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Canyons to hike in September

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

911 mQuebrada de Humahuaca

Argentina24 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

913 mTara River Canyon

Bosnia and Herzegovina82 km · 4.7 km wide · World Heritage · Good month

95 mIronbridge Gorge

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

162 mCharyn Canyon

Kazakhstan85 km · 2.1 km wide · Good month

2,140 mDarial Gorge

Russia10 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

1,842 mAare Gorge

Switzerland14 km wide · Good month

Switzerland11 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

1,116 mLeutasch Gorge

Germany1.0 km · 14 km wide · Good month

906 mTrou de Fer

France3.6 km wide · Good month

408 mTsalka Canyon

Georgia8.0 km · 2.6 km wide · Good month

1,181 mLiechtensteinklamm

Austria17 km wide · Good month

80 mPartnach Gorge

Germany0.7 km · 17 km wide · Good month

772 mBuynovsko Gorge

Bulgaria16 km · 11 km wide · Good month

301 mGrand Canyon of the Yellowstone

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

758 mBicaz Canyon

Romania17 km wide · Good month

427 mDunajec River Gorge

Poland7.7 km wide · Good month

96 mNiagara Gorge

Canada1.2 km wide · Good month

1,517 mRuinaulta

Switzerland14 km wide · Good month

505 mTran gorge

Bulgaria2.8 km · 6.6 km wide · Good month

506 mItaimbezinho

Brazil2.2 km wide · Good month

34 mBoca do Inferno

Portugal6.6 km wide · Good month

1,690 mHells Canyon

United States12 km wide · Good month

157 mPorta Westfalica

Germany0.5 km · 1.6 km wide · Good month

50 mTaubenloch Gorge

Switzerland8.0 km wide · Good month

1,319 mFraser Canyon

Canada8.0 km wide · Good month

Mongolia3.3 km wide · Good month

474 mVashi Canyon

Iran18 km wide · Good month

767 mDesfiladero de La Hermida

Spain3.5 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

384 mKamnitz Gorge

Czechia9.3 km wide · Good month

Japan13 km wide · Good month

United Kingdom510 m wide · Good month

158 mPrielom Hornádu

Slovakia1.9 km wide · Good month

785 mBärenschützklamm

Austria8.1 km wide · Good month

609 mGreat Canyon of Crimea

Ukraine4.5 km wide · Good month

49 mQuebrada de los Cuervos

Uruguay13 km wide · Good month

378 mLazar's Canyon

Serbia10 km wide · Good month

1,137 mKarmadon Gorge

Russia6.2 km wide · Good month

478 mGolden Gate Canyon

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

50 mBalka Zhalgyzagashsay

Russia12 km · 3.8 km wide · Good month

456 mDolné diery

Slovakia8.8 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

1,332 mHells Gate

Canada11 km wide · Good month

1,454 mRofla Gorge

Switzerland7.0 km wide · Good month

653 mKritsa Gorge

Greece4.0 km wide · Good month

63 mKamenny Yar

Russia14 km · 4.1 km wide · Good month

458 mJánošíkove diery

Slovakia8.8 km wide · Good month

100 mKraków Gate

Poland1.9 km wide · Good month

163 mOuimet Canyon

Canada11 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

162 mGorges de l'Areuse

Switzerland24 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

93 mAktove canyon

Ukraine7.3 km wide · Good month

202 mCanyon Sainte-Anne

Canada22 km wide · Good month

1,026 mSalzachöfen

Austria11 km wide · Good month

208 mSteinerne Renne

Germany4.1 km wide · Good month

368 mDevil's Gate

United States14 km wide · Good month

162 mBurrington Combe

United Kingdom7.5 km wide · Good month

491 mAvalanche Canyon

United States19 km wide · Good month

897 mGrands Goulets

France4.3 km wide · Good month

672 mBarskaun Canyon

Kyrgyzstan60 km · 21 km wide · Good 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

377 mGorges du Doubs

Switzerland40 km · 4.4 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

1,461 mZügen Gorge

Switzerland7.8 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

1,356 mGilfenklamm

Italy11 km wide · Good month

154 mKláštorská roklina

Slovakia2.0 km wide · Good month

736 mLogan Canyon

United States6.7 km wide · Good month

1,976 mKurobe Gorge

Japan15 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

613 mSeven Ladders Canyon

Romania6.2 km wide · Good month

534 mBuffelspoort

South Africa2.0 km wide · Good month

233 mSchwedenlöcher

Germany11 km wide · Good month

35 mDells of the Wisconsin River

United States390 m wide · Good month

1,054 mBig Cottonwood Canyon

United States8.0 km wide · Good month

46 mCastle Eden Dene

United Kingdom8.4 km wide · Good month

349 mDeath Canyon

United States15 km wide · Good month

741 mFarwell Canyon

Canada11 km wide · Good month

124 mGoring Gap

United Kingdom4.4 km wide · Good month

United KingdomGood month

1,098 mMarble Canyon

Canada8.4 km wide · Good month

788 mSoldier Hollow

United States18 km wide · Good month

912 mEntenlochklamm

Austria2.5 km · 14 km wide · Good month

1,048 mBurggrabenklamm

Austria11 km wide · Good month

930 mDr.-Vogelgesang-Klamm

Austria7.0 km wide · Good month

206 mRettenbachklamm

Austria12 km wide · Good month

225 mHagenbachklamm

Austria18 km wide · Good month

640 mSteinwandklamm

Austria14 km wide · Good month

Austria4.7 km wide · Good month

526 mRappenlochschlucht

Austria12 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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