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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Apple Shows Facebook Who Has the Power in an App Dispute
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Amazon’s Sales Growth Slows, Even as Cloud Business Stays Hot
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Light Festival Lucerne: 7 reasons to put LILU in your 2020 diary
Lucerne is celebrating its first and highly successful Light Festival. From 10th to 20th January 2019, soft-lights shimmered across Lake Lucerne and this Swiss city’s beautiful architecture was highlighted by the installations. Throughout this historic city, in the centre of Switzerland, national and international artists created 18 beautiful and thought-provoking installations. In cold and dark […]
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Take a peek behind Athens’ best stages
From the Ancient times until the present day, Greece is known for birthing the concept of the theater. Not Greece entirely, but Athens specifically. For the Ancient Athenians, live performances were a part of their everyday culture, bringing to life plays and poetry but it also had a broader sense. Theatrical performances included politics and […]
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Twitter Says False Content Is Evolving, and Coming From More Countries, Including the U.S.
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Hiking Kerlingarfjöll Geothermal Area (Icelandic Highlands)
Hiking Guide to Kerlingarfjöll in Iceland
Kerlingarfjöll, Iceland
Deep within Iceland’s central highlands, Kerlingarfjöll is a group of small geothermically active and rust-colored mountains capped with snow. Here’s how to organize your own self-drive adventure.
Kerlingarfjöll is a lesser-known day-hiking experience not too far away from Iceland’s famous Golden Circle route. It was one of my favorite stops in Iceland!
If you want to get off the beaten path a bit and extend your Golden Circle trip with something more adventurous, this strange geothermal area is the perfect place to stop for a half-day hiking trip (and maybe spend the night).
Surrounded by rocky green peaks and Iceland’s Tuya volcano system, Kerlingarfjoll itself stands out with red & orange hues. Hiking these colorful rhyolite hills will expose you to hot springs, geysers, steam vents, and boiling mud pots.
In this travel guide you’ll learn tips for visiting this unique and photogenic spot.
Exploring Kerlingarfjöll Geothermal Area
Hiking the Strange Volcanic Formations
Exploring Hveradalir Geothermal Area
Some of the summits in Kerlingarfjoll are covered in snow year-round, like Fannborg and Snækollur. In fact, at one time there was a ski-lift, but as global temperatures warmed they removed it due to lack of snow.
I spent about 4 hours hiking around and photographing the Hveradalir geothermal area of Kerlingarfjoll after camping out in their campground the night before.
Walking through thick steam clouds pouring from fumaroles, and hiking up its muddy orange slopes, I felt like an astronaut exploring another planet!
More visitors showed up later in the day, but I initially had it all to myself.
Travel Photography from Iceland
Kerlingarfjöll Hiking Trails
Kerlingarfjoll is crisscrossed with different marked and unmarked hiking trails. You can spend a few hours, or a few days trekking through this wild Icelandic landscape.
Hringbrautin Ring Route – This is a full 3-day trek that takes you to every nook & cranny of Kerlingarfjoll. With two mountain huts along the way, there’s no need to pack a tent.
Austurfjoll Peaks – A tough 5-6 hour hike over all the highest mountains in Kerlingarfjoll, including the highest called Snaekollur at 1,428m.
Hveradalir Walk – The standard 2-3 hour walk through the geothermal area of