Fimmvörðuháls.
Laugavegur.
Wild. Beautiful.
TREK. August 2015. 7 days hiking.
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Fimmvörðuháls and Laugavegur trails.
We will start this trek by walking along the Fimmvörðuháls (Icelandic for "five cairns pass"), from the Skógafoss waterfall to the glacial valley of Þórsmörk (63°42′10″N 19°25′38″W) . The Fimmvörðuháls is the area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull in southern Iceland.
We will then continue along the Laugavegur, which is a famous trekking route in South-West Iceland from Þórsmörk to the hot springs area of Landmannalaugar (63°59′28″N 19°03′37″W).
In detail.
In detail.
Fimmvörðuháls
The route between Skógar and Þórsmörk goes between the famous volcano that pissed us off in 2010 and the Mydralsjökull glacier and is one of the most popular walking routes in Iceland, despite being 22 km long and involving 1,000 m of climbing.While many hikers do this part in one leg, we will split it into two days, to enjoy the scenery, overnighting at one of the two mountain huts and camps along the trail.
Laugavegur
It is noted for the wide variety of landscapes that are experienced in just 55 km (34 mi). The route is typically completed over 2–4 days with potential stops at the mountain huts at Hrafntinnusker, Álftavatn, Hvanngil and Emstrur.
Day after day.
Day after day.
From august 15th to 22nd.
Please have a look at the french version for the details ;-) here
Requirements.
Requirements.
Hike in the Great North.
Follow the advices in this blog to enjoy your stay at the maximum :
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Video clip.
Video clip.
An unbelievable and amazing journey to remember!
(video clip to come)