15 Aug 2023
The AlpsWhen is the best time to go walking in the Alps?
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Answered by: Rudolf Abraham
The hiking season in the Alps runs from June to October, but for higher routes with passes to cross early July to late September is more sensible.
Depending on which part of the Alps you’re planning to hike in, early spring and late autumn can be good – but you’ll find snow on higher routes and passes into the beginning of July, and mountain huts usually close sometime in October.
Rudolf Abraham
Rudolf Abraham is an award-winning travel journalist, photographer and guidebook author. He writes on trekking and hiking for National Geographic, the BBC, Cicerone, DK Eyewitness, Bradt Guides, among many others.
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