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# Fimmvorduhals Trail

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- By [Steph](https://slatesource.com/u/Steph)
- Travel & Exploration
- Created on May 17, 2026

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Duration

~9.1 hours

Distance

36.2 km

Elevation gain

0 m

Difficulty

T1 — easy

High point

0 m

## Fimmvörðuháls

Fimmvörðuháls is the high pass that threads between two of Iceland's great ice caps, Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull, dropping from Skógafoss past a long string of waterfalls and the steaming 2010 eruption craters into Þórsmörk. It is often tacked onto the Laugavegur for a four to six day Highland traverse.

Only attempt mid July to early September when snow on the pass has melted; carry full waterproofs, a map and GPS, as fog rolls in fast and the route is exposed and unmarked in poor visibility.

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