Altitude Shift
The Mountain Trend
Mountain tourism is peaking interest
Travellers are heading to higher ground – not just for the ski slopes, but for serenity too. From the Dolomites to Annapurna to the Canadian Rockies, alpine escapes worldwide are luring people year-round for off-peak peace.
81% of travellers are considering or planning a mountain escape for summer or autumn 2026.
Hotel bookings using our “Room with a mountain view” filter are up 103% globally YoY.1
Putting their skis or snowboards aside, travellers are drawn to domestic or overseas mountain trips by:
AllTrails is the world’s most popular and trusted platform for outdoor exploration, connecting its community of over 80 million members to the outdoors.
Since 2023, summer mountain trail activities have increased 26% among the AllTrails community.2
The top 10 mountain trails with the highest increase in activity globally in 2025, according to AllTrails community activities:
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Rob Roy Glacier Track
New Zealand
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Mautohe Cathedral Cove Track
New Zealand
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Palm Jungle Loop Track
Australia
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Montaña Siete Colores via Llacto Cancha
Peru
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Laguna Cinco Hermanos
Argentina
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Alma and Redwood Springs Loop
United States
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Sulphur Skyline Trail
Canada
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Col Raiser – Secëda – Forcella Pana – Rifugio Firenze
Italy
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Adolf-Munkel-Weg
Italy
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Old Man of Storr
Scotland
The Northern Hemisphere’s top 5 summer hiking routes, according to AllTrails community activities:
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Avalanche Lake
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Lake Agnes Trail
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Tre Cime di Lavaredo | Drei Zinnen
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Ben Nevis Mountain Track
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Oeschinensee-Rundweg
The Southern Hemisphere’s top 5 summer hiking routes, according to AllTrails community activities:
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Laguna de Los Tres vía Sendero Monte Fitz Roy
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Roys Peak Track
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Mirador Torres del Paine vía Sendero Las Torres a El Chileno
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Grand Canyon Track
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Aguas Calientes – Entrada Machu Picchu
42% YoY growth in conversation views about alpine destinations in travel subreddits during non-winter months.3
Trending
Seeking serenity? A growing number (13%) of travellers would consider venturing to a lesser-known mountain range over a traditional one.
- Data compares global hotel redirects on Skyscanner using the ‘room with a mountain view’ filter between 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025 and the same period the previous year (1 June 2023 – 31 May 2024). ↩︎
- All data is based on trail activities within the AllTrails global community ↩︎
- Reddit Internal powered by Community Intelligence, Global, March 2024 to November 2024 vs March 2023 to November 2023. ↩︎