In season

Where to hike in August

Trails whose best season includes August, 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 GRP Andorra Circuit (section)Pic de Casamanya Circ dels Pessons

Australia

Three Capes Track Larapinta Trail (end-to-end or sections)Uluru Base Walk Grand Canyon Track Wineglass Bay & Hazards Beach Wilsons Promontory Southern Circuit Great Ocean Walk Mount Gower

Austria

Olpererhutte via Schlegeisspeicher

Brazil

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

Brunei

Ulu Temburong Canopy Walk Bukit Patoi

Bulgaria

Rila Seven Lakes

Canada

Berg Lake Trail Skyline Trail Panorama Ridge via Garibaldi Lake Grouse Grind Mount Royal Lynn Canyon & Quarry Rock Johnston Canyon Lower Falls

Chile

Cerro San Cristobal

China

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

Colombia

Ciudad Perdida Valle de Cocora

Cook Islands

Cross-Island Track (Te Rua Manga)

Croatia

Plitvice Lakes Boardwalks

Czechia

Bohemian Switzerland: Pravcicka Brana

Ecuador

Egypt

France

Tour du Mont Blanc Lac Blanc GR20

French Polynesia

Georgia

Mestia - Ushguli Gergeti Glacier / Trinity Church

Germany

Zugspitze via Reintal Grunewald & Teufelsberg Zugspitze via Hollental Klettersteig

Greece

Mount Olympus (Mytikas)Samaria Gorge

Hong Kong SAR

Iceland

Laugavegur Trail Fimmvorduhals Glymur

India

Markha Valley Hampta Pass Kashmir Great Lakes Valley of Flowers

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

Alta Via 1 Tre Cime di Lavaredo Loop Seceda - Puez-Odle Lago di Braies Lakeshore Loop

Japan

Kumano Kodo: Nakahechi Nakasendo: Magome - Tsumago Yarigatake Yakushima: Jomon Sugi Daisetsuzan: Asahidake - Sugatami Mount Takao Shiratani Unsuikyo Mount Misen (Miyajima)

Kazakhstan

Big Almaty Peak Kolsai Lakes & Kaindy

Kenya

Mount Kenya: Sirimon - Chogoria Ngong Hills

Kyrgyzstan

Ala-Kul Lake Song-Kol Lake

Laos

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

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 Tahan Gunung Ledang

Montenegro

Bobotov Kuk (Durmitor)

Morocco

Namibia

Fish River Canyon Trail

Nepal

Everest Base Camp Trek Upper Mustang Trek

New Zealand

Hooker Valley Track Roys Peak Abel Tasman Coast Track Paparoa Track Rakiura Track Lake Waikaremoana Track Heaphy Track Hump Ridge Track

Norway

Preikestolen Kjeragbolten Romsdalseggen Ridge Reinebringen Besseggen Ridge Tromso Fjellheisen & Snowshoe Romsdalsstigen Via Ferrata

Pakistan

K2 Base Camp & Gondogoro La Fairy Meadows & Nanga Parbat BC

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Inca Trail (Classic 4-day)Salkantay Trek Choquequirao Trek Ausangate Circuit Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)Santa Cruz Trek Laguna 69 Huayhuash Circuit

Philippines

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

Poland

Morskie Oko - Rysy

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

Romania

Fagaras Ridge (Moldoveanu)

Rwanda

Bisoke Crater (Volcanoes NP)

Singapore

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

Slovakia

High Tatras: Rysy from Strbske Pleso

Slovenia

Mount Triglav (via Kredarica)Seven Lakes Valley

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

Hornlihutte Trail 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

Tajikistan

Fann Mountains: Kulikalon - Alauddin

Tanzania

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

Thailand

Doi Suthep Monk's Trail Khao Sok Jungle Trek Erawan Falls Seven Tiers 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

Uganda

Rwenzori: Margherita Circuit

United Kingdom

Ben Nevis Mountain Track 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 Angels Landing Mount Whitney Trail The Enchantments Thru-Hike Wonderland Trail Kalalau Trail Teton Crest Trail Franconia Ridge Loop

Vanuatu

Vietnam

Muong Hoa Valley Villages Pu Luong Nature Reserve Bach Ma National Park Phong Nha: Hang En Cave Trek Cat Ba: Ngu Lam Peak Ba Vi National Park Langbiang Peak Ma Pi Leng Skywalk

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