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Tindastóll - Einhyrningur syðri

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Distance
5.4 mi
Elevation gain
2,523 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
2,523 ft
Max elevation
2,617 ft
TrailRank 
50 5
Min elevation
277 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
3 hours 20 minutes
Time
4 hours 11 minutes
Coordinates
1598
Uploaded
July 2, 2020
Recorded
July 2020
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near Sauðárkrókur, Norðurland Vestra (Ísland)

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Deutsch unten

Ekið af vegi 744 vestan við bæinn Skarð upp með Hraksíðuá að norðan. Ganga hefst við bílastæði, þar er gönguleiðarskilti. Á leiðinni eru hlið sem mikilvægt er að loka aftur. Gengið er eftir stígum að vörðu á Einhyrning suðaustast á Tindastóli, 795 m.y.s. Gönguleið með frábæru útsýni yfir Gönguskörð, Sauðárkrók og Skagafjörð.

The starting point is the parking lot by Hrakársíðuá river, which can be reached via Road 744. here is a trail sign in the parking lot. Keep following the track until you reach the cain on Einhyrningur mountain on the Tindastóll mountain range, located 795 m above sea level. The trail includes gates and it is important to close them once crossed. From here you have a stunning view over GönguskaRð pass, Sauðárkrókur and Skagafjörður.

Der Weg beginnt am Parkplatz beim Fluss Hrakársíðuá, erreichbar durch Route 744. Man folgt dem Weg zum Einhorn Berg, 795m über dem Meerespiegel. Vom Aussichtspunkt hat man eine wunderschöne Aussicht über den Gönguskard Pass, Saudarkorkur und Skagafjördur.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 282 ft
Photo ofUpplýsingaskilti / Information sign

Upplýsingaskilti / Information sign

Upplýsingaskilti við upphafsstað. Information sign at the starting point is only in Icelandic.

PictographPhoto Altitude 282 ft
Photo ofUpphafsstaður / Starting point

Upphafsstaður / Starting point

PictographPhoto Altitude 538 ft
Photo ofÍ upphafi leiðar / The beginning of the path

Í upphafi leiðar / The beginning of the path

PictographPhoto Altitude 607 ft
Photo ofHaldið áfram / Follow the path

Haldið áfram / Follow the path

PictographPhoto Altitude 786 ft
Photo ofSauðárkrókur í fjarska / Sauðárkrókur in the distance

Sauðárkrókur í fjarska / Sauðárkrókur in the distance

PictographPhoto Altitude 786 ft
Photo ofÁfram eftir stíg / Following the path

Áfram eftir stíg / Following the path

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,058 ft
Photo ofÁfram eftir stíg / Following the path

Áfram eftir stíg / Following the path

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,058 ft
Photo ofÁfram eftir stíg / Following the path

Áfram eftir stíg / Following the path

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,183 ft
Photo ofSauðárkrókur í fjarska / Sauðárkrókur in the distance

Sauðárkrókur í fjarska / Sauðárkrókur in the distance

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,597 ft
Photo ofTindastóllstindur í fjarska / Tindastóll summit from a distance

Tindastóllstindur í fjarska / Tindastóll summit from a distance

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,895 ft
Photo ofTindurinn nálgast / Getting closer to the summit

Tindurinn nálgast / Getting closer to the summit

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,895 ft
Photo ofSauðárkrókur í fjarska / Sauðárkrókur in the distance

Sauðárkrókur í fjarska / Sauðárkrókur in the distance

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,167 ft
Photo ofÁfram eftir stíg / Following the path

Áfram eftir stíg / Following the path

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,202 ft
Photo ofVarða

Varða

Á fyrri öldum var notast við vörður til að merkja leiðir um fjöll og óbyggðir, sýna landamæri, skil á milli bújarða og fleira. In earlier centuries Icelanders used Vörður (sing. Varða) as guards to mark routes through mountains and wilderness, show borders and boundaries between farms, and more.

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,431 ft
Photo ofÁfram eftir stíg / Following the path

Áfram eftir stíg / Following the path

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,431 ft
Photo ofÚtsýni yfir Sauðárkrók / View over Sauðárkrókur

Útsýni yfir Sauðárkrók / View over Sauðárkrókur

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,431 ft
Photo ofÁfram eftir stíg / Following the path

Áfram eftir stíg / Following the path

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,520 ft
Photo ofGrýtt undirlag / Rocky substrate

Grýtt undirlag / Rocky substrate

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,520 ft
Photo ofGrýtt undirlag / Rocky substrate

Grýtt undirlag / Rocky substrate

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,614 ft
Photo ofÚtsýni yfir í Hofsós / View over Hofsós village

Útsýni yfir í Hofsós / View over Hofsós village

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,615 ft
Photo ofÚtsýni yfir Málmey og Þórðarhöfða / View over Málmey and Þórðarhöfði icelands

Útsýni yfir Málmey og Þórðarhöfða / View over Málmey and Þórðarhöfði icelands

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,615 ft
Photo ofÚtsýni yfir Sauðárkrók / View over Sauðárkrókur

Útsýni yfir Sauðárkrók / View over Sauðárkrókur

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,594 ft
Photo ofVarða

Varða

Á fyrri öldum var notast við vörður til að merkja leiðir um fjöll og óbyggðir, sýna landamæri, skil á milli bújarða og fleira. In earlier centuries Icelanders used Vörður (sing. Varða) as guards to mark routes through mountains and wilderness, show borders and boundaries between farms, and more.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,740 ft
Photo ofÚtsýni yfir Sauðárkrók / View over Sauðárkrókur

Útsýni yfir Sauðárkrók / View over Sauðárkrókur

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