04/08/2022 Iceland road trip, on the Ring Road, day 5 From Kirkjubæjarklaustur to Skaftafell Campground, Vatnajökull National Park. The day I could feel the mountain by climbing it and taking time for a 20kms hike and fo...
This track starts softly in lava sand and ends with a rocky section. Don't underestimate the soft sands as well as the climbing section(s). You'll need diff lock and low gear. In the "along the river" section there is on...
Note that the difficulty depends a lot on the weather and water level situation. There are several rivers to cross. Best is to check the road conditions with the information center in Kirkjubæjarklaustur they are very he...
From Route 1 until Eldgjá, Ófærufoss Situated between Landmannalaugar and Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Eldgja is the largest volcanic canyon in the world, 270m deep, 600m at its widest and around 40 km long. The canyon lies par...
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Secret advice from Blágil mountain hut ward. From me the best hike in Laki. Trail is well marked but on the way is some fords, so you have to put your boots off. Terrain looks flat, but mainly at the first half the trail...
From Álftavötn hut north to southern part of Eldgjá and fantastic Gílvatn. Eldgjá canyon with Ófaerufoss. AT the end of Eldgjá there is the Gjátindur mountain with fantastic view into Edgjá and of the southern highland. ...
Round trip around the world biggest volcano canyon, the trails are well marked. Starting point is at the car park. First half is on the bottom of the valley, at the and you climb up to the canyon ridge, turn right and go...
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Iceland South - Route 1 - Route 206 - Route F206 Laki or Lakagígar (Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure. Strada impegnativa da effettuarsi con fuoristrada. Contact me for extra info.
Easy standard track with signs and all, shallow water crossing (20-40cm)
From Skaelingar hut north to the Sveinstindur hut First 5 km on the road then through a rather narrow gorge with lots of stream crossings along the green Uxartindar mountains. At the end of the gorge you find a beautif...
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...
Hike up to Laki mountain with a fantastic views on the Lakagigar craters with the Vatnajökull glacier in the background. At the start is an information point with toilets and a ranger that can provide information. The ...
We hiked a loop starting at Eldgjá car park, continuing to Ofaerufoss and then into the canyon ahead (western bank of the canyon). We wrongly chose the path straight ahead, instead we then turned right to a steep climb o...
Start at Sveinstindur hut on a footpath up the hill behind, walk then down to the lavasand valley. The ascent from here is steep but easy despite a small rocky belt and the last 50 metres to the top. You get an overwhel...
Eldgjá, Ófærufoss Waterfall Situated between Landmannalaugar and Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Eldgja is the largest volcanic canyon in the world, 270m deep, 600m at its widest and around 40 km long. The canyon lies paralel with...
more info in my blog: https://yepyepyep.cat/en/bike-adventure-to-the-laki-volcano/ You can see a video of the adventure here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlSPlsjTZPQ Day 1: from Fagrifoss to Lambavatn (33,5 km,...
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...
The track follows the marked jeep-track from Lake Langisjór to Sveinstindur hut. Because of sandstorm, rain and dense fog it was safer to follow the 'road' than to take the much shorter footpath.
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...
Gradual and non-stop ascent to the highest peak near Langisjór lake - Sveinstindur. Amazing views on a nice day. Marked trail, steady climb, hiking poles will be useful. You can come back the same way only (or continue s...
A variation to the old Laki-Skaftafell route. Easy to get to the starting point - take the bus, for example Stræto, ask the driver to let you off by Djupa. Instead of walking down to Nupstadaskogar, one can skip that par...
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...
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...
Actually not known to have ever been a church built on top of this natural formation. So not man made. NATURAL MONUMENT Kirkjugólf at Kirkjubæjarklaustur was protected as a natural monument in 1987. The protection cove...
Normally Laki summit is a rount trip, but in 2020 the east part of the trail was close due to erosion. From the summit is excellent view to whole Laki area and glaciers.
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