GuardTrailsDay 6 of 19 · Skaftafell · Deep South & Geological Loop of Iceland
Day 6 — Glacier Tongues & Waterfalls of Skaftafell
An active day to your new base in Skaftafell, with 2 h 10 on the road.
Stage 5 · Skaftafell · Iceland
days 6–7 2 nights 2 h 10 on the road151 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 25. Based on: glacier reached from the stage (Skaftafellsjökull).
- programme
- 6 h
- road
- 2 h 10
- Falljökull Glacier Hike4 h 30
- Skaftafell visitor center exhibitionPlace Skaftafell, 6.5 km away · exact place name★★★☆☆ · known in 27 languages — article “Skaftafell”“Skaftafell is a preservation area in Öræfi, southeast Iceland. It was once a major farm, later being named a national park.” — after Wikipedia1 h 30
To add if time allows: Scenic walk to Sel farm ruins (2 h) · Svartifoss waterfall hike (3 h)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Skaftafell visitor center exhibition
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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.
Skaftáreldahraun
An expansive lava field covered in thick, soft moss resulting from the Laki eruption.
30 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
Fjaðrárgljúfur
A massive, serpentine canyon with dramatic moss-covered cliffs and a winding river below.
60 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2016 by Jon Flobrant jonflobrant — CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkjugólf
A natural pavement of basalt columns that looks like a man-made tiled floor.
20 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 19 July 2001 by Andreas Tille — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Svínafellsjökull
An accessible glacier tongue offering a close-up view of deep blue ice formations.
45 min there · detour +15 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2008 by Bromr — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
