In season

Where to hike in January

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

Andorra

Argentina

Laguna de los Tres Laguna Torre Huemul Circuit Refugio Frey

Australia

Overland Track Cradle Mountain Summit Three Capes Track Uluru Base Walk Grand Canyon Track Mount Kosciuszko (from Thredbo)Wineglass Bay & Hazards Beach Cape to Cape Track

Brazil

Pedra da Gavea Sugarloaf Trail (Morro da Urca)

Brunei

Ulu Temburong Canopy Walk Bukit Patoi

Cambodia

Cardamom Mountains (Chi Phat)Phnom Kulen & Kbal Spean Mondulkiri Jungle & Elephants Kirirom National Park Bokor Hill Station

Canada

Mount Royal Lynn Canyon & Quarry Rock Johnston Canyon Lower Falls Johnston Canyon Icewalk

Chile

Torres del Paine W Trek Torres del Paine O Circuit Mirador Las Torres Villarrica Ascent Dientes de Navarino 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)

Costa Rica

Croatia

Plitvice Lakes Boardwalks

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

Ethiopia

Simien Mountains Trek

Germany

Grunewald & Teufelsberg

Guatemala

Acatenango El Mirador Jungle Trek

Hong Kong SAR

India

Kedarkantha Chadar Trek (frozen Zanskar)

Indonesia

Bukit Lawang Orangutan Trek Nusa Penida: Kelingking Campuhan Ridge Walk Harau Valley

Ireland

Croagh Patrick Carrauntoohil Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk

Italy

Alpe di Siusi Snowshoe

Japan

Kumano Kodo: Nakahechi Nakasendo: Magome - Tsumago Yakushima: Jomon Sugi Mount Takao Shiratani Unsuikyo Mount Misen (Miyajima)Jigokudani Snow Monkey Trail Zao Juhyo Snow Monsters

Kenya

Mount Kenya: Sirimon - Chogoria Ngong Hills

Laos

Nong Khiaw: 100 Waterfalls Trek Pha Daeng Peak (Nong Khiaw Viewpoint)Kuang Si Falls Nam Ha Community Trek Bolaven Plateau Waterfall Loop Phou Khao Khouay NP

Lesotho

Sehlabathebe & Sani Traverse

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

Nevado de Toluca Crater Copper Canyon: Urique - Batopilas

Myanmar

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

Nepal

Everest Base Camp Trek

New Zealand

Milford Track Kepler Track Routeburn Track Tongariro Alpine Crossing Hooker Valley Track Mueller Hut Route Roys Peak Abel Tasman Coast Track

Norway

Tromso Fjellheisen & Snowshoe

Oman

Jebel Shams Balcony Walk

Peru

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

Philippines

Mount Pulag (Ambangeg)Batad Rice Terraces & Tappiya Falls Mount Pinatubo Crater Osmena Peak & Mantalongon Mount Batulao Mount Pico de Loro Mount Ulap Masungi Georeserve

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

Rwanda

Bisoke Crater (Volcanoes NP)

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

Ruta del Cares Caminito del Rey Mount Teide Summit Carretera de les Aigues & Montjuic Montserrat: Sant Jeroni Torcal de Antequera Masca Gorge Garajonay Laurel Forest

Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)Ella Rock

Sweden

Nuolja & Abisko Winter

Switzerland

Zermatt Winter Walking Trail

Taiwan

Yushan Main Peak Zhuilu Old Trail Teapot Mountain & Banping Ridge

Thailand

Kew Mae Pan Nature Trail Doi Luang Chiang Dao Doi Suthep Monk's Trail Khao Sok Jungle Trek Erawan Falls Seven Tiers Phu Kradueng Khao Yai: Haew Narok & Haew Suwat Thi Lo Su Waterfall Trek

Uganda

Rwenzori: Margherita Circuit

United Kingdom

Old Man of Storr Quiraing Arthur's Seat Hampstead Heath & Parliament Hill

United States

Diamond Head Summit Trail Sliding Sands (Keonehe'ehe'e)Koko Crater Railway Trail Griffith Park: Mount Hollywood Lands End Coastal Trail Camelback Mountain (Echo Canyon)Multnomah Falls to Wahkeena Loop Rattlesnake Ledge

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Muong Hoa Valley Villages Pu Luong Nature Reserve Ta Nang - Phan Dung Cat Ba: Ngu Lam Peak Ba Vi National Park Langbiang Peak Ma Pi Leng Skywalk

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