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Long-distance hiking · Iceland

Laugavegur + Fimmvörðuháls

Icelandic volcanic crossing documented by Ferðafélag Íslands, with the two official polylines kept separate.

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76kmTrack distance
+2,712mTrack elevation gain

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The hiking pages each publish their own polyline. Trailboard keeps the two sections without inventing a connection.

Notable places

Laugavegur hiking trail in southern Iceland
Laugavegur hiking trail in southern IcelandMichal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adapted image
Footbridge over the Kaldaklofskvísl on the Hvanngil–Emstrur Laugavegur section.
Footbridge over the Kaldaklofskvísl on the Hvanngil–Emstrur Laugavegur section.Chmee2 / Valtameri · CC BY 3.0 · adapted image

Ferðafélag Íslands — itinéraires · Ferðafélag Íslands
Official polylines of Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls, kept as two segments.

Enriched elevation profile. Elevation derived from Copernicus DEM GLO-30

Track source: Ferðafélag Íslands

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