recommended route
From Landmannalaugar to Bláhnúkur Mountain
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Reiner DreweThe hike to Bláhnúkur in good weather is a very recommendable tour in a dreamlike landscape.
moderate
Distance 6.9 km
Climbing Bláhnúkur offers many fantastic views of the colourful rhyolite mountains of the Fjallabak area. In the distance you can also see the three large glacier caps Vatnajökull, Hofsjökull and Langjökull.
The path is easy to recognize as a trail but partly exposed.
Author’s recommendation
In the midsummer nights climb Bláhnúkur in the late evening. Then you are alone on the summit and experience a never ending sunset.
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Risk potential
Highest point
Bláhnúkur, 943 m
Lowest point
Landmannalaugar, 590 m
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Cardinal direction
Start
Landmannalaugar (600 m)
Coordinates:
DD
63.990947, -19.060126
DMS
63°59'27.4"N 19°03'36.5"W
UTM
27V 594903 7097449
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Destination
Landmannalaugar
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
There are daily buses to Landmannalaugar from Reykjavik and Höfn during the summer season.Coordinates
DD
63.990947, -19.060126
DMS
63°59'27.4"N 19°03'36.5"W
UTM
27V 594903 7097449
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Equipment
Sturdy shoes, rainwearReviews
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
6.9 km
Duration
2:30 h
Ascent
377 m
Descent
377 m
Highest point
943 m
Lowest point
590 m
Statistics
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Maps and trails
- 2 Waypoints
- 2 Waypoints
Distance
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Duration
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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