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Canyons to hike in May

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

654 mVerdon Gorge

France25 km · 6.7 km wide · Good month

913 mTara River Canyon

Bosnia and Herzegovina82 km · 4.7 km wide · World Heritage · 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 Gorge

Greece20 km · 3.0 km wide · Good month

890 mColumbia River Gorge

United States15 km wide · Good month

415 mGorges du Tarn

France2.7 km wide · Good month

953 mVintgar Gorge

Slovenia19 km wide · Good month

1,838 mKodori Valley

Georgia15 km wide · Good month

3,059 mYarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon

China20 km wide · Good month

482 mWhite Drin Canyon

Kosovo24 km wide · Good month

186 mMacocha Gorge

Czechia1.3 km wide · Good month

728 mTrigrad Gorge

Bulgaria7.0 km · 6.7 km wide · Good month

1,378 mBoom Gorge

Kyrgyzstan20 km wide · Good month

173 mDniester Canyon

Ukraine3.9 km wide · Good month

348 mSil Canyon

Spain1.7 km wide · Good month

408 mTsalka Canyon

Georgia8.0 km · 2.6 km wide · Good month

1,181 mLiechtensteinklamm

Austria17 km wide · Good month

Greece13 km wide · Good month

772 mBuynovsko Gorge

Bulgaria16 km · 11 km wide · Good month

427 mDunajec River Gorge

Poland7.7 km wide · Good month

1,074 mBorjomi Gorge

Georgia16 km wide · Good month

973 mKöprülü Canyon

Turkey21 km wide · Good month

96 mNiagara Gorge

Canada1.2 km wide · Good month

930 mOsum Canyon

Albania14 km wide · Good month

849 mAgia Eirini Gorge

Greece11 km wide · Good month

695 mSandan-kyō

Japan16 km · 12 km wide · Good month

505 mTran gorge

Bulgaria2.8 km · 6.6 km wide · Good month

506 mItaimbezinho

Brazil2.2 km wide · Good month

450 mFoz de Lumbier

Spain1.4 km · 16 km wide · Good month

Russia30 km · 16 km wide · Good month

34 mBoca do Inferno

Portugal6.6 km wide · Good month

3,873 mKali Gandaki Gorge

Nepal23 km wide · Good month

1,690 mHells Canyon

United States12 km wide · Good month

422 mImbros Gorge

Greece10 km wide · Good month

765 mWaimea Canyon State Park

United States11 km wide · Good month

133 mTskaltsitela Gorge Natural Monument

Georgia7.5 km · 5.7 km wide · Good month

157 mPorta Westfalica

Germany0.5 km · 1.6 km wide · Good month

421 mRouvas Municipal Unit

Greece12 km wide · Good month

1,319 mFraser Canyon

Canada8.0 km wide · Good month

1,440 mKëlcyrë Gorge

Albania11 km wide · Good month

Mongolia3.3 km wide · Good month

474 mVashi Canyon

Iran18 km wide · Good month

137 mGorges du Gardon

France1.1 km wide · Good month

856 mGole dell'Alcantara

Italy18 km wide · Good month

83 mZakros Gorge

Greece2.5 km wide · Good month

269 mGuartelá Canyon

Brazil4.8 km wide · Good month

351 mKourtaliotiko Gorge

Greece3.3 km wide · Good month

391 mSarakina Gorge

Greece12 km wide · Good month

608 mArbaiun canyon

Spain6.2 km · 7.8 km wide · Good month

384 mKamnitz Gorge

Czechia9.3 km wide · Good month

161 mBluejohn Canyon

United States6.2 km wide · Good month

188 mBasses Gorges du Verdon

France7.7 km · 2.0 km wide · Good month

158 mPrielom Hornádu

Slovakia1.9 km wide · Good month

785 mBärenschützklamm

Austria8.1 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 Pass

Italy7.2 km wide · Good month

20 mOrino Gorge

Greece20 km wide · Good month

326 mWallula Gap

United States14 km wide · Good month

852 mGlenwood Canyon

United States6.7 km wide · Good month

