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Iceland Hiking - with Reykjavik
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Iceland Hiking - with Reykjavik

by: Jim Manthorpe
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ISBN 978-1-912716-15-9
1st edition
220 pages
41 maps and 50 colour photos
120mm x 180mm, 5" x 7"


Iceland offers a world of hiking opportunities like no other place on earth. 

The famous 55km Laugavegur Trek takes you past glaciers, volcanoes, steaming fumaroles and hot springs all set in a landscape of yellow rhyolite and black ash. This new guide gives you plenty of other options from hiking in the shadow of the largest ice-cap in Europe at Skaftafell to easier day hikes around the vibrant capital city of Reykjavik.

  • 41 detailed walking maps in the classic Trailblazer style – showing route times, gradients, where to stay 
  • Detailed Reykjavik city guide – and maps 
  • Itineraries for all walkers on 11 specially selected hikes – from day hikes around Reykjavik to more challenging 6-day treks including the 55km Laugavegur Trek 
  • Practical information for all budgets – where to stay (campsites, hostels and huts, B&Bs, lodges and hotels), where to eat, what to see 
  • Comprehensive background information – geology and vulcanology, flora and fauna, history, people 
  • Full public transport information – for all access points

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