1919. The Fimmvörðuháls Hike, Iceland
This day hike is also considered challenging. Set aside eight to 10 hours for this 25-kilometer point-to-point hike. Possibly the hardest hike here, it includes a total ascent of 1,400 meters.This extraordinary hike also includes 26 waterfalls, three distinctive landscapes, a pair of glaciers, and even a volcano.
It all begins at the Skógafoss Waterfall. From there you hike along the Skógá River. Once you near the ice caps, the lush green grass disappears. Nothing remains but a barren landscape as you hike between the glaciers across black volcanic soil until you descend into Thórsmörk’s forest and arrive in Básar.
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