Hiking to the Waterfalls of the River Skoga
Gönguleið um Fimmvörðuháls, Iceland, Hvolsvollur
Duration: 3-5 hours. Difficulty: a steady climb and descent of about 300-400 meters, or more depending on how far you go. You will return by the same path so the choice is yours. Interest: if you foun...
Fjallsarlon (Fjallsárlón) walk
Fjallsarlon Rd, Iceland, Hofn i Hornafirdi
Duration: 30 minutes (or longer). Difficulty: easy walk along terminal moraines overlooking the lagoon. Interest: glacier tongue, a less-visited iceberg lagoon. Start/End: Fjallsarlon is signposted on...
Seljavallalaug hot pool
Raufarfellsvegur, Iceland, Hvolsvöllur
All over Iceland swimming pools are built in areas where there is geothermal hot water, mostly in towns and villages, but sometimes just out in the middle of nowhere. Seljavallalaug is a swimming p...
Hvannadalshnukur (Hvannadalshnúkur) Iceland's Highest Peak
Hvannadalshnúkur, Iceland, Öraefum
The southernmost part of the Vatnajokull glacier envelops the central volcano Oraefajokull and Iceland's highest peak, Hvannadalshnjukur, at 2110m. Oraefajokull is a stratovolcano which has erupted...