Sveinstindur to Skælingar (Day 2)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 10.63 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,138 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,558 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,339 ft
- TrailRank
- 49
- Min elevation
- 1,529 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 5 hours 7 minutes
- Time
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3068
- Uploaded
- August 20, 2024
- Recorded
- August 2024
near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Suðurland (Ísland)
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Itinerary description
Day 2 of a 5-day hike in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland. Very nice 17 km hike with amazing views. Starting from the Sveinstindur cabin and ending in the Skælingar cabin where we stayed for the night.
The hike is mostly flat or downhill in the first half but there is an important uphill in the second half.
In the first section, you can see the Vatnajökull glacier on the horizon. You walk along a river and pass a large and nice waterfall.
There is a river crossing that requires sandals. The water is freezing cold!
The trail is well marked with sticks but a few are missing.
Although it was August we had colder weather than average. Maximum temperatures were around 8-10˚C during the day, down to 2-4˚C at night. Wind can get very intense. Bring appropriate clothing with many layers for the hike and for the time at the cabin.
Our incredible guide was Sölvi Signhildar Úlfsson.
Day 3 here: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/skaelingar-to-alftavotn-day-3-181856147
Day 1 here: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/mt-sveinstindur-day-1-181855650
The hike is mostly flat or downhill in the first half but there is an important uphill in the second half.
In the first section, you can see the Vatnajökull glacier on the horizon. You walk along a river and pass a large and nice waterfall.
There is a river crossing that requires sandals. The water is freezing cold!
The trail is well marked with sticks but a few are missing.
Although it was August we had colder weather than average. Maximum temperatures were around 8-10˚C during the day, down to 2-4˚C at night. Wind can get very intense. Bring appropriate clothing with many layers for the hike and for the time at the cabin.
Our incredible guide was Sölvi Signhildar Úlfsson.
Day 3 here: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/skaelingar-to-alftavotn-day-3-181856147
Day 1 here: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/mt-sveinstindur-day-1-181855650
Waypoints
Mountain hut
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Panorama
Waterfall
River
Lake
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1,549 ft
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