Iceland · Day walk

Fimmvörðuháls

A day walk in Iceland: 23 km (14 mi) with 1,002 m of ascent.

Distance
23 km (14 mi)
Ascent
1,002 m
Days
1
High point
1,030 m

The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

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Move along the height chart to see each point on the map.
Fimmvörðuháls
Chmee2/Valtameri · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Start and finish

Start: 63.67793, -19.48262

Finish: near Skógar, Rangárþing eystra. 63.53012, -19.51170

Directions to the start Directions to the finish

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.