Laugavegur — 6 days trekking through Iceland
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6
days
4-7 h
/ day
53.2 mi
8,050 ft
9,875 ft
Get ready for volcanos with unpronounceable names, mighty glaciers, steaming springs, green lowlands and moonlike mountains. Get ready for the most beautiful landscapes you can imagine: Welcome to Iceland.
Just a three-hour drive from Reykjavík lies the wonderful nature park Friðland að Fjallabaki. This beautiful region serves as the backdrop to this epic, 6-day trekking adventure that'll lead you through the best Iceland has to offer. As you go, you'll sleep either in your tent or in simple huts (as long as you book in advance), and you'll carry all provisions you need for the 'wild life'—the ultimate freedom.
Traditionally, this trek is done from the south to the north. In that direction, you'll be forced to conquer more elevation gain. This hike, however, ends in Landmannalaugar—the perfect endpoint, complete with hot springs to relax in after your hike through the wilderness.
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Last updated: February 21, 2023
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- 04:196.71 mi1.6 mph1,750 ft325 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
The first of six days leads you from Landmannalaugar to Hrafntinnusker. The trek starts pleasantly through the lava fields of Laugahraun and leads to the beautiful mountain "Brennisteinsalda". From here it goes evenly uphill through the impressive hilly landscape.
After about 3 - 4 hours you are at the…
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- 05:329.18 mi1.7 mph1,000 ft2,600 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
On the second day we go from Hrafntinnusker to Álftavatn. The path leads first through a valley with small snow-filled gorges. A short steep climb takes you to the highest point of today's stage. However, you should still climb the summit of Kaldaklofsfjöll, if the view is good.
Soon after, the colorful…
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- 05:299.89 mi1.8 mph825 ft1,025 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
Day 3 takes you from Álftavatn to Emstrur (Botnar). The path leads over the Brattháls ridge into the Hvanngil gorge, here you go through the small Bratthálskvísl river. In the gorge there is the hut Hvanngil, which can be used as an alternative accommodation. It is equipped with the most important. There…
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- 07:0811.1 mi1.6 mph1,575 ft2,325 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
Day 4 leads from Botnar Hut / Emstrur to Þórsmörk. Less than 45 minutes after leaving the Emstrur huts, a steep path leads into the canyon of the Syðri-Emstruá river. Over the river you come on a bridge, at a very narrow part of the gorge.
Afterwards you cycle through hilly landscapes into the area Almenningar…
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- 05:137.49 mi1.4 mph2,925 ft375 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
The fifth day will take you from Langidalur to the hut Fimmvörðuskáli. Passing through the plain of Krossá, you will reach light birch forests and on to Básar, where you will go uphill to the Strákagil gorge. Afterwards, you will hike a bit more exposed on the Heljarkambur before it goes flat again.
Finally…
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- 04:368.85 mi1.9 mph25 ft3,225 ftExpertExpert Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
From the hut Fimmvörðuskáli offers a wonderful view of the glaciers and the approaching Atlantic. After descending steep paths, you soon cross the Skógá bridge and follow the gorge with its many beautiful waterfalls.
The biggest highlight and the conclusion of the tour is one of the most beautiful waterfalls…
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Collection Stats
- Tours6
- Distance53.2 mi
- Duration32:18 h
- Elevation8,050 ft9,875 ft
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