The Laugavegur Hiking Trail Day 2 Hrafntinnusker to Alftavatn (Iceland)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.38 mi
- Elevation gain
- 512 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 2,129 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,432 ft
- TrailRank
- 42
- Min elevation
- 1,808 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 5 hours 19 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1504
- Uploaded
- July 25, 2015
- Recorded
- July 2015
near Skogar, Suðurland (Lýðveldið Ísland)
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From volcanohuts.com :
Day two: Hrafntinnusker - Álftavatn
Distance: 12 km, 4 – 5 hours.
Elevation decrease: 490 m
Starting Coordinates GPS: N63°55.840 – W19°09.700
Finish coordinates GPS: N63°51.470 – W19°13.640
Heading out from the Hrafntinnusker hut the trail takes you through a valley with small ravines that sometimes may be filled with snow. A short and steep incline leads you to the highpoint of today’s walk. If the visibility is good, a side trip to the summit of mountain Háskerðingur (1.281 m) will reward you with a breathtaking view. This is best done from the western slope of the mountain. But take care as you have to cross a glacier on the way. Ask the hut warden for further information.
Soon after you will leave the colorful rhyolite mountains and enter an area with contrast of dark palagonite mountains and white glaciers. You will also notice a considerable increase in vegetation. The trail down the Jökultungur is quite steep and care must be taken during the descent. The last few kilometers to the huts by the lake Álftavatn are on flat land. The two huts at Álftavatn take up to 52 persons.
Day two: Hrafntinnusker - Álftavatn
Distance: 12 km, 4 – 5 hours.
Elevation decrease: 490 m
Starting Coordinates GPS: N63°55.840 – W19°09.700
Finish coordinates GPS: N63°51.470 – W19°13.640
Heading out from the Hrafntinnusker hut the trail takes you through a valley with small ravines that sometimes may be filled with snow. A short and steep incline leads you to the highpoint of today’s walk. If the visibility is good, a side trip to the summit of mountain Háskerðingur (1.281 m) will reward you with a breathtaking view. This is best done from the western slope of the mountain. But take care as you have to cross a glacier on the way. Ask the hut warden for further information.
Soon after you will leave the colorful rhyolite mountains and enter an area with contrast of dark palagonite mountains and white glaciers. You will also notice a considerable increase in vegetation. The trail down the Jökultungur is quite steep and care must be taken during the descent. The last few kilometers to the huts by the lake Álftavatn are on flat land. The two huts at Álftavatn take up to 52 persons.
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