GuardTrailsDay 11 of 20 · Reykjahlid · The Classic Ring Road & Geological Wonders
Day 11 — Lake Myvatn Geothermal Wonders
A road day to your new base in Reykjahlid, with a long drive (3 h 06).
Stage 13 · Reykjahlid · Iceland
We sleep at Fosshótel Mývatn, 3.6 km away
day 11 2 nights 3 h 06 on the road209 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: viewpoint.
- programme
- 5 h
- road
- 3 h 06
- Walking through the dramatic lava labyrinth of DimmuborgirPlace Dimmuborgir, 6.7 km away · exact place name★★★☆☆ · known in 17 languages — article “Dimmuborgir”“Dimmuborgir (dimmu "dark", borgir "cities" or "forts", "castles") is a large area of unusually shaped lava fields east of Mývatn in Iceland. The Dimmuborgir area is composed of various volcanic caves and rock formations, reminiscent of an ancient collapsed citadel (hence the name).” — after Wikipedia3 h
- Exploring the bubbling mud pools of HverirInterest nature 152 h
To add if time allows: Soaking in the warm waters of Myvatn Nature Baths (3 h)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Soaking in the warm waters of Myvatn Nature Baths
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Hverir
A high-temperature geothermal area featuring bubbling mud pools and steaming fumaroles.
45 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 23 July 2014 by Martin Falbisoner — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grjótagjá
A small lava cave containing a thermal spring located near the lake.
30 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2005 by Chris 73 — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dimmuborgir
A vast area of unusually shaped lava fields and dramatic rock structures.
60 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 12 July 2019 by Alexander Grebenkov — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
