Iceland’s Laugavegur Trail
Reykjavík, Iceland
5.0 (35 reviews)Trip Highlights
- Most Iconic Iceland Hike
- Colorful Landscapes
- Hot Springs & Geothermal Features
- Icelandic Mountain Huts
- Jeep Supported for Resupply
- Stunning Views
- Waterfalls and Glacial Rivers
Description
This classic Laugavegur Trail hut-to-hut and jeep-supported trek is Iceland’s most iconic trek and for good reason! This hike will take you through a wide variety of landscapes from Landmannalaugar to Thorsmork. On the Laugavegur Trek we will experience rainbow-colored mountains, a variety of fantastic geothermal features, obsidian lava fields, plunging waterfalls, thundering rivers, pristine lakes and serene natural settings. Additionally, black sand deserts and beautiful, lush birch forests are accompanied by huge glacial ice caps.
This trip is paired with our Iceland’s Laugavegur Extended Trek. On Day 6 of this trip, the guests on the Extended trek will continue on for two additional days of hiking through the impressive, and more remote, Fimmvordurhals Mountain Pass down to Skogar.
As on all Iceland treks, the weather can be relatively harsh (very windy, cold and rainy usually mixed with some sunshine and calm conditions as well). The huts are communal and rustic and provide wonderful refuge from potentially bad weather in the evenings. Join us and prepare yourself for a true Icelandic hiking experience!
$230 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT
On this trip the single supplement includes single rooms in the hotels we stay at before and after the trek. Once on our trek we will not have the ability to put guests in single rooms. Please be prepared to sleep in a dormitory hut with other guests and hikers once we’re on the trek. Dormitories may be mixed gender.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL 3
Scale of 1-5. 1 is least difficult; 5 is most difficult
This trip has some long days (11-14 miles), but the elevation gain/loss is not extreme. Hiking in Iceland is generally at low elevations – often near or just above sea level – which makes the hiking more moderate than many higher elevation destinations.
Hiking Distances:
Up to 14 mi
Backpack Weight:
15-25 pounds
Terrain:
Moderately Rugged
Max Daily Elev. ↑↓:
1600 ft
Hiking Distances:
Moderate
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THIS TRIP
- Hiking uphill or downhill with a 15-25 pound backpack for 8-10 hours
- Maintaining balance and footing on variable, uneven terrain
- River and creek crossings
- Potentially hiking in cold, windy, rainy conditions
SOLITUDE LEVEL 2
1 least solitude, 5 most solitude
We rate this Iceland hike a solitude 2. You can expect to see no more than one or two groups per day.
Minimum of 3 Guests
We require a minimum of 3 guests to confirm this trip. If a trip date is not confirmed yet, you can register and will be notified when the trip is officially confirmed. We recommend not making final travel arrangements until your trip meets the minimum number of guests and is confirmed.
In most cases, if a trip does not reach the minimum number of guests, you may choose to transfer to another trip date or another trip, be refunded your payments in full, or you may have the choice to pay a supplemental fee to run the trip with fewer guests. We make the final determination for these trips 65-60 days before the departure date.
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