Walking and Trekking in Iceland

Contents

• Introduction
  
• Location
  
• Geology and landscape
  
• Wildlife
  
• National parks
  
• Getting to Iceland
  
• Getting around Iceland
  
• When to go
  
• Accommodation
  
• Food and drink
  
• Money
  
• Communications
  
• Language
  
• Tourist information offices
  
• What to take
  
• Health and safety
  
• River crossings
  
• Emergencies
  
• Footpaths, waymarking and access
  
• Maps
  
• Using this guide
  
• 1 Reykjavík, Reykjanes and Hengill
  
• Walk 1 Reykjavík and Seltjarnarnes
  
• Walk 2 Þverfellshorn from Esjustofa
  
• Walk 3 Keflavík to Grindavík
  
• Walk 4 Grindavík to Vogar
  
• Walk 5 Grindavík and Prestastígur
  
• Walk 6 Krýsuvík and Krísuvíkurbjarg
  
• Walk 7 Seltún and Kleifarvatn
  
• Walk 8 Seltún and Djúpavatn
  
• Walk 9 Þingvellir and Skógarkot
  
• Walk 10 Hveragerði and Reykjadalur
  
• Walk 11 Ölfusvatn and Ölkelduháls
  
• Walk 12 Hellisheiði to Hveragerði
  
• Walk 13 Nesjavellir and Vörðuskeggi
  
• Trek 1 The Reykjavegur
  
• Stage 1 Nesjavellir to Múlasel
  
• Stage 2 Múlasel to Bláfjallaskáli
  
• Stage 3 Bláfjallaskáli to Kaldársel
  
• Stage 4 Kaldársel to Djúpavatn
  
• Stage 5 Djúpavatn to Brattháls
  
• Stage 6 Brattháls to Þorbjörn
  
• Stage 7 Þorbjörn to Reykjanesviti
  
• 2 Fjallabak and Þórsmörk
  
• Walk 14 Landmannalaugar and Suðurnámur
  
• Walk 15 Landmannalaugar and Bláhnukúr
  
• Walk 16 Hvanngilshauser and Tangafoss
  
• Walk 17 Þórsmörk and Valahnúkur
  
• Walk 18 Fljótsdalur and Þórólfsfell
  
• Walk 19 Vestmannaeyjar – Heimaey
  
• Trek 2 Hellismannaleið, Laugavegur and Skógar Trail
  
• Stage 1 Hellismannaleið – Rjúpnavellir to Áfangagil
  
• Stage 2 Hellismannaleið – Áfangagil to Landmannahellir
  
• Stage 3 Hellismannaleið – Landmannahellir to Landmannalaugar
  
• Stage 4 Laugavegur – Landmannalaugar to Hrafntinnusker
  
• Stage 5 Laugavegur – Hrafntinnusker to Álftavatn
  
• Stage 6 Laugavegur – Álftavatn to Botnar/Emstrur
  
• Stage 7 Laugavegur – Botnar/Emstrur to Þórsmörk
  
• Stage 8 Skógar Trail – Þórsmörk to Fimmvörðuháls
  
• Stage 9 Skógar Trail – Fimmvörðuháls to Skógar
  
• 3 Skaftafell and Vatnajökull
  
• Walk 20 Sandfell and Hvannadalshnúkur
  
• Walk 21 Svinafellsjökull and Hrútsfjall
  
• Walk 22 Skaftafell and Kristínartindar
  
• Walk 23 Skaftafell and Svartifoss
  
• Walk 24 Skaftafell and Morsárdalur
  
• Walk 25 Jökulsárlón – Glacier Lagoon
  
• 4 Snæfell and Lónsöræfi
  
• Walk 26 Snæfellsskáli and Snæfell
  
• Trek 3 The Lónsöræfi Trail
  
• Stage 1 Bjálafell to Geldingafellsskáli
  
• Stage 2 Geldingafellsskáli to Egilssel
  
• Stage 3 Egilssel to Múlaskáli
  
• Stage 4 Múlaskáli to Stafafell
  
• 5 Egilsstaðir and the Eastfjords
  
