Walking and Trekking in Iceland

This guidebook includes 49 days walks and 10 multi-stage treks including the classic Laugavegur Trail. From short, waymarked walks to challenging glacier crossings, there is something for walkers of all levels of fitness and experience.

• Includes routes around Reykjavík, the stunning Westfjords, the classic Laugavegur Trail and Hvannadalshnúkur, Iceland's highest mountain 
• With daily distances of 3–25 miles (5–40km), routes range in difficulty from short, easy day walks close to urban areas to lengthy and challenging multi-day treks in Iceland’s remote interior
• Each walk features a sketch map, clear route descriptions, and key information about distance, ascent, time taken, terrain, transport and recommended detailed maps
• No special equipment needed for easy routes; full backpacking kit for long-distance trails; ropes, ice axe, crampons and experience for most glacier walks
• Walks explore geothermal areas, passing close to volcanoes, mud pots, hot springs, lava fields and geysers

Paddy Dillon is a prolific outdoor writer with over 60 guidebooks to his name, as well as more than a dozen booklets and brochures. He writes for a number of outdoor magazines and other publications, and produces material for tourism groups and other organisations. He lives near the Lake District and has walked in every county in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales; writing about walks in every one of them. He has led guided walks and walked extensively in Europe, as well as in Nepal, Tibet, Africa and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US.

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