When to go
Canyons to hike in October
120 canyons at their best in October: a pleasant floor, few rainy days, no frost on the rim.
1,413 mGrand Canyon
United States446 km · 11 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
144 mAntelope CanyonUnited States11 km wide · Good month
162 mCharyn Canyon
Kazakhstan85 km · 2.1 km wide · Good month
964 mSamariá Gorge National Park
Greece5.1 km wide · Good month
1,047 mVikos GorgeGreece20 km · 3.0 km wide · Good month
693 mMatka Canyon
North Macedonia14 km wide · Good month
415 mGorges du Tarn
France2.7 km wide · Good month
608 mPankisi Gorge
Georgia24 km wide · Good month
3,059 mYarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon
China20 km wide · Good month
482 mWhite Drin Canyon
Kosovo24 km wide · Good month
348 mSil Canyon
Spain1.7 km wide · Good month
906 mTrou de FerFrance3.6 km wide · Good month
188 mPalo Duro CanyonUnited States2.8 km wide · Good month
408 mTsalka CanyonGeorgia8.0 km · 2.6 km wide · Good month
337 mTodgha Gorge
Morocco3.1 km wide · Good month
597 mGarni Gorge
Armenia10.0 km wide · Good month
1,121 mDadès GorgesMorocco13 km wide · Good month
637 mHa GorgeGreece13 km wide · Good month
772 mBuynovsko Gorge
Bulgaria16 km · 11 km wide · Good month
386 mGlen CanyonUnited States1.3 km wide · Good month
1,074 mBorjomi GorgeGeorgia16 km wide · Good month
973 mKöprülü Canyon
Turkey21 km wide · Good month
1,378 mKresna GorgeBulgaria23 km wide · Good month
930 mOsum Canyon
Albania14 km wide · Good month
849 mAgia Eirini GorgeGreece11 km wide · Good month
695 mSandan-kyō
Japan16 km · 12 km wide · Good month
505 mTran gorgeBulgaria2.8 km · 6.6 km wide · Good month
450 mFoz de LumbierSpain1.4 km · 16 km wide · Good month
121 mTsitse
Russia30 km · 16 km wide · Good month
34 mBoca do Inferno
Portugal6.6 km wide · Good month
401 mDespeñaperrosSpain14 km wide · Good month
422 mImbros GorgeGreece10 km wide · Good month
683 mSulak CanyonRussia3.8 km wide · Good month
133 mTskaltsitela Gorge Natural MonumentGeorgia7.5 km · 5.7 km wide · Good month
421 mRouvas Municipal UnitGreece12 km wide · Good month
1,069 mKaranlık CanyonTurkey25 km · 8.7 km wide · Good month
1,440 mKëlcyrë GorgeAlbania11 km wide · Good month
137 mGorges du GardonFrance1.1 km wide · Good month
856 mGole dell'Alcantara
Italy18 km wide · Good month
83 mZakros GorgeGreece2.5 km wide · Good month
730 mThe NarrowsUnited States2.8 km wide · Good month
357 mBuckskin GulchUnited States21 km · 2.7 km wide · Good month
767 mDesfiladero de La HermidaSpain3.5 km wide · Good month
178 mUlubey Canyon Nature ParkTurkey2.6 km wide · Good month
384 mMarble CanyonUnited States1.2 km wide · Good month
351 mKourtaliotiko GorgeGreece3.3 km wide · Good month
391 mSarakina GorgeGreece12 km wide · Good month
608 mArbaiun canyonSpain6.2 km · 7.8 km wide · Good month
161 mBluejohn CanyonUnited States6.2 km wide · Good month
839 mZion CanyonUnited States14 km wide · Good month
188 mBasses Gorges du VerdonFrance7.7 km · 2.0 km wide · Good month
49 mQuebrada de los Cuervos
Uruguay13 km wide · Good month
378 mLazar's Canyon
Serbia10 km wide · Good month
515 mFurlo PassItaly7.2 km wide · Good month
720 mOak Creek CanyonUnited States6.4 km wide · Good month
20 mOrino GorgeGreece20 km wide · Good month
326 mWallula GapUnited States14 km wide · Good month
766 mRupel PassGreece13 km wide · Good month
437 mBurlachenkova SchelRussia12 km · 17 km wide · Good month
183 mOrlova SchelRussia11 km · 990 m wide · Good month
