The Best Hiking Trails in Skaftafell, East (Iceland)

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Skaftafell Sel - Svartifoss - Sjónarnípa

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Distance

5.75mi

Elevation +

1125f

TrailRank

56| 5.0

A 3-4 hours easy loop leads to the turf-farm Sel, the Sjónarsker view point, Svartifoss and then the Sjónarnípa view point. It is possible to use alternative paths and adapt the trail with the weather.

Bonita ruta, bello paisaje mis felicitaciones.
Mr Hunter

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Islandia: Skaftafell Sjónarnípa-Svartifoss-Sel

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bigmombee

Distance

5.78mi

Elevation +

1050f

TrailRank

52

Nice easy circular route leaving from the parking of Skaftafell. About 500m from the start of the route, take a small path to the right instead of following the main path towards Svartifoss. Note that at this point there...

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Skaftafell. Svartifoss - Sjónarsker - Sel

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Kinabalu

Distance

3.74mi

Elevation +

778f

TrailRank

48| 5.0

Beautiful circular route in Skaftafell, in the southern part of Vatnajökull National Park. The route goes first to the famous Svartifoss waterfall, later goes to Sjónarster hill, where there is a spectacular view. From t...

With ice/snow the use of crampons is highly recommended
Itapita

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Skaftafell, Kristínartindar

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lorena_m

Distance

11.37mi

Elevation +

2835f

TrailRank

46

Great hike with fantastic views of the Skaftafell and Morsar glaciers and of the Svartifoss waterfall. The S5 and S3 parts of the trail is moderate. However, the S4 part of the trail is difficult and probably not for sui...

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Skaftafell

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leondolman

Distance

4.90mi

Elevation +

1001f

TrailRank

44| 4.67

Skaftafell National Park was a national park, situated between Kirkjubæjarklaustur, typically referred to as Klaustur, and Höfn in the south of Iceland. On 7 June 2008, it became a part of the larger Vatnajökull National...

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sverrir

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Hiking from the Skaftafell campsite to the peaks of Kristínartindar

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remonvos

Distance

11.23mi

Elevation +

3465f

TrailRank

44| 4.56

Mon Jul 14 2014 Hiking from the Skaftafell campsite to the peaks of Kristínartindar The hike starts and ends at the Skaftafell campsite. During the first half, you have an amazing view of the glacier. The last part...

Fabulous trail
Geoff Fisher

My son and I hike this trail, June 28th 2018. It took us 5 hours to get to the top and 4 hours back, we did the loop cou...
Dana Auman

Realice la ruta con la información proporcionada en el centro de visitantes. Pendiente contunuada de subida que se lleva...
Angeles VP

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Skaftafell National Park

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Ferrran7
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Distance

10.33mi

Elevation +

2566f

TrailRank

43

Skaftafell National Park was established in 1967, but nowadays is a part of the Vatnajökull National Park, since 2008. We followed a short and easy trail from the Skaftafell Visitor Center towards the waterfall Svartifos...

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Skaftafell

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dukeigi
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Distance

4.47mi

Elevation +

1178f

TrailRank

43

Name: SkaftafellStart time: 07/01/2014 14:39Finish time: 07/01/2014 17:13Distance: 7.2 km (02:34)Moving time: 01:56Average speed: 2.8 km/hAvg. Speed Mov.: 3.7 km/hMax. Speed: 13.1 km/hMinimum altitude: 70 mMaximum altitu...

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Hrútsfjallstindar - maí 2017

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Gestur Snorra

Distance

14.19mi

Elevation +

6604f

TrailRank

40

One of most spectacular hiking route in Iceland that should only be done under guidance of experts glacier guides. Great hike in great weather and conditions. We manage to climb Hátindur, Miðtindur and Vesturtindur but S...

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Iceland Skaftafell 31-AUG-11

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Murdock1977

Distance

5.40mi

Elevation +

1224f

TrailRank

39

Wonderfull place, plenty of waterfalls and wonderful views, even of the magnificient Skaftafeljokul, for us bad lucky due to the floggy weather of that day. Many tracks to do in the area

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Iceland, Skaftafell Park, Skaftafell C.G. to Foot of Glacier

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Problema

Distance

2.97mi

Elevation +

299f

TrailRank

39| 4.67

This is nothing more than an easy stroll from the Park Center and Campground to the foot of the nearest glacier. The path is paved for most of the way, making it easy for people with difficulty walking or for parents ...

