Iceland Hiking with Reykjavik City Guide: 11 Selected Trails Including 1- To 3-Day Hikes and the Laugavegur Trek - Paperback

by Jim Manthorpe (Author)

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

Author Biography

Jim Manthorpe is a wildlife cameraman and writer. He has written and updated dozens of Trailblazer guidebooks over the years, from Ladakh to Canada. He has a particular love for wild places and wildlife and has filmed eagles, otters and orcas for various BBC shows including Springwatch.