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Hiking in Iceland
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items Iceland is on my (and lots of people's!) bucket list, not only to visit during the fall/winter/spring to view the magnificent Northern Lights, but to hike/trek the beautiful landscapes of the ‘land of fire and ice’.
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Hiking Websites
Hiking Guidebooks
Guided Hiking Tours
Hiking & Trip Planning Resources
Hiking Websites
These websites will help you plan your trip to Iceland, including the Iceland page from my website Where to Hike When.
This site gives you all kinds of useful info to help you plan your hiking trip to Iceland, including guidebooks, when to hike, maps, apps, where to stay, guided tours, and so much more!
Hiking in Iceland
All the info you need on booking mountain huts and camping (along with all kinds of other useful info) in Iceland.
Ferðafélag Íslands, the Iceland Touring Association owns and runs mountain huts on the Laugavegur trail
Iceland's oldest and largest online travel guide, this site is very helpful in planning your trip to Iceland.
Nordic Adventure Travel - NAT
Hiking Guidebooks
If hiking independently, these are great guidebooks to have, not only for day hikes, but for multi-day treks such as the famous Laugavegur Trail.
One of the best guidebooks to hiking in Iceland, providing info on spending 100 days walking and trekking on this stunning island!
Walking and Trekking in Iceland
A great guide to Iceland's most popular trek, the Laugavegur Trail as well as the Fimmvorduhals Trail. The guide covers 14 different itineraries, along with detailed maps, equipment needed, difficulty, weather, and so much more.
Trekking Iceland's Laugavegur & Fimmvorduhals Guidebook
One of the premier general guides (which includes information about hiking), Lonely Planet doesn't fail to deliver on providing the essential information to plan a successful trip to Iceland.
Lonely Planet Iceland (Travel Guide)
Guided Hiking Tours
Leave the planning to someone else and go on a guided hiking/trekking tour.
Spend 6 days exploring some of the most amazing landscapes in southern Iceland. Hikes will take you to Múlagljúfur Canyon, the Skaftafell Glacier, Mt. Laki, and Brennisteinsalda volcano and you'll spend time traveling through sprawling icefields, bla...
Hiking Southern Iceland
Explore the lesser visited, but equally stunning, eastern region of Iceland where you can trek through breathtaking fjords, thundering waterfalls, and tiny fishing villages on this 6 day trek by G Adventures.
Trekking Eastern Iceland
An excellent one day hiking tour to the Reykjadalur valley where you'll have the chance to soak in geothermal waters after the hike.
Private Reykjadalur Hiking tour from Reykjavik | Manawa
If you're wanting to do Iceland's most popular trek on your own, check out 10 Adventures self-guided tour, where all of the planning is taken care of and you just need to walk and enjoy!
Self-Guided Laugavegur Trekking Tour
Hiking & Trip Planning Resources
Use these essential resources when planning your hiking trip to Iceland
This is an essential app (and website) for safe adventure in Iceland. Gives you up-to-date information on earthquake and volcanic activity, as well as other important travel conditions.
Safe Travel Iceland
If you're using public transit to get around, then this is a great app to download. You can purchase bus tickets and get info on routes.
Home – Klappið
You will likely need a car to get around and get to trailheads. I've used Rentalcars.com for great deals on car rental, so I would highly recommend for your car rental in Iceland
Cheap Car Hire Iceland - Rentalcars.com
The best platform for finding deals on accommodation, from hostels to guesthouses to hotels, Booking.com is the way to go!
Booking.com | Official site | The best hotels, flights, car rentals ...
Stay connected on the cheap while in Iceland, with Airalo, a very affordable eSim that is easy to install and use.
Iceland eSIM, from $4.50 USD | World’s first eSIM store · Airalo