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Kerlingarfjöll Geothermal Area – Rest Area Hveradalir loop from Ásgarðsfjall

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Kerlingarfjöll Geothermal Area – Rest Area Hveradalir loop from Ásgarðsfjall

Hard

5.0

(10)

80

hikers

Kerlingarfjöll Geothermal Area – Rest Area Hveradalir loop from Ásgarðsfjall

06:04

18.3km

780m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Kerlingarfjöll

Waypoints

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12.6 km

Kerlingarfjöll Geothermal Area

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here it whistles and bubbles as if the earth were boiling. A dream of earth.

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12.7 km

Rest Area Hveradalir

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After the long ascent and steep descent, this place, which is furnished with simple benches, offers the opportunity for a break and stretching your legs. Everywhere around you seethes, gurgles and hisses. A unique atmosphere.

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13.3 km

Geothermal Area in Kerlingarfjöll

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4

13.7 km

View of Hveradalir Geothermal Area

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This viewpoint is the first view you will get at the geothermal area of Hveradalir when you start your hike at the highland base Kerlingarfjöll. Don’t miss out!

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14.3 km

View of Kerlingarfjöll

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6

16.4 km

Hveradalir Geothermal Area, Kerlingarfjöll

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Despite the overcast sky and rain, an incredible variety of colors reveals itself here.

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16.8 km

Glacier in Kerlingarfjöll

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8

17.7 km

Base for hiking in Kerlingarfjöll with campsite, cabins and rooms. We were on the camping meadow above the stream.

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18.3 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.5 km

975 m

631 m

116 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.8 km

975 m

492 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,200 m)

Lowest point (690 m)

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Saturday 20 June

9°C

2°C

25 %

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