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Blick auf Skaftafellsjökull – Svartifoss Itinerario ad anello da Hæðavegur

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Blick auf Skaftafellsjökull – Svartifoss Itinerario ad anello da Hæðavegur

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September 5, 2021

Blick auf Skaftafellsjökull – Svartifoss Itinerario ad anello da Hæðavegur

Hard

06:08

17.6km

2.9km/h

830m

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Overview

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.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Parking

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422 m

Skaftafell Visitor Centre, Vatnajökull National Park

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Internet and modest cafeteria. Explanation about the area and the Vatnajökull. Paid parking for the maintenance of the area.

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3.38 km

View of the Skaftafellsjökull Glacier

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In the information center it is essential to inquire about the state of the road to the Kristínartindar.

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6.16 km

View of Vatnajökull Glacier

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Unfortunately, the glacier tongue is quite grey at the lower edge and is therefore melting even faster.

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8.04 km

Kristinartindar Saddle

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We are sitting here on the saddle between the front peak and the main peak. The path runs along the flank of the lowest peak to this saddle (cairn). From …

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14.6 km

Here you have a 360°**** panorama of the Black Sandur, with the Skeiðarárjökull glacier, the disturbing contours of the Kristinartindar and, in clear weather, far to the west, the Mýrdalsjökull. In the south, the ocean and the wild Skeiðará sparkle.

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15.2 km

Svartifoss

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This waterfall, about 1.5km from the parking lot, you should definitely visit. Due to the basalt formations, this 20m high waterfall has something mystical.

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16.2 km

Magnúsarfoss

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Hikers visiting Svartifoss will encounter two waterfalls on the way to the main attraction: Magnúsarfoss and Hundafoss. The Magnúsarfoss is the smaller of the two, measuring about 10 meters (about …

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16.2 km

Bridge With View of Magnúsarfoss

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This concerns the Magnúsarfoss, which is only 10 m high. You have a better view from the eastern bank.

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17.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

2.20 km

520 m

182 m

146 m

Surfaces

13.2 km

3.56 km

659 m

< 100 m

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Blick auf Skaftafellsjökull – Svartifoss Itinerario ad anello da Hæðavegur

Skaftafell Visitor Centre, Vatnajökull National Park

View of the Skaftafellsjökull Glacier

View of Vatnajökull Glacier

Kristinartindar Saddle

Sjónarsker Viewpoint

Svartifoss

Magnúsarfoss

Bridge With View of Magnúsarfoss

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