The Best Alpine Climbing Trails in IS.05 (Iceland)

Krákur

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

24.56mi

Elevation +

2920f

TrailRank

32

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At 40 kilometres this was as long a hike as I would care to make in a day - but it actually took under 12 hours. The weather was fantastic, the only drawback being the constant biting of the black flies. Click "View more...

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Jörundarfell

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

5.86mi

Elevation +

3392f

TrailRank

25

This was our second attempt at climbing this mountain - we had been here last spring but been turned away by the farmer on the (reasonable) grounds that his sheep, just released into summer pastures on the slopes, might ...

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Rauðkollur

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

4.73mi

Elevation +

1509f

TrailRank

24

Dominating the Þjófadalir ("Thiefs' Valley") area, Rauðkollur also offers views of Langjökull and Hrútfell, as well as Kerlingarfjöll (where we'd been the day before). An easy and rewarding hike.

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Kjalfell

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

15.43mi

Elevation +

2051f

TrailRank

23

This rather long (ca. 25 km) circuit is "by the book" in that it duplicates the description in the book "Icelandic Mountains, hiking trails to 151 Peaks". There are certainly shorter alternatives available - the shortest...

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