Alpine Climbing

The Best Alpine Climbing Trails in Gilsbakki, Myrasysla (Iceland)

4 trails

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  • Eiríksjökull

    Alpine Climbing
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    Distance
    4.70mi
    Elevation +
    3885f
    TrailRank
    31
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    A fairly easy hike - the trick is getting to the trailhead, this requires a serious 4x4 truck. I've shown the location of cairns along the way - these can help in poor visibity. Note that Eiríksjökull is an ice cap - tho...

  • Strútur

    Alpine Climbing
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    Distance
    5.17mi
    Elevation +
    2159f
    TrailRank
    26| Rating 5.0

    Located in the upper reaches of the Borgarfjörður region, Strútur is a smallish, cone shaped mountain which affords wonderful views of the ice capped Eiríksjökull and the NW part of the Kaldidalur area. Needless to say, ...

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  • Hádegishnjúkur

    Alpine Climbing
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    Distance
    9.83mi
    Elevation +
    2825f
    TrailRank
    22

    The spring of 2007 saw us engaged in a campaign to conquear those Book peaks (i.e. peaks listed in the book "Icelandic Mountains - Hiking Trails to 151 Summits") which lie in the Kaldidalur area. On this beautiful day it...

  • Prestahnjúkur

    Alpine Climbing
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    Distance
    2.73mi
    Elevation +
    2119f
    TrailRank
    15

    After an abortive earlier attempt a couple of years ago (in winter - we got blown off the mountain!) we revisited Prestahnjúkur ("Priests' Peak") determined to succeed. The weather was wonderful and the ascent easy thoug...

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