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Hellismannaleid trail ( Hellismannaleið ) Rjupnavellir - Landmannalaugar

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Trail stats

Distance
34.82 mi
Elevation gain
6,637 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
5,289 ft
Max elevation
2,672 ft
TrailRank 
78 4.7
Min elevation
534 ft
Trail type
One Way
Coordinates
4741
Uploaded
July 28, 2018
Recorded
July 2018
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  •   4.7 1 review

near Stóri Núpur, Suðurland (Lýðveldið Ísland)

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Itinerary description

Hellismannaleid ( Hellismannaleið ) trail aprox. 55 km from Rjupnavellir Cottages to Landmannalaugar Hut. Not so famost like Laugavegur Trail so during all walk we saw 2 another hikers. Rjupnavellir Cottages you can reach by bus (trex) or hitchike (easy)
Wild camping is legal on all trail (For hikers only !) but not possible on last 6 km before Landmannalaugar Hut. Full report (in Polish) with map with more waypoints :

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Waypoints

PictographMountain hut Altitude 584 ft
Photo ofRjupnavellir Cottages

Rjupnavellir Cottages

PictographPhoto Altitude 643 ft
Photo ofcamping spot

camping spot

PictographBridge Altitude 640 ft
Photo ofbridge

bridge

PictographWaypoint Altitude 646 ft
Photo offord / camping spot

ford / camping spot

PictographWaypoint Altitude 643 ft
Photo ofcamping spot

camping spot

PictographWaypoint Altitude 640 ft
Photo ofcamping spot

camping spot

PictographWaterfall Altitude 646 ft
Photo ofwaterfall

waterfall

PictographWaypoint Altitude 659 ft
Photo ofcamping spot

camping spot

PictographWaypoint Altitude 709 ft
Photo ofnice canyon

nice canyon

PictographWaypoint Altitude 768 ft
Photo ofswimming pool ;) cold water

swimming pool ;) cold water

PictographWaypoint Altitude 945 ft
Photo ofcamping spot

camping spot

PictographMountain hut Altitude 981 ft
Photo ofÁfangagil

Áfangagil

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,601 ft
Photo offord +camping spot

ford +camping spot

PictographMountain hut Altitude 1,946 ft
Photo ofLandmannahellir Cottages & camping

Landmannahellir Cottages & camping

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,965 ft
Photo ofcamping spot (windy)

camping spot (windy)

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,942 ft
Photo ofcamping spot

camping spot

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,133 ft
Photo ofnice canyon

nice canyon

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,589 ft
Photo ofcamping spot (windy)

camping spot (windy)

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,375 ft
Photo ofstream - the last place for wild camping before Landmannalaugar Hut

stream - the last place for wild camping before Landmannalaugar Hut

PictographMountain hut Altitude 1,978 ft
Photo ofLandmannalaugar Hut

Landmannalaugar Hut

Comments  (2)

  • Photo of John P
    John P Aug 6, 2020

     

    I have followed this trail  View more

    Apart from the one river crossing requiring removal of your boots and trousers the route is pretty easy. For much of it there is no visible path so download this track for your GPS, especially as it was not shown on the hiking map I bought. A better trek than the very popular Laugavegur trail is you wish to experience solitude on the black ash plains, surrounded by snow streaked mountains.

  • diegoip81 Jul 29, 2023

    Hi! How many days you need to complete?

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