Great for up close view of a glacier without a lot of trouble. I'd skip the natural history guide that you can rent - I ...
Traipse

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Skaftafell with Kristinartindar

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Suzy Wong

Distance

11.22mi

Elevation +

3320f

TrailRank

36

Skaftafell hike, from camping site to top, 1009m altitude difference, 18km walk, gorgeous landscapes. Easy to moderate in general, but the top, about 3km both ways, is sustained, abrupt, exposed.

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Skaftafell glacier view

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3pom

Distance

6.59mi

Elevation +

1693f

TrailRank

35

A nice walk for seeing changing views on the glacier. Easy but long walk. The last part of the way up was a bit more difficult in piles of moving rocks... You can easily decide when you’ve had enough and then turn back.....

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Iceland Trek - Day 07 - (2016-08-19) - From North To South

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acrocs

Distance

17.39mi

Elevation +

2782f

TrailRank

34

It's part of a 20 days hike. Beware it's not the normal north south Iceland Hike. It's mostly offtrail, there are one extremly difficult river to cross and 20km on a glacier. There are a few dangers, I put tag on the tr...

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Iceland, Skaftafell Park, Skaftafell C.G. to Svartifoss

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Problema

Distance

2.26mi

Elevation +

541f

TrailRank

34| 5.0

Svartifoss means Black Falls in Icelandic (svarti = black, foss = falls). And that covers my ENTIRE understanding of the world's most indecipherable language. The hike up to the base of the falls is very easy and the ...

Easy
Traipse

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Skaftafell: Svartifoss, sel

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3pom

Distance

3.41mi

Elevation +

735f

TrailRank

33

Nice walk to the Svartifoss cascade with its basaltic columns (and you can see magnusarfoss cascade on the way) & 2 detours: - a crater with a nice view east - sel : housses with gazon roof Easy walk. The beginning is a...

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Skaftafell

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Mr K J Godfrey

Distance

5.82mi

Elevation +

1122f

TrailRank

33

Glacier viewpoint, waterfalls. Although national park leaflet suggests most of vthis trail in reverse as an extension to the glacier viewpoint hike, a park ranger suggested doing it in this direction as you ascend towar...

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Iceland South - Svínafellsjökull

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tbk

Distance

1.01mi

Elevation +

154f

TrailRank

33

Iceland South - Route 1 - Svínafellsjökull View of Svínafellsjökull Glacier Very easy. Great View. It is possible also Hiking on Glacier. Recommend the use of a guide Contact me for extra info

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Skaftafell - Svartifoss

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Ferrran7

Distance

10.33mi

Elevation +

2628f

TrailRank

31

A round trip hiking between Skaftafelljökull and Svinafelljökull, following one track. The main difficulties were the heavy rain, the snow and the lack of visibility in some points. This route is simply amazing!! With yo...

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Iceland - Fallsjókull Glacier Hiking

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Ferrran7

Distance

3.77mi

Elevation +

325f

TrailRank

30

Easy Ice hiking on Fallsjökull glacier, close to Skaftafell area, in the South of Iceland. The track could be done easily with a minimum of common sense and caution. However, crampons, ice axes, right mountain boots and ...

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Skaftafel - Svartifoss Hundafoss Magnusfoss - Morsárdalur

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wprins

Distance

10.36mi

Elevation +

814f

TrailRank

28

This medium (but long) track starts at the visitorcenter of Skaftafel. It takes you to Svartifoss, Hundafoss and Magnusfoss and the lavafields where you can see a lot of Tröllabrauð (Trollbread :)) We really liked thi...

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Iceland. Nyidalur - Eldgja. Day 3 and 4

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Brynjólfur

Distance

27.34mi

Elevation +

1877f

TrailRank

27

Starting the day walking up the sides of the hill/mountain and on to the glacier. This is to avoid having to cross endless number of creeks / small rivers which the glaciers creates. The glacier should be easy to cross (...

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Skaftafell - Svartifoss trail

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nepoznata

Distance

2.70mi

Elevation +

443f

TrailRank

25

A waterfall with basalt formation surrounding it. There are many marked hiking trails around, most of them passing by the waterfall. You can check them in the national park`s office.

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Ice caves

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jakubnovak14

Distance

8.43mi

Elevation +

249f

TrailRank

25

way back from ice caves to skaftafell visitors center. location of ice caves can change. boits with spikes recommended. might be dangerous

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skaftafell-blátindar-skeidarárjökull

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Jap@a

Distance

19.50mi

Elevation +

4902f

TrailRank

24

long hike, part on the Eastern side of glacier, in steep terrain (scree, rockfall), just next to the massive outlet river. Could be inaccesible if rivers changes or erosion changes river bank.

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