Laugavegur
Sign in to saveLaugavegur () is a hiking trail in South Iceland. It is the most popular trail in Iceland, with an estimated 75,000-100,000 people hiking it every year. In 2012, National Geographic listed it as one of the twenty best trails in the world.
Key facts
- Hiking trail.name
- Laugavegur
- Hiking trail.photo
- Landmannalaugar.jpeg
- Hiking trail.caption
- Landmannalaugar on the Laugavegur
- Hiking trail.length_km
- 54
- Hiking trail.location
- Southwest Iceland
- Hiking trail.trailheads
- LandmannalaugarÞórsmörk
- Hiking trail.use
- Hiking
- Hiking trail.highest_m
- 1050
- Hiking trail.highest_name
- Hrafntinnusker
- Hiking trail.months
- June to September
- Hiking trail.maintainer
- Ferðafélag Íslands
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Laugavegur () is a hiking trail in South Iceland. It is the most popular trail in Iceland, with an estimated 75,000-100,000 people hiking it every year. In 2012, National Geographic listed it as one of the twenty best trails in the world.
Laugavegur runs from the hot springs area of Landmannalaugar to the glacial valley of Þórsmörk. It is noted for the wide variety of landscapes on its path: colourful mountains, black lava, bubbling hot springs, lakes, canyons and a black sandy desert.