Hiking Jökulsárgljúfur National Park – Icelandic feast for the senses
Jökulsárgljúfur is one of the most impressive areas in Iceland. It is in the northeastern part of the country. Its name means ‘glacial river canyon’ and is derived from the impressive canyon created by the mighty Jökulsá river (or glacial river). It is a part...
Hiking Fimmvörðuháls – go between glaciers
14 years ago I hiked the Fimmvörðuháls, or Five Cairns, hiking train. It was a disaster since the weather was atrocious. I wrote about that trip and entitled the article, ‘Hiking in Iceland when the weather is s***‘. But now I have just completed hiking...
Helgafell hiking trail gives you the perfect view of Reykjavik
I have said it before and I say it again. One of the best things about living in the Reykjavik area are the many hiking paths close to it. The most popular one is, of course, the Mt. Esja hiking trail But there are many...
Most Popular Hiking Trails in Iceland in 2018
The hiking Guide Einar Skúlason is a good friend of mine. He is the man behind the popular Iceland hiking app Wapp which is both available for Android and the iPhone. The app now contains whopping 265 Icelandic hiking trails and more will be added...
Hiking Icelandic Highlands – What Does it Take to Hike 800KM in Iceland?
Hiking Highlands of Iceland is never easy. Back in July I interviewed Mattia Vettorello who was raising funds for his 800 KM hiking trip across the highlands of Iceland on Karolina Fund. His fundraising was successful and he completed his epic journey. I contacted Mattia and he was...
Support this Guy Hiking 800 KM Across the Icelandic Highlands
We recently heard about a guy from Italy called Mattia Vettorello who is hiking solo some 800 kilometers across Iceland. He expects his journey to take a month, it will start in the end of July and conclude on the 1st of September. His project...
Hiking Trips in Iceland – Meet One of the Best Hiking Guides in Iceland
One of the most knowledgeable and pleasant hiking guide that we have come across is Einar Skulason. He has a great passion for the great outdoors and in a short time he has created a community of local enthusiasts for hiking trips in Iceland and traveling...
Enter the Ravine of the Sacred Tree
Confession: I haven´t really been all the way up the Ravine of Nauthúsagil but this this is a destination that I wanted to let you all hikers know about sooner than later. In any case I am hoping to there soon again and go all...
