Iceland review - 2014, Síða 66

64 ICELAND REVIEW
river, and the other is to take the gravel
track to the two mountain huts near
the top. The shortest, but most interest-
ing, part of the hike is at the top. Here
two glaciers meet, eyjafjallajökull and
Mýrdalsjökull, and you find two new cra-
ters, Magni and Móði; still so warm that
you can barbecue your hot dogs, before
heading downhill to Þórsmörk.
The last part is the most scenic, with
fantastic views down to Básar in Þórsmörk,
and north, over the icelandic highlands.
The highest point of the trail is just
over one thousand meters. The weather
might be perfect on both sides of the
trail, but very different, dangerous even,
at the top.
Before taking the hike, check the weath-
er forecast, so you can enjoy icelandic
nature at its best. *
hiKiNG
Magni, one of the two new craters.
looking north on the top of fimmvörðuháls;
tindfjallajökull glacier is in the distance.
one of the cairns that mark the route. looking back south
with a view of Skógasandur.
in mid-July still, the height of summer, there was lot of
snow along the route.