#20 of 300 · Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull (Þórsmörk)
Fimmvörðuháls
IcelandSouthern Region
IcelandA pass crossing between the Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull ice caps, from Skógafoss past a chain of waterfalls on the Skógá, over the 2010 lava fields of Magni and Móði, and down into the valleys of Þórsmörk.
- Distance
- 25 km
- Point to point
- Ascent
- 1,100 m
- High point 1,100 m
- Time
- 9 h
- Day hike
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
- Best months
- Jul–Sep
- When the route is usually in condition
- Start
- Skógar (Skógafoss)
- Finish: Básar (Þórsmörk)
Route
- Skógafoss
- Fimmvörðuskáli hut
- Básar (Þórsmörk)
Wildlife along the route
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