Landmannalaugar

Landmannalaugar is a region near the Hekla volcano in southwest Iceland. It is located in the municipality Rangárþing Ytra, 180 kilometers east of Reykjavik.

Name

The name German the warm springs of the people of the country ( sveit ) explains the one hand from the hot and cold sources locally, on the other hand, from the fact that it is the high pastures of the people from the district Landssveit (namely Landmannaafréttur ) is.

Volcanism

The nature reserve area is considered one of the best on the island, which it owes to the numerous volcanic features and the very colorful mountains.

These effects are close to an active central volcano, the Torfajökull. From gray-blue Pechstein consists of volcanic Bláhnjúkur. Reddish - brown suspension ( Rhyolithgestein or Quarztrachyt CaF2) are zufinden the volcano Brennisteinsalda showing gray, bluish white color schemes and also in parts due to sulfur and calcium precipitations. Green moss and white snow radicals which are present even in high summer, put more color accents. A black shiny Obsidianlavafeld, the Laugahraun, ranging from the solfataras at the Brennisteinsalda to the river, to the hut of the Icelandic Touring Association is and can be bathed in a steamy stream.

Hiking

Near Landmannalaugar is the charming lake Frostastaðavatn, to which you can walk on marked trails. Other paths lead from there about to Landmannahellir or to the crater Ljótipollur.

Famous is the trekking route Laugavegur, the further to Skógar leads from here on Þórsmörk to the coast.

More hikes lead to steep in parts, labeled and exposed paths on the lookout mountain Bláhnjúkur.

A marked, relatively easy to walk Direction trail leads at its foot along the gorge Grænagil, on the lava field Laugahraun and the fumaroles and mud pots at the volcano over the past Brennisteinsalda Laugavegur back to Landmannalaugar.

A more sophisticated circular walk leads from the hut in Landmannalaugar, over the gorge Litla Brandsgil, Mount Skalli and the Brennisteinsalda over again to Landmannalaugar back.

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