319 mGorges de la NesqueFrance2.4 km wide · Good month
58 mMadera CanyonUnited States22 km wide · Good month
325 mGeibikeiJapan6.0 km wide · Good month
27 mMilona GorgeGreece16 km wide · Good month
653 mKritsa GorgeGreece4.0 km wide · Good month
753 mRoyal GorgeUnited States23 km wide · Good month
1,265 mGrand Canyon of the TuolumneUnited States6.9 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
964 mTenaya CanyonUnited States4.0 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
293 mHorseshoe CanyonUnited States2.3 km wide · Good month
182 mMcKittrick CanyonUnited States18 km wide · Good month
182 mGorges de BaudinardFrance3.2 km · 6.8 km wide · Good month
696 mGola Su GorropuItaly3.5 km wide · Good month
719 mDemir Kapija CanyonNorth Macedonia11 km wide · Good month
415 mGorges de la JonteFrance3.6 km wide · Good month
514 mTajo de RondaSpain17 km wide · Good month
317 mGorges de l'HéraultFrance15 km wide · Good month
93 mAktove canyon
Ukraine7.3 km wide · Good month
914 mAbra de Porculla
Peru11 km wide · Good month
145 mCanyon DiabloUnited States23 km wide · Good month
149 mFantasy CanyonUnited States23 km wide · Good month
445 mTijeras CanyonUnited States6.4 km wide · Good month
720 mVyros GorgeGreece17 km wide · Good month
897 mGrands GouletsFrance4.3 km wide · Good month
Palamós CanyonSpainGood month
650 mGorges de la BourneFrance3.2 km wide · Good month
76 mBalka ShangalaRussia14 km · 17 km wide · Good month
49 mBalka KunduliRussia12 km · 17 km wide · Good month
1,260 mLengariceAlbania37 km · 20 km wide · Good month
146 mGravina di LaterzaItaly33 km · 1.6 km wide · Good month
486 mCongost de Mont-rebeiSpain4.9 km wide · Good month
1,164 mPas de TerradetsSpain9.8 km wide · Good month
645 mCluse de BangeFrance6.2 km · 9.1 km wide · Good month
488 mCataract CanyonUnited States7.1 km wide · Good month
1,170 mDebed CanyonArmenia13 km wide · Good month
918 mTolmin Gorges
Slovenia15 km wide · Good month
63 mCanyon of AlgendarSpain3.1 km wide · Good month
228 mCoyote GulchUnited States1.0 km wide · Good month
275 mFiery FurnaceUnited States14 km wide · Good month
387 mKankakeiJapan8.0 km wide · Good month
1,052 mTenryū-kyōJapan21 km wide · Good month
138 mYangykala Canyon
Turkmenistan16 km wide · Good month
582 mKotsifos GorgeGreece21 km wide · Good month
1,072 mDesolation CanyonUnited States9.8 km wide · Good month
325 mTsegi CanyonUnited States2.5 km wide · Good month
70 mMather GorgeUnited States2.0 km wide · Good month
352 mShōsenkyōJapan8.6 km wide · Good month
1,022 mDesfiladero de Los BeyosSpain20 km · 5.9 km wide · Good month
725 mGrdelička klisuraSerbia17 km wide · Good month
861 mSkočivir CanyonNorth Macedonia19 km wide · Good month
1,030 mGorges de KakouettaFrance7.0 km wide · Good month
251 mRegalon gorgeFrance12 km wide · Good month
694 mGorges de la Pierre-LysFrance13 km wide · Good month
405 mDesfiladero de PancorboSpain14 km wide · Good month
1,286 mGorges de CarançàFrance12 km wide · Good month
340 mTopolia GorgeGreece13 km wide · Good month
156 mChochlakies GorgeGreece7.8 km wide · Good month
667 mGorges de la FrauFrance8.0 km wide · Good month
517 mMomina klisura, MaritsaBulgaria16 km · 14 km wide · Good month
955 mMomina KlisuraBulgaria27 km · 20 km wide · Good month
370 mFrenchman CouleeUnited States16 km wide · Good monthEstimate 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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