Verlag Uwe Grunewald

Iceland - The Southern Highlands

<p>One of the most beautiful and most visited hiking paradises in Iceland is the southern highlands. It encompasses an area that stretches from the Hekla volcano in the vest to the Vatnajökull glacier in the east. In the north, the glacial river Tungnaá serves as a natural border, while in the south, two large volcanic massifs rise up, covered by the Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull glaciers. If you set out to explore this area on foot and with a rucksack, you will discover a varied landscape. You will pass volcanic craters and lava flows, dark basalt cliffs and colorful rhyolite mountains, spectacular waterfalls and idyllic birch forests. You will see white glaciers and black outwash plains, cold rivers and hot springs, blue lakes and green moss carpets. You walk through wide valleys and deep gorges, over steep mountain ridges and flat plateaus, and enjoy the fantastic panoramic views from the mountain peaks.&nbsp;</p><p>This hiking guide describes well-known and lesser-known hiking routes through this unique region and includes various trekking tours, day hikes and short excursions. The book contains the following routes:<br></p><p>Hellismannaleið (Rjúpnavellir - Landmannalaugar)</p><p>Laugavegur (Landmannalaugar - Þórsmörk)&nbsp;</p><p>Fimmvörðuháls (Þórsmörk - Skógar)&nbsp;</p><p>Langisjór (circular walk around the lake)</p><p>Eldgjá Trail (Sveinstindur - Hólaskjól)&nbsp;</p><p>Strútsstígur (Hólaskjól - Hvanngil)&nbsp;</p><p>Klukkugilsleið (Hrafntinnusker - Landmannahellir)&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Verlag Uwe Grunewald | 2. Edition 2017 | 172 pages | 7 trekking routes, 9 day tours, several short excursions | detailed map sections (1:50,000) and GPS points as orientation aids | format 12.0 x 21.0 cm | printed on wood-free paper</span></p>