Iceland review - 2014, Síða 39

the colorful Kerlingarfjöll mountain
range rises high above the Kjölur pla-
teau, southwest of the glacier Hofsjökull
in the west-central highlands.
it’s been a long time since Kerlingarfjöll last
erupted, 79,000 years to be precise, but the vol-
canic origin of this mountain range is evident
throughout the numerous hot springs, rivulets,
rivers, glaciers and waterfalls along its marked
and unmarked paths, which range from a quick
3-km stroll to a three-day, 47-km adventure
around the rhyolite mountains.
Kerlingarfjöll is rather easy to visit at a dis-
tance of only 190 km (118 miles) from Reykjavík
in a four-wheel-drive vehicle on F35, Kjölur
road, which starts by the waterfall gullfoss. *