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Canyons to hike in August

120 canyons at their best in August: a pleasant floor, few rainy days, no frost on the rim.

911 mQuebrada de Humahuaca

Argentina24 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

236 mOlduvai Gorge

Tanzania24 km wide · Good month

95 mIronbridge Gorge

United Kingdom2.2 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

2,140 mDarial Gorge

Russia10 km wide · Good month

480 mValley of Geysers

Russia1.9 km wide · Good month

Iceland24 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

163 mJökulsárgljúfur

Iceland24 km · 5.8 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

1,378 mBoom Gorge

Kyrgyzstan20 km wide · Good month

1,116 mLeutasch Gorge

Germany1.0 km · 14 km wide · Good month

906 mTrou de Fer

France3.6 km wide · Good month

1,722 mSchöllenen Gorge

Switzerland8.3 km wide · Good month

80 mPartnach Gorge

Germany0.7 km · 17 km wide · Good month

301 mGrand Canyon of the Yellowstone

United States1.7 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

427 mDunajec River Gorge

Poland7.7 km wide · Good month

Norway2.7 km wide · Good month

40 mAlmannagjá

Iceland7.7 km · 18 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

86 mKings Canyon

Australia15 km wide · Good month

1,517 mRuinaulta

Switzerland14 km wide · Good month

111 mDevil's Throat

Argentina2.2 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

506 mItaimbezinho

Brazil2.2 km wide · Good month

157 mPorta Westfalica

Germany0.5 km · 1.6 km wide · Good month

Mongolia3.3 km wide · Good month

269 mGuartelá Canyon

Brazil4.8 km wide · Good month

1,046 mBreitachklamm

Germany1.1 km · 15 km wide · Good month

199 mHöllental

Germany3.0 km · 3.5 km wide · Good month

Japan13 km wide · Good month

United Kingdom510 m wide · Good month

158 mPrielom Hornádu

Slovakia1.9 km wide · Good month

49 mQuebrada de los Cuervos

Uruguay13 km wide · Good month

478 mGolden Gate Canyon

United States5.7 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

456 mDolné diery

Slovakia8.8 km wide · Good month

1,197 mHöllental

Austria8.4 km wide · Good month

644 mJutulhogget

Norway10 km wide · Good month

69 mCukang Taneuh

Indonesia7.2 km wide · Good month

1,454 mRofla Gorge

Switzerland7.0 km wide · Good month

Russia6.5 km wide · Good month

458 mJánošíkove diery

Slovakia8.8 km wide · Good month

163 mOuimet Canyon

Canada11 km wide · Good month

1,154 mSigmund-Thun-Klamm

Austria12 km wide · Good month

93 mCanyon de la Vauréal

Canada3.0 km · 1.1 km wide · Good month

693 mHirschsprung

Germany15 km wide · Good month

383 mKüsnachter Tobel

Switzerland8.0 km · 12 km wide · Good month

287 mGordale Scar

United Kingdom13 km wide · Good month

202 mCanyon Sainte-Anne

Canada22 km wide · Good month

1,187 mKitselas Canyon

Canada12 km wide · Good month

208 mSteinerne Renne

Germany4.1 km wide · Good month

162 mBurrington Combe

United Kingdom7.5 km wide · Good month

491 mAvalanche Canyon

United States19 km wide · Good month

310 mCanyon Eaton

Canada16 km wide · Good month

1,529 mKeystone Canyon

United States13 km wide · Good month

1,734 mGondoschlucht

Switzerland8.9 km wide · Good month

377 mGorges du Doubs

Switzerland40 km · 4.4 km wide · Good month

38 mHinni Valley

Estonia2.8 km wide · Good month

488 mNgarai Sianok

Indonesia17 km wide · Good month

1,461 mZügen Gorge

Switzerland7.8 km wide · Good month

1,077 mKitzlochklamm

Austria10 km wide · Good month

1,356 mGilfenklamm

Italy11 km wide · Good month

154 mKláštorská roklina

Slovakia2.0 km wide · Good month

569 mFortaleza Canyon

