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This guidebook to walking routes in Iceland offers 49 day walks and 10 multi-stage treks including the classic Laugavegur Trail. The total of 100 days of routes described cater for most abilities, from waymarked walks to challenging glacier crossings. Information on public transport, accommodation, facilities and budget travel tips also included.
Cicerone says:
A guidebook to 49 day walks and 10 multi-day treks in Iceland. From short, waymarked walks to challenging glacier crossings, there is something for walkers of all levels of fitness and experience.
The day walks range in length from 5 to 35km (3–22 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–10 hours. The multi-day treks vary in length from 34 to 143km (21–89 miles), take between 2 and 9 days to complete, and include the classic Laugavegur Trail and Hvannadalshnúkur, Iceland's highest mountain.
- Sketch maps included for each walk
- Detailed information on public transport, accommodation and facilities
- Advice on planning and preparation
- Highlights include Vatnajökull National Park
Our Verdict
For nearly 50 years Cicerone have been producing guidebooks on recognised treks, regions, areas and general tips for hikers.
We have used them countless times and they've always provided excellent insight and knowledge that you only get through experience, giving you the edge to make your trip a success and more enjoyable too.
If you're a gram counter you can easily remove sections of the book to take with you making your own ultra-lightweight guidebook with only the essential sections that you require.
- Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Features
- Seasons: summer season - highland roads don't open until mid-June and many tourist services close at the end of August; low-lying coastal areas, particularly in the south-west, can be walked from spring to autumn; winter effectively closes the vast bulk of routes to ordinary walkers
- Centres: Most towns and villages are not well-placed for walking; essential to travel from place to place, and even far into the interior, to enjoy some of the most scenic and interesting trails
- Difficulty: from short and easy routes to tough and steep, over anything from easy to rugged terrain, as well as long-distance routes; no special equipment needed for the easy routes; full backpacking equipment needed for long-distance trails; ropes, ice axe, crampons and experience essential on most glacier walks
- Must See: amazing volcanic and glacial landscapes; geothermal areas; the coastline and off-islands and the remote interior; Iceland's highest mountain - Hvannadalshnúkur
Specifications
- Edition: Second
- Number of pages: 352
- Size: 17.2 x 11.6 x 1.9cm
- Weighs 390g
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
