Dalastígur trek in Fjallabak Nature Reserve

A four-day trek in the South Coast Highlands of Iceland with four active trekking days. The trek is alongside the famous and popular Laugavegur and is a perfect choice for travelers willing to go off the beaten path. The trek starts in Landmannalaugar and goes through the Fjallabak Nature Reserve area. The trek ends at Mosi in Fjallabak area. Some times this trek is referred to as Dalastígur trail

Tour Overview

Duration

4 days

Walking distance

74 km

Difficulty

Moderate

Accommodation

Sleeping bag - huts

Group size

Min 5 persons

Group size

Max 15 persons

Minimum age

14 years

Season

Summer

Starting point

Reykjavík

Departure

08:30

Pick up

Yes

Drop off

Yes

Tour departures dates 2025

8.Jul. 2025
22.Jul.2025
29.Jul.2025

Tour departures dates 2024

8.Jul.24 15.Jul.24
22.Jul.24
5.Aug.24

Price from

2.193

Tour description

A four-day trek in the South Coast Highlands of Iceland with four active trekking days. The trek is alongside the famous and popular Laugavegur and is a perfect choice for travelers willing to go off the beaten path. The trek is not marked with poles and mostly without visible trails markings. It is in the Fjallabak Nature Reserve area and offers travelers the best of what this area has to offer with the colorful mountains and geothermal activity. We start the trek in Landmannalaugar and end in Mosi where the group will be picked up.
Accommodation in mountain huts and the trek is supported trek with guide and transport of luggage between huts. The trekkers only carry what they need for each day.

Short itinerary
Day 1. Drive from Reykjavík to Landmannalaugar and trek to Landmannahellir hut. The trek is 18km. The group will start trekking around 12 from Landmannalaugar. The first day is estimated to be an 8 hour trek.

Day 2. Trek from Landmannahellir hut to Dalakofi hut. The trekking day is 8 hours, approximately 18km.

Day 3. Trek from Dalakofi hut to Hungurfit hut. The trek is 22km and estimated to be 8 hours.

Day 4. Trek from Hungurfit hut og Mosi hut where the group will be picked up and transfer to Reykjavík. This day is 16 km of trek. The pickup is estimated at 16:00 and drop off in Reykjavík at 19.00.

Total trek in this tour is approximately 74 km.

What you can expect to see and experience

Landmannalaugar, Landmannalaugar lava field, Fjallabak Nature Reserve, Geothermal activity, Rauðfossa the red waterfall and the red eye, Glaciers

Tour briefing

Included

Not Included

What to bring

Day 1

Landmannalaugar – Landmannahellir hut

After pickup in Reykjavík the course is set for Landmannalaugar, a place that is well known for its colorful mountains, geothermal hot springs, and beautiful lava fields in the Fjallabak Nature Reserve. It is a protected wilderness area that is known for its rugged and dramatic landscapes, geothermal features, colorful rhyolite mountains, and pristine wilderness.
The trek begins at Landmannalaugar with hiking on the Laugavegur trail through the Laugahraun Lava
One of the exciting elements of the trip is turning from the beaten path towards the Landmannahellir mountain toward a hut where the group will spend the first night. We will travel through mountains and mountains lakes. The highest peak on this day’s trek is at 823m above sea level. The views from there are spectacular in good weather. In good conditions it is possible to see the three biggest glaciers in Iceland all at the same time: Vatnajökull Glacier, Langjökull Glacier and Hofsjökull glacier.
The day trek is 19 km long. The hike starts in Landmannalaugar at approximately 600m altitude and ends in similar altitude in Landmannahellir hut.

Day 2

Landmannahellir hut – Dalakofi hut

After breakfast and preparation of our lunch pack for the day we start trekking towards the Dalakofi hut. We will hike alongside the Waterfall Rauðifoss which is a beautiful waterfall with a spectacular red color caused by oxidization of iron. We will hike to the source of this waterfall, the amazing red eye that is an unforgettable sight.

There are many beautiful waterfalls the way along with colorful canyons and hills. We can see steam coming up from the ground in the valley Reykjadalir as there are geothermal activities and hot springs to be found in the area. On the day we will get to the highest altitude of 1000m above sea level and the view is magnificent given that the weather conditions are good. In good weather, we can see glaciers and the Mountain Hrafntinnusker, Lake Álftavatn and other beautiful sceneries. This path is not commonly travelled, which means that we will not meet many hikers on this trek. We will end this trek at the mountain hut, Dalakofinn.
The day hike of 17,5 km is estimated to take 8 hours.

Day 3

Dalakofi hut – Hungurfit hut

The trek goes from Dalakofi hut toward Hungurfit hut as we travel along the canyon Markarfljótsgljúfur a magnificent canyon that we see every now and then throughout this day and the next. On this day we will have seen over colorful area of the Torfajökull glacier volcano system. The days trek ends in the Hungurfit hut after 22,8 km 8 – 9 hours trek.

Day 4

Hungurfit hut – Mosi

On this day we are facing different landscapes than before, as there is less vegetation and traces of old volcano activity are more visible. There is volcano ash, tuff hills and mountains on our way. We will travel alongside the river Hvítmagana and to the edge of the glacier area of the glacier Torfajökull. The group will be picked up at the hut Mosi by the end of the day and we get transfer to Reykjavík. We will give us time to look at the spectacular Canyon Markafljótsgljúfur at the end of this day before the group gets transferred to Reykjavík.
The day hike is 15 km.

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