Running the Fimmvörðuháls trail, one of Iceland’s most popular hiking routes, is likely to be a day you’ll remember – that is, if you’re an avid trail runner. The 23-kilometre-long route runs between Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull glaciers in South Iceland.
Starting in Skógar, the trail brings runners through diverse scenery encompassing a vegetated oasis, glaciers and lava fields. According to Running in Iceland, the trail is quite gruelling, its highest point being 1,043 metres (3,422 ft) above sea level where snow can be expected all year around. The route ends in Þórsmörk Nature Reserve, a gorgeous and vegetated valley that nestles between two glaciers.
Learn more here.
Running the Fimmvörðuháls trail, one of Iceland’s most popular hiking routes, is likely to be a day you’ll remember – that is, if you’re an avid trail runner. The 23-kilometre-long route runs between Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull glaciers in South Iceland.
Starting in Skógar, the trail brings runners through diverse scenery encompassing a vegetated oasis, glaciers and lava fields. According to Running in Iceland, the trail is quite gruelling, its highest point being 1,043 metres (3,422 ft) above sea level where snow can be expected all year around. The route ends in Þórsmörk Nature Reserve, a gorgeous and vegetated valley that nestles between two glaciers.
Learn more here.
