Surviving Iceland

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Inland, Thorsmork

Inland, Fjallabak

The Fjallabak region takes its name from the numerous wild and rugged mountains with deeply incised valleys, which are found there. The old horse track, Landmannaleið, lying between the settlements of Land and Skaftártunga parishes goes through the Fjallabak Nature Reserve.

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ITA Mountain hut Hagavatn was built in 1942. It was rebuilt in 1986 and underwent thorogh maintainance in 2000-2001. It is situated in a vegetated dell at the edge of glacier Langjokull, at the foot of the westernmost of the Mts Jarlhettur. Only glacial water can be found in its vicinity. The hut ac...

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The oasis Herdubreidarlindir is one of the most beautiful spots of the interior. A myriad of cold springs at the edge of the lava creates the spring fed river Lindaa, a tributary of the glacial river Jokulsa. The water is the source of the existence of amazingly many species of plants in the oasis. ...

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Hlöðuvellir campsite is located to the southwest of MT Hlöðufell. Mt Hlöðufell is a beautifully shaped table mountain to the south of glacier Langjokull with a glacier eroded, flat top, which is covered with eternal snow.

Inland, Fjallabak

Holaskjol, sheltered by Mounds Lambaskardsholar, offers mountain hut accommodation and camping in a beautiful location just off the Landmanna Route, near the rivers Sydri Ofaera and Skafta and the magnificent fissure Eldgja. It is and excellent spot for a further exploration of the area on foot.

Inland, Austur Reykjadalir

This flat mountain lyes high in the mountain area (1128 m. above sea-level) which means good view and low temperature. There is a small glacier on it and under the snow are hotsprings, forming caves into the glacier.
At the other side of Hrafntinnusker (obsidian-hill) is one of the huts on the fam...

Inland, Thorsmork

From Húsadalur in Thorsmork lies an array of hiking routes. One of those is the Laugavegur hiking route, on of the most popular hiking routes in Iceland. It lies between Landmannalaugar and Thorsmork and spans 55 kilometers. Reykjavik Excursions offers daily departures from Reykjavik to Thorsmork f...

Inland, Fjallabak

A popular stop on the famous Laugarvegur hike.

Inland, Hveravellir

In the centre of Iceland, on a mountain road called Kjalvegur, there is a unspoiled and protected area called Hveravellir (hot spring plains). Wich is a popular tourist place all the year round. Kjalvegur usually opens in the middle of June and it remains open until September or October, but it dep...

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Inland, Kjolur

Kerlingarfjoll are one of Icelands precious inland resorts. There you will find good facilities and a restaurant serving traditional Icelandic dishes. In the area are various marked and unmarket hiking routes and you can spend days browsing the Hveradalir area which is one of Icelands biggest geot...

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Kverkfjoll is a mountain massif underneath and on the northern edge of the icecap Vatnajökull. It is clearly visible from the main road in the north on a fine day. It contains two high mountains (1920 and 1860m) and a high temperature area (10 km²).

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A peaceful place in Fjallabak nature reserve Cave Landmannahellir at the foot of Mt Hellisfjall south of Mt Lodmundur and west of Lake Lodmundarvatn is about 14 m long, 8 m wide and 4 m high. It was a popular shelter among travellers on Route Landmannaleid and farmers rounding up the sheep late in ...

Inland, Landmannalaugar

Landmannalaugar, this pearl of the interior is situated in a valley between colourful mountains at the dark edge of the rhyolite lava field Laugahraun. Many hot and cold springs create a bathing warm brook, where people bathe. The surroundings of Landmannalaugar are too colourful and magnificent to ...

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Laugafell hut is located on the high plateau of North Icleand, 15 km NE of Hofsjökull glacier and 20 km SW from the end of Eyjafjarðardalur valley. There is gas for cooking. The sanitary house has WC facilities and changing cubicles for the adjacent swimming pool.

Inland, Sprengisandur

Nýidalur is in the middle of Iceland in an area called Sprengisandur. Sprengisandur route is the longest stretch between the South and the North and is passable by 4wd vehicles during summer. It is mostly very desolate and barren. Only where there is water, sparse vegetation can be found.

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Inland, Snaefell

The camping site is located by a cabin at the roots of the magnificent Snæfell mountain - the highest freestanding mountain of the country (1833m). The mountain is relatively easy to climb from the cabin and there are more magnificent hiking areas in the area.

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