Brazil6.2 km wide · Good month

55 mKusbölehelvetet

Sweden12 km wide · Good month

534 mBuffelspoort

South Africa2.0 km wide · Good month

77 mParachilna Gorge

Australia17 km wide · Good month

186 mAgawa Canyon

Canada1.4 km wide · Good month

655 mCarnarvon Gorge

Australia6.7 km wide · Good month

374 mCascade Canyon

United States17 km wide · Good month

46 mCastle Eden Dene

United Kingdom8.4 km wide · Good month

349 mDeath Canyon

United States15 km wide · Good month

124 mGoring Gap

United Kingdom4.4 km wide · Good month

851 mGrand Canyon of the Stikine

Canada20 km wide · Good month

United KingdomGood month

1,401 mMaligne Canyon

Canada15 km wide · Good month

1,098 mMarble Canyon

Canada8.4 km wide · Good month

223 mMoran Canyon

United States15 km wide · Good month

167 mLenskiye Shchyoki

Russia1.7 km wide · Good month

Iceland24 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

1,048 mBurggrabenklamm

Austria11 km wide · Good month

930 mDr.-Vogelgesang-Klamm

Austria7.0 km wide · Good month

457 mVordere Tormäuer

Austria3.5 km wide · Good month

1,084 mWeichtal

Austria5.4 km wide · Good month

1,959 mArgun River ravine

Russia9.5 km wide · Good month

964 mWörschachklamm

Austria8.7 km wide · Good month

1,850 mDaberklamm

Austria17 km wide · Good month

561 mBletterbach gorge

Italy6.8 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

374 mJutulhogget

Norway13 km wide · Good month

1,545 mMistaya Canyon

Canada14 km wide · Good month

112 mAbitibi Canyon

Canada3.3 km wide · Good month

779 mMarie Canyon

Canada16 km wide · Good month

877 mValhalla Canyon

United States3.3 km wide · Good month

1,639 mArzler Pitzeklamm

Austria1.0 km · 9.2 km wide · Good month

1,191 mHöllentalklamm

Germany2.0 km · 9.7 km wide · Good month

Finland2.6 km wide · Good month

1,765 mRaggaschlucht

Austria12 km wide · Good month

293 mDéfilé d'Entre-Roches

France7.0 km wide · Good month

965 mMågålaupet

Norway10 km wide · Good month

1,124 mAllmannajuvet

Norway17 km wide · Good month

434 mGarnet Canyon

United States19 km wide · Good month

229 mJaguariaíva River Canyon

Brazil7.3 km wide · Good month

161 mPaintbrush Canyon

United States15 km wide · Good month

202 mSnowshoe Canyon

United States15 km wide · Good month

822 mWaterfalls Canyon

United States16 km wide · Good month

989 mTokagjelet

Norway13 km wide · Good month

839 mWebb Canyon

United States18 km wide · Good month

112 mRauðfeldsgjá

Iceland13 km wide · Good month

547 mBloody Canyon

United States17 km wide · Good month

178 mStandley Chasm

Australia8.0 km wide · Good month

Denmark2.6 km wide · Good month

1,371 mGoblins Gate

United States10 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

728 mLyell Canyon

United States15 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

1,645 mRavine Fleurs Jaunes

France9.7 km wide · Good month

Germany8.8 km wide · Good month

60 mGorges de Diosso

Republic of the Congo8.4 km wide · Good month

274 mSesriem Canyon

Namibia19 km wide · Good month

937 mBacherloch

Germany3.6 km wide · Good month

1,388 mSeisenbergklamm

Austria13 km wide · Good month

574 mGlasenbachklamm

Austria16 km wide · Good month

2,198 mGorges du Durnand

Switzerland18 km wide · Good month

1,038 mHirschensprung

Switzerland19 km wide · Good month

1,719 mVorderkaserklamm

Austria15 km wide · Good month

613 mKolugljúfur

Iceland20 km wide · Good month

549 mCombe Grède

Switzerland5.9 km wide · Good month

Estimate from 1991–2020 averages brought to the altitude of the floor. Check local conditions and flash-flood warnings before you go.

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