Facet · Season · 8 trails
Shoulder-season treks
Records whose cited walking window includes spring or autumn months — not a weather forecast, and not the high-summer Alps-only set.
Nepal · point-to-point
Annapurna Circuit
OSM 334.1 km*
osm:relation:1187310 · 2026-08-20 · osm · provisionalSAC T3 · YDS 2
Season: Mar-May and Sep-Nov (Wikipedia Thorong La; safest months to cross the pass, checked 2026-08-24)
Jordan · point-to-point
Jordan Trail
OSM 646.2 km*
osm:relation:19065729 · 2026-08-20 · osm · provisionalSAC T2 · YDS 1
Season: North Mar–Apr, South Feb–Mar; also Sep–mid-Nov
United Kingdom · point-to-point
West Highland Way
OSM 153.2 km*
osm:relation:16287 · 2026-08-20 · osm · provisionalSAC T2 · YDS 1
Season: unverified
Japan · point-to-point
Kumano Kodo — Nakahechi (Takijiri to Hongū)
OSM 35.9 km*
osm:relation:17094646 · 2026-08-24 · osm · provisionalTanabe City: grade 4 of 5 · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1
Season: Year-round; spring & autumn best; avoid rainy season mid-Jun–mid-Jul
United Kingdom · point-to-point
Hadrian's Wall Path
OSM 123.7 km*
osm:relation:38791 · 2026-08-24 · osm · provisionalNational Trail: easy–moderate · SAC T1–T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1
Season: Year-round; best May–Oct (winter mud/fragile turf)
Australia · point-to-point
Overland Track
OSM 77.6 km*
osm:relation:1673569 · 2026-08-24 · osm · provisionalParks Tasmania: Grade 4 · SAC T2–T3 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1
Season: Booking season 1 Oct–31 May (N→S); open year-round, winter register
Ireland · loop
Kerry Way
OSM 184.6 km*
osm:relation:183744 · 2026-08-24 · osm · provisionalSport Ireland: Strenuous · SAC T1–T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1
Season: Practical Mar–Oct (year-round walkable)
United States · point-to-point
John Muir Trail
OSM 335.8 km*
osm:relation:1244828 · 2026-08-25 · osm · provisionalSAC T2 · YDS 1
Season: Wilderness permit reservations late Apr–Oct; snow-dependent
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