When to go
Canyons to hike in July
120 canyons at their best in July: a pleasant floor, few rainy days, no frost on the rim.
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 GeysersRussia1.9 km wide · Good month
121 mÁsbyrgi
Iceland24 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
163 mJökulsárgljúfurIceland24 km · 5.8 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
614 mBlyde River Canyon
South Africa4.5 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 GorgeGermany0.7 km · 17 km wide · Good month
301 mGrand Canyon of the Yellowstone
United States1.7 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
350 mSautso
Norway2.7 km wide · Good month
40 mAlmannagjáIceland7.7 km · 18 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
86 mKings Canyon
Australia15 km wide · Good month
1,517 mRuinaultaSwitzerland14 km wide · Good month
111 mDevil's Throat
Argentina2.2 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
506 mItaimbezinho
Brazil2.2 km wide · Good month
34 mBoca do Inferno
Portugal6.6 km wide · Good month
767 mDesfiladero de La Hermida
Spain3.5 km wide · Good month
269 mGuartelá CanyonBrazil4.8 km wide · Good month
1,046 mBreitachklammGermany1.1 km · 15 km wide · Good month
1,257 mSounkyo
Japan13 km wide · Good month
76 mAvon GorgeUnited Kingdom510 m wide · Good month
158 mPrielom Hornádu
Slovakia1.9 km wide · Good month
456 mDolné dierySlovakia8.8 km wide · Good month
644 mJutulhoggetNorway10 km wide · Good month
69 mCukang Taneuh
Indonesia7.2 km wide · Good month
1,454 mRofla GorgeSwitzerland7.0 km wide · Good month
1,756 mTseyRussia6.5 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 mHirschsprungGermany15 km wide · Good month
287 mGordale ScarUnited Kingdom13 km wide · Good month
1,187 mKitselas CanyonCanada12 km wide · Good month
162 mBurrington CombeUnited Kingdom7.5 km wide · Good month
491 mAvalanche CanyonUnited States19 km wide · Good month
310 mCanyon EatonCanada16 km wide · Good month
1,529 mKeystone CanyonUnited States13 km wide · Good month
1,734 mGondoschluchtSwitzerland8.9 km wide · Good month
377 mGorges du DoubsSwitzerland40 km · 4.4 km wide · Good month
38 mHinni Valley
Estonia2.8 km wide · Good month
488 mNgarai SianokIndonesia17 km wide · Good month
1,461 mZügen GorgeSwitzerland7.8 km wide · Good month
1,356 mGilfenklamm
Italy11 km wide · Good month
154 mKláštorská roklinaSlovakia2.0 km wide · Good month
569 mFortaleza CanyonBrazil6.2 km wide · Good month
55 mKusbölehelvetet
Sweden12 km wide · Good month
534 mBuffelspoortSouth Africa2.0 km wide · Good month
186 mAgawa CanyonCanada1.4 km wide · Good month
655 mCarnarvon GorgeAustralia6.7 km wide · Good month
374 mCascade CanyonUnited States17 km wide · Good month
46 mCastle Eden DeneUnited Kingdom8.4 km wide · Good month
349 mDeath CanyonUnited States15 km wide · Good month
124 mGoring GapUnited Kingdom4.4 km wide · Good month
851 mGrand Canyon of the StikineCanada20 km wide · Good month
Luccombe ChineUnited KingdomGood month
1,401 mMaligne CanyonCanada15 km wide · Good month
223 mMoran CanyonUnited States15 km wide · Good month
211 mFlosagjáIceland24 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
930 mDr.-Vogelgesang-KlammAustria7.0 km wide · Good month
1,084 mWeichtalAustria5.4 km wide · Good month
1,959 mArgun River ravineRussia9.5 km wide · Good month
520 mQuebrada de LulesArgentina2.9 km wide · Good month
964 mWörschachklammAustria8.7 km wide · Good month
1,850 mDaberklammAustria17 km wide · Good month
1,118 mTurnback CanyonCanada17 km wide · Good month
374 mJutulhoggetNorway13 km wide · Good month
1,545 mMistaya CanyonCanada14 km wide · Good month
779 mMarie CanyonCanada16 km wide · Good month
877 mValhalla CanyonUnited States3.3 km wide · Good month
1,639 mArzler PitzeklammAustria1.0 km · 9.2 km wide · Good month
1,191 mHöllentalklammGermany2.0 km · 9.7 km wide · Good month
133 mKorouoma
Finland2.6 km wide · Good month
1,765 mRaggaschluchtAustria12 km wide · Good month
293 mDéfilé d'Entre-RochesFrance7.0 km wide · Good month
965 mMågålaupetNorway10 km wide · Good month
1,124 mAllmannajuvetNorway17 km wide · Good month
215 mApertados CanyonBrazil14 km wide · Good month
434 mGarnet CanyonUnited States19 km wide · Good month
685 mHavga Gorge
Greece16 km wide · Good month
49 mHeavitree GapAustralia5.1 km wide · Good month
229 mJaguariaíva River CanyonBrazil7.3 km wide · Good month
161 mPaintbrush CanyonUnited States15 km wide · Good month
202 mSnowshoe CanyonUnited States15 km wide · Good month
822 mWaterfalls CanyonUnited States16 km wide · Good month
989 mTokagjeletNorway13 km wide · Good month
839 mWebb CanyonUnited States18 km wide · Good month
112 mRauðfeldsgjáIceland13 km wide · Good month
547 mBloody CanyonUnited States17 km wide · Good month
178 mStandley ChasmAustralia8.0 km wide · Good month
79 mGrejsdalen
Denmark2.6 km wide · Good month
1,371 mGoblins GateUnited States10 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
728 mLyell CanyonUnited States15 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
1,645 mRavine Fleurs JaunesFrance9.7 km wide · Good month
217 mEistobelGermany8.8 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 mBacherlochGermany3.6 km wide · Good month
2,198 mGorges du DurnandSwitzerland18 km wide · Good month
1,719 mVorderkaserklammAustria15 km wide · Good month
613 mKolugljúfurIceland20 km wide · Good month
549 mCombe GrèdeSwitzerland5.9 km wide · Good month
928 mHoltzarte gorgesFrance12 km wide · Good month
396 mHelveteNorway4.0 km wide · Good month
379 mMalý KyseľSlovakia14 km wide · Good month
358 mIľanovská dolinaSlovakia19 km wide · Good month
1,838 mGalitzenklammAustria14 km wide · Good month
722 mHintere TormäuerAustria5.0 km wide · Good month
1,771 mProsseggklammAustria13 km wide · Good month
49 mÁlfagjáIceland7.7 km wide · Good month
456 mGorges du PichouxSwitzerland2.4 km wide · Good month
949 mBeggerlay CanyonCanada16 km wide · Good month
1,880 mCottonwood CanyonCanada22 km wide · Good month
503 mDeserters CanyonCanada16 km wide · Good month
408 mGiscome CanyonCanada13 km wide · Good month
1,421 mHagwilget CanyonCanada21 km wide · Good month
267 mKlootch CanyonCanada17 km wide · Good month
1,863 mKlootchman CanyonCanada15 km wide · Good month
145 mLava CanyonCanada2.8 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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