Laugavegur Hike Day 4 Emstrur to Þórsmörk Iceland скачать в хорошем качестве

Laugavegur Hike Day 4 Emstrur to Þórsmörk Iceland

The Laugavegur hiking trail between Landmannalaugar and Þórsmörk was listed by National Geographic as one of the most beautiful trails in the world. It is unusual to find so much variety in the landscape. The trail goes through incredibly colourful rhyolite mountains, black obsidian lava, wheezing hot springs, lakes, black sandy desert and ends in a lush forested area. 0:23 We left Emstrur at 9:30am in promising weather with little wind 0:33 The Entujökull outlet glacier of Mýrdalsjökull 0:43 We started the descent to the Fremri-Emstruá ravine 1:08 And crossed the bridge high above the Fremri-Emstruá river 1:36 Our guide Jón and fellow hikers always provided a helping hand 2:04 We passed a basalt column wall 2:24 The colourful Fremri-Emstruá river canyon 2:42 We had a refreshment break after hiking for 2 hours 3:08 We passed a second basalt column wall The weather was a bit hit and miss 3:22 The unicorn-shaped Mount Einhyrningur (651m) 3:47 The great Mýrdalsjökull glacier rises in the distance 4:07 The landscape begins to green 4:27 Three sheep crossed the trail 4:46 Surrounded by head high birch trees, we crossed a footbridge over the Ljósá river 4:55 We looked down on the braided wide Ljósá river from a small plateau 5:24 We stopped for a refreshment break after hiking for 4 hours from Emstrur 5:35 We had a fabulous view of Mýrdalsjökull glacier 5:44 The braided Þröngá River was visible below a small plateau 5:50 Jón and John helped us cross the Þröngá River, the deepest and fastest flowing river we've encountered 6:04 We immediately entered birch and juniper woodland 6:09 The Þórsmörk map showed just 1.5km to the Langidalur Hut 6:26 It took 6.5 hours to trek 15.9 km with 415 m elevation gain from Emstrur to Þórsmörk 6:31 Þórsmörk Langidalur Hut