Mt. Hekla
Mt. Hekla (Gateway to hell / Volcano)
Height: 1491 m.
Terrain: Rugged lava fields, ice and snow as the peak draws nearer.
Average ascend time: 3-4 hours. Total average trip time: 7-8 hours.
Height gain: ~1040 meter
Mt. Hekla is with out a doubt Iceland’s most famous volcano. It is the second most active volcano in Iceland and has erupted numerous times in historic times, including one in February 2000. The volcano towers over South-Iceland at roughly 1500 meters, but amazingly the height changes due to movements of the earths crust and seismic events. For hundreds of years Hekla was believed to be the gateway to hell and no one dared scaling it until Eggert Ólafsson, a famous Icelandic biologist decided to throw caution to the wind and reached the summit of the mountain in the summer of 1750. Since then hiking to the top of Mt. Hekla has become a popular route, even though it is not recommended to drive up its sides as the time frame between and the signaling earthquakes and an eruption is only 30-60 minutes. From the top of Hekla you will see both far and wide, but the the journey up its flanks is what is most interesting, that is; all the evidence of recent and longstanding volcanic activity.
Details:
Price: 17.990 isk, pick-up from Reykjavik inlcuded.
Add 1.500 isk for a packed lunch.
Distance from Reykjavik: ca. 160 km. Duration of hike: 7-8 hours. Available from April - September (depending on weather). Minimum: 4 persons. Maximum: 60 persons. Age limit: 16 years. Bring with you: warm outdoor clothing, waterproof jacket and pants, headwear and gloves. Good hiking boots are a vital!
Trip starts at approx. 08:00am if leaving from Reykjavik, 10:00am from the base of the mountain.
We reserve the right to postpone or cancel trips due to weather or other factors out side our control.
Disclaimer: All hiking trips are undertaken on the responsibility of its participants. Arctic Adventures does not assume any responsibility for accidents which are caused by its customers or can be traced to there own actions. Participants have to sign a waiver before undertaking all trips stating that they realize that all outdoor activities carry an inherit risk.
Height: 1491 m.
Terrain: Rugged lava fields, ice and snow as the peak draws nearer.
Average ascend time: 3-4 hours. Total average trip time: 7-8 hours.
Height gain: ~1040 meter
Mt. Hekla is with out a doubt Iceland’s most famous volcano. It is the second most active volcano in Iceland and has erupted numerous times in historic times, including one in February 2000. The volcano towers over South-Iceland at roughly 1500 meters, but amazingly the height changes due to movements of the earths crust and seismic events. For hundreds of years Hekla was believed to be the gateway to hell and no one dared scaling it until Eggert Ólafsson, a famous Icelandic biologist decided to throw caution to the wind and reached the summit of the mountain in the summer of 1750. Since then hiking to the top of Mt. Hekla has become a popular route, even though it is not recommended to drive up its sides as the time frame between and the signaling earthquakes and an eruption is only 30-60 minutes. From the top of Hekla you will see both far and wide, but the the journey up its flanks is what is most interesting, that is; all the evidence of recent and longstanding volcanic activity.
Details:
Price: 17.990 isk, pick-up from Reykjavik inlcuded.
Add 1.500 isk for a packed lunch.
Distance from Reykjavik: ca. 160 km. Duration of hike: 7-8 hours. Available from April - September (depending on weather). Minimum: 4 persons. Maximum: 60 persons. Age limit: 16 years. Bring with you: warm outdoor clothing, waterproof jacket and pants, headwear and gloves. Good hiking boots are a vital!
Trip starts at approx. 08:00am if leaving from Reykjavik, 10:00am from the base of the mountain.
We reserve the right to postpone or cancel trips due to weather or other factors out side our control.
Disclaimer: All hiking trips are undertaken on the responsibility of its participants. Arctic Adventures does not assume any responsibility for accidents which are caused by its customers or can be traced to there own actions. Participants have to sign a waiver before undertaking all trips stating that they realize that all outdoor activities carry an inherit risk.