• Walk 27 Egilsstaðir and Fardagafoss
  
• Walk 28 Neðri-Stafur and Seyðisfjörður
  
• Walk 29 Litlanesfoss and Hengifoss
  
• Walk 30 Hallormsstaðaskógur
  
• Walk 31 Vatnsskarð and Stórurð
  
• Trek 4 The Víknaslóðir
  
• Stage 1 Seyðisfjörður to Loðmundarfjörður
  
• Stage 2 Loðmundarfjörður to Húsavík
  
• Stage 3 Húsavík to Breiðavík
  
• Stage 4 Breiðavík to Borgarfjörður
  
• 6 Jökulsárgljúfur
  
• Walk 32 Ásbyrgi and Áshöfði
  
• Walk 33 Svinadalur and Rauðhólar
  
• Walk 34 Selfoss and Dettifoss
  
• Trek 5 The Jökulsárhlaup
  
• Stage 1 Dettifoss to Vesturdalur
  
• Stage 2 Vesturdalur to Ásbyrgi
  
• 7 Akureyri and Eyjafjörður
  
• Walk 35 Akureyri and Súlur
  
• Walk 36 Eyjafjörður and Hrísey
  
• Walk 37 Grímsey
  
• 8 Kverkfjöll and Askja
  
• Walk 38 Kverkfjöll and Hveradalur
  
• Walk 39 Herðubreiðarlindir
  
• Trek 6 The Askja Trail
  
• Stage 1 Herðubreiðarlindir to Bræðrafell
  
• Stage 2 Bræðrafell to Drekagil
  
• Stage 3 Drekagil to Dyngjufell
  
• Stage 4 Dyngjufell to Botni
  
• Stage 5 Botni to Svartárkot
  
• Stage 6 Botni to Grænavatn
  
• Trek 7 The Mývatn Trail
  
• Stage 1 Dimmuborgir to Reykjahlið
  
• Stage 2 Reykjahlið to Víti
  
• Stage 3 Víti to Reykjahlið
  
• 9 Sprengisandur and Kjölur
  
• Walk 40 Nýidalur and Kaldagil
  
• Walk 41 Nýidalur and Sprengisandur
  
• Trek 8 The Kjölur Trails
  
• Stage 1 Kerlingarfjöll Circuit – Ásgarður to Klakkur
  
• Stage 2 Kerlingarfjöll Circuit – Klakkur to Ásgarður
  
• Stage 3 Ásgarður to Gíslaskáli
  
• Stage 4 Gíslaskáli to Hveravellir
  
• Stage 5 Kjalvegur – Hveravellir to Þjófadalir
  
• Stage 6 Kjalvegur – Þjófadalir to Þverbrekknamúli
  
• Stage 7 Kjalvegur – Þverbrekknamúli to Arbuðir or Hvítárnes
  
• 10 Hornstrandir Peninsula
  
• Trek 9 The Hornstrandir Trail
  
• Stage 1 Hesteyri to Hlöðuvík
  
• Stage 2 Hlöðuvik to Hornvík
  
• Stage 3 Hornvík and Horn
  
• Stage 4 Kjaransvík to Látravík
  
• Stage 5 Látravík to Hesteyri
  
• 11 The Westfjords
  
• Walk 42 Hnífsdalur, Bolungarvík and Ísafjörður
  
• Walk 43 Suðureyri to Flateyri
  
• Walk 44 Þingeyri and Kaldbakur
  
• Walk 45 Helluskarð and Lómfell
  
• Walk 46 Foss to Krossholt
  
• Walk 47 Brunnaverstöð and Látrabjarg
  
• Walk 48 Brjánslækur and Surtarbrandsgil
  
• Walk 49 Flatey and Breiðafjörður
  
• 12 Snæfellsjökull and Snaefellsnes
  
• Trek 10 The Snæfellsjökull and Snaefellsnes Trail
  
• Stage 1 Snæfellsjökull – Ólafsvík to Arnarstapi
  
• Stage 2> Snæfellsnes – Arnarstapi to Djúpalónssandur
  
• Stage 3 Snæfellsnes – Djúpalónssandur to Öndverðarnes
  
• Stage 4 Snæfellsnes – Öndverðarnes to Hellissandur
• Appendix A Route summary tables
  
• Appendix B Glossary of place-name elements
  
• Appendix C Further information