walk (5-Seenweg)Eiger Trail Faulhorn - Bachalpsee Gornergrat & Riffelsee Murren-Gimmelwald Klettersteig

Taiwan

Yushan Main Peak Zhuilu Old Trail Teapot Mountain & Banping Ridge

Tanzania

Kilimanjaro: Machame Route Kilimanjaro: Lemosho Route Kilimanjaro: Marangu Route

Thailand

Doi Suthep Monk's Trail Khao Sok Jungle Trek Erawan Falls Seven Tiers Phu Kradueng Khao Yai: Haew Narok & Haew Suwat Doi Inthanon Summit & Ang Ka Ang Thong Marine Park Viewpoint

Timor-Leste

Mount Ramelau (Tatamailau)Jaco Island & Tutuala Coast

United Kingdom

West Highland Way Old Man of Storr Quiraing Scafell Pike (from Wasdale)Arthur's Seat Hampstead Heath & Parliament Hill

United States

Diamond Head Summit Trail Half Dome via the Cables Angels Landing Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Franconia Ridge Loop Sliding Sands (Keonehe'ehe'e)Koko Crater Railway Trail Griffith Park: Mount Hollywood

Vanuatu

Vietnam

Fansipan Muong Hoa Valley Villages Pu Luong Nature Reserve Cat Ba: Ngu Lam Peak Ba Vi National Park Langbiang Peak Ma Pi Leng Skywalk

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