Ármansfell hiking to the top, there is a beautiful view on Þingvellir National Park and Langjokull Glacier.
5km track on Hekla (one way) total 10km, from middle high parking. Starts in 800 meters and only possible in 4 wheel drive car before winter.
Hiking to glacier Eyjafjallajökull, who erupted 14th of April 2010. 10 hours hike in rather mild wether but rainy and windy over 1200 meters. Very bad snow to walk in down the glacier.
Ljósufjöll is the name of a rhyolite formation in the middle of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. In the summer of 2006 a group of us did a very interesting hike from the closest access road on the South side, through the mount...
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Overlooking the village of Borgarnes, Hafnarfjall give the inhabitants an excellent view over their homes - and is a popular hike. On this evening walk we did something a little more ambitious, a circuit of all the mount...
Overlooking the little fishing village of Grundarfjörður are the peaks of the Helgrindur mountains - these form part of the "spine" of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. While the north face of Helgrindur is popular with ice cli...
Winterhike at Burfell Thingvellir.
We took the Hryggjaleið route from the Virkisjökull glacier. This is a very beautiful but also tough and dangerous route, you need to be well prepared both physically and mentally to be able to accomplish it. Click the ...
One of the peaks of the Skarðsheiði massif is named Skessuhorn. One evening last summer a few of us made the ascent from the north (as is normally done) but then continued across Skarðsheiði and descended the southern sl...
An enjoyable spring hike done in late May 2006. The weather was nice - though it snowed a little at one point. Great visibity over a vast landscape - highly recommended. Having hit both "peaks" - the one named after the ...
Located in the immediate vicinity of the Geysir geothermal area and not far from the waterfall Gullfoss, Bjarnarfell offers a fantastic view over the surrounding landscape - including landmarks such as Hekla and Vestmann...
Every spring, on the weekend closest to the spring equinox, the Útivist Hiking Club organises a trip to the top of Mount Keilir, a small cone-shaped mountain (or hill!) located halfway between Reykjavík and Keflavík. Mos...
Kerling is the highest mountain in north of Iceland. At 1538m it offers a splendid view and it is a very fun climbing/trekking trip. No technical climbing is involved, though ice axes and crampons are preferred in the wi...
The Kerlingarfjöll area constitutes the heavily eroded remains of an old volcano. After staying at the local cabin overnight we embarked on a circuit of the four peaks Fannborg, Snækollur, Snót and Loðmundur. The first t...
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Located on either side of the fjord Dýrafjörður are two mountains named Sandafell and Mýrafell which, with a bit of imagination, seem to resemble upside-down boats. Growing up in Þingeyri Sandafell was my playground in c...
Great trek really enjoyed it. I recconed in parking in the waterfall parking lot. Another thing that I used and helpe...
A try to get on top of the highest peak in Iceland, but we had to go back at the hight of 1.850m because of weather. Will try some other time.
Kaldbakur is the highest peak in the Westfjord region of Iceland and though not very tall at 998 metres the view is unimpeded in all directions and the landscape incredibly pretty (yes, I was born in the area!) so this a...
A circuit of Kálfstindar - return via Laugarvatnsvellir. If you follow this path, don't cut the slope during the ascent like I did, just walk to directly north of the peak and go straight up - it's the path most free of ...
Sandfell hiking to the top 01.02.2020 Second attempt, this time the weather was perfect, little frosty, but there was no any wind. Great visibility, on the entire southern region of Iceland. Video from this trail: h...
Did it 2 of May 2020. The weather was just perfect! Solo ascent. Click the link below to see the video!
Having climbed Hestskarðshnjúkur in the morning I decided to finish my "tasks" in the northern half of the Tröllaskagi peninsula that afternoon by climbing this mountain. The ascent was straightforward, I must admit that...
There's no doubt about it - Esja is my favourite mountain. it only takes 20 minutes to drive there from Reykjavík, it offers an endless variety of routes - what more can I say? this was a trip I did with a friend in summ...
Climbing Hvalfell allows one to enjoy views of Iceland's highest waterfall ("Glymur") as well as the surrounding mountains, the closest of which are Botnssúlur. One the way down one should make a point of stopping at the...
Located just north of Þingvellir, Ármannsfell offers views of that region as well as the Kaldidalur area and the glaciers north of there. If you can arrange transportation doing the hike this way is ideal - otherwise you...
Within easy reach of the capital, Esja is a very popular recreation area for hikers and climbers. The best known hiking paths lead to the summits Þverfellshorn (780 m) and Kerhólakambur (851 m). Þverfellshorn is also eas...
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