437 mBurlachenkova Schel

Russia12 km · 17 km wide · Good month

50 mBalka Zhalgyzagashsay

Russia12 km · 3.8 km wide · Good month

183 mOrlova Schel

Russia11 km · 990 m wide · Good month

319 mGorges de la Nesque

France2.4 km wide · Good month

125 mWeltenburger Enge

Germany5.5 km · 5.5 km wide · Good month

309 mBuchberger Leite

Germany5.0 km · 5.1 km wide · Good month

Germany8.6 km · 2.5 km wide · Good month

27 mSukhaya Ovsyanka

Russia26 km · 3.5 km wide · Good month

113 mYar Sukhoy Donets

Russia25 km · 11 km wide · Good month

1,197 mHöllental

Austria8.4 km wide · Good month

Japan6.0 km wide · Good month

1,332 mHells Gate

Canada11 km wide · Good month

27 mMilona Gorge

Greece16 km wide · Good month

653 mKritsa Gorge

Greece4.0 km wide · Good month

506 mAmerican Fork Canyon

United States14 km wide · Good month

753 mRoyal Gorge

United States23 km wide · Good month

63 mKamenny Yar

Russia14 km · 4.1 km wide · Good month

Russia12 km · 15 km wide · Good month

1,265 mGrand Canyon of the Tuolumne

United States6.9 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

964 mTenaya Canyon

United States4.0 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

100 mKraków Gate

Poland1.9 km wide · Good month

182 mGorges de Baudinard

France3.2 km · 6.8 km wide · Good month

696 mGola Su Gorropu

Italy3.5 km wide · Good month

384 mEdmund's Gorge

Czechia9.3 km wide · Good month

1,154 mSigmund-Thun-Klamm

Austria12 km wide · Good month

415 mGorges de la Jonte

France3.6 km wide · Good month

514 mTajo de Ronda

Spain17 km wide · Good month

317 mGorges de l'Hérault

France15 km wide · Good month

693 mHirschsprung

Germany15 km wide · Good month

383 mKüsnachter Tobel

Switzerland8.0 km · 12 km wide · Good month

93 mAktove canyon

Ukraine7.3 km wide · Good month

914 mAbra de Porculla

Peru11 km wide · Good month

368 mDevil's Gate

United States14 km wide · Good month

149 mFantasy Canyon

United States23 km wide · Good month

897 mGrands Goulets

France4.3 km wide · Good month

Palamós Canyon

SpainGood month

Russia17 km · 12 km wide · Good month

650 mGorges de la Bourne

France3.2 km wide · Good month

76 mBalka Shangala

Russia14 km · 17 km wide · Good month

49 mBalka Kunduli

Russia12 km · 17 km wide · Good month

1,260 mLengarice

Albania37 km · 20 km wide · Good month

146 mGravina di Laterza

Italy33 km · 1.6 km wide · Good month

645 mCluse de Bange

France6.2 km · 9.1 km wide · Good month

33 mBalka Adzhyel's'ka

Ukraine18 km · 840 m wide · Good month

918 mTolmin Gorges

Slovenia15 km wide · Good month

1,077 mKitzlochklamm

Austria10 km wide · Good month

1,195 mKundler Klamm

Austria13 km wide · Good month

913 mTscheppaschlucht

Austria8.9 km wide · Good month

154 mKláštorská roklina

Slovakia2.0 km wide · Good month

63 mCanyon of Algendar

Spain3.1 km wide · Good month

Japan8.0 km wide · Good month

736 mLogan Canyon

United States6.7 km wide · Good month

1,052 mTenryū-kyō

Japan21 km wide · Good month

134 mAksu Canyon

Kazakhstan1.3 km wide · Good month

761 mGorges du Val du Fier

France3.5 km · 10 km wide · Good month

569 mFortaleza Canyon

Brazil6.2 km wide · Good month

444 mHell Gorge

Slovenia3.1 km wide · Good month

534 mBuffelspoort

South Africa2.0 km wide · Good month

582 mKotsifos Gorge

Greece21 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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