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Hróarsgötur

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Distance
3.74 mi
Elevation gain
312 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
906 ft
Max elevation
1,130 ft
TrailRank 
22
Min elevation
1,130 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
one hour 34 minutes
Coordinates
50
Uploaded
August 13, 2020
Recorded
June 2020
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near Sauðárkrókur, Norðurland Vestra (Ísland)

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Hróarsgötur er gömul leið á skilum milli kvartert og teríer berglaga (1,8 milljón ára) suðvestan í Heiðarhnjúki í Gönguskörðum. Gengið er af skíðalyftuvegi sunnan við Lambá, þar sem hægt er að leggja bíl, fylgt er götu á skilum í landslaginu suðaustur með Heiðarhnjúki austur fyrir Veðramót og þar niður á veg 744. Á leiðinni eru tveir leiðarpunktar þar sem farið er í gegnum hlið.

Hróarsgötur is an old path on Heiðarhnjúkur mountain, leading along the clearly visible division line of two rock layers that are approx. 1.8 million years old. The starting point is the ski lift road 746 south of Lambá river where you can park a car. The path follows along the division line in a southeasterly direction alongside Heiðarhnjúkur to the farm Veðramót and downhill to road 744 from there. The trail includes two way points where gates are crossed.

Hróarsgötur ist ein alter Pfad auf dem Berg Heiðarhnjúkur der an der deutlich sichtbaren Linie zwischen zwei ca. 1.9 Millionen Jahre alten Steinschichten entlangführt. Der Parkplatz und Anfangspunkt ist der Skilift bei Route 746 im Süden vom Fluss Lambá. Der Track geht weiter in südöstlicher Richtung am Berg entlang zur Farm Veðramót und bergab zur Route 744.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 945 ft
Photo ofUpphafsstaður / Starting point

Upphafsstaður / Starting point

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,070 ft
Photo ofFyrsta hlið / First gate

Fyrsta hlið / First gate

PictographFountain Altitude 830 ft
Photo ofLækur í Austur / Small river

Lækur í Austur / Small river

Lækur í Austur / Small river

PictographWaypoint Altitude 656 ft
Photo ofAnnað hlið / Second gate

Annað hlið / Second gate

PictographPhoto Altitude 305 ft
Photo ofEndapunktur / Endpoint

Endapunktur / Endpoint

Leiðin endar á vegi vestan við Veðramót. The route ends on a road west of Veðramót farm.

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