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Where to hike in November

22 of the 97 routes we cover are in season in November (14 in Europe, 7 in the US, 1 elsewhere).

In season in November at a glance

RouteWhereTypeDistanceHighest pointDifficultySeason
Europe
GR 221 Dry Stone Route Spain (Mallorca) Multi-day 140 km 1,100 m Demanding March to May, October to November
Menalon Trail Greece Multi-day 75 km varies Demanding April to June, September to November
Path of the Gods (Amalfi Coast) Italy Day hike 8 km 650 m Easy March to June, September to November
Peñalara Spain Day hike 10 km 2,428 m Moderate May to November
Via Francigena: Viterbo to Rome Italy Multi-day 110 km varies Moderate March to June, September to November
Cinque Terre: Sentiero Azzurro Italy Day hike 12 km varies Moderate March to November
Calanques: Marseille to Cassis France Multi-day 28 km varies Demanding October to June
Rota Vicentina: Fishermen's Trail Portugal Multi-day 75 km varies Moderate September to June
Caminito del Rey Spain Day hike 8 km varies Easy All year
Pen y Fan United Kingdom (Wales) Day hike 7 km 886 m Easy All year
Montserrat: Sant Jeroni Spain Day hike 12 km 1,236 m Moderate All year (avoid summer midday)
Les 25 Bosses (Fontainebleau) France Day hike 16 km 144 m Demanding All year
Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo Portugal (Madeira) Day hike 12 km 1,862 m Demanding All year
Mount Teide Spain (Canary Islands) Day hike 15 km 3,715 m Hard All year (snow and ice possible in winter)
United States
The Narrows (Zion) USA (Utah) Day hike 15 km varies Moderate Late spring to autumn
Guadalupe Peak USA (Texas) Day hike 14 km 2,667 m Demanding October to April
Mount LeConte (Alum Cave) USA (Tennessee) Day hike 18 km 2,010 m Demanding April to November
Angels Landing USA (Utah) Day hike 9 km 1,765 m Demanding March to November
Havasu Falls USA (Arizona) Multi-day 32 km varies Demanding February to November
McAfee Knob USA (Virginia) Day hike 13 km 960 m Moderate All year
Old Rag USA (Virginia) Day hike 15 km 1,001 m Demanding All year
Further afield
Everest Base Camp Nepal Multi-day 130 km 5,364 m Demanding March to May, late September to November

Routes whose season is short come first in each region: November is their moment. A route can be in season and still have bad days, so check the local forecast and, in the mountains, the hut or lift opening dates.

Europe in November

GR 221 Dry Stone Route, Spain (Mallorca) 7–8 days Spain (Mallorca) · near Palma GR 221 Dry Stone Route Season: March to May, October to November ≈ 140 km 1,100 m high Demanding Menalon Trail, Greece 5–8 days Greece · near Athens Menalon Trail Season: April to June, September to November ≈ 75 km Demanding Path of the Gods (Amalfi Coast), Italy Day hike Italy · near Naples Path of the Gods (Amalfi Coast) Season: March to June, September to November ≈ 8 km 650 m high Easy Peñalara, Spain Day hike Spain · near Madrid Peñalara Season: May to November ≈ 10 km 2,428 m high Moderate Via Francigena: Viterbo to Rome, Italy 5–6 days Italy · near Rome Via Francigena: Viterbo to Rome Season: March to June, September to November ≈ 110 km Moderate Cinque Terre: Sentiero Azzurro, Italy Day hike Italy · near Genoa Cinque Terre: Sentiero Azzurro Season: March to November ≈ 12 km Moderate Calanques: Marseille to Cassis, France 1–2 days France · near Marseille Calanques: Marseille to Cassis Season: October to June ≈ 28 km Demanding Rota Vicentina: Fishermen's Trail, Portugal 4–5 days Portugal · near Lisbon Rota Vicentina: Fishermen's Trail Season: September to June ≈ 75 km Moderate Caminito del Rey, Spain Day hike Spain · near Málaga Caminito del Rey Season: All year ≈ 8 km Easy Pen y Fan, United Kingdom (Wales) Day hike United Kingdom (Wales) · near Cardiff Pen y Fan Season: All year ≈ 7 km 886 m high Easy Montserrat: Sant Jeroni, Spain Day hike Spain · near Barcelona Montserrat: Sant Jeroni Season: All year (avoid summer midday) ≈ 12 km 1,236 m high Moderate Les 25 Bosses (Fontainebleau), France Day hike France · near Paris Les 25 Bosses (Fontainebleau) Season: All year ≈ 16 km 144 m high Demanding Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo, Portugal (Madeira) Day hike Portugal (Madeira) · near Funchal Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo Season: All year ≈ 12 km 1,862 m high Demanding Mount Teide, Spain (Canary Islands) Day hike Spain (Canary Islands) · near Santa Cruz de Tenerife Mount Teide Season: All year (snow and ice possible in winter) ≈ 15 km 3,715 m high Hard

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