Southern Highlands, Iceland
Laugavegur Trail Classic
Route detail
About this route
Five days across rhyolite mountains, black-sand deserts and green valleys, sleeping in huts with an Icelandic trekking guide.
Daily activity
4–7 hr/day.
Terrain
Rhyolite hills, geothermal ground, black sand, river crossings and hut-to-hut trails.
Best season
June to September
Your guide office
Icelandic Mountain Guides
Based in Reykjavík, Iceland
What's included
Guide, mountain huts, meals, public bus transport and luggage support where available.
Not included
Flights to Iceland, personal snacks, sleeping bag liner, travel insurance.
Itinerary
- 1
Landmannalaugar
Time: 4–5 hrDistance: 10 km
Bus to the highlands and a warm-up walk among steaming rhyolite slopes.
- 2
Hrafntinnusker
Time: 5–6 hrDistance: 12 km
Cross snow patches, obsidian fields and geothermal vents to the first hut.
- 3
Álftavatn
Time: 4–5 hrDistance: 12 km
Descend from the high plateau to the lake country, with river crossings en route.
- 4
Emstrur
Time: 6–7 hrDistance: 16 km
Traverse black volcanic desert and visit the Markarfljót canyon viewpoint.
- 5
Þórsmörk
Time: 5–6 hrDistance: 15 km
Walk into birch forest and the green valley below the glaciers before the return bus.
Questions about this route?
Talk to the guides who run it — gear, fitness, weather windows, private dates. We answer within one working day.
€2,162
per person
Guide, mountain huts, meals, public bus transport and luggage support where available.
Next departure · Jul 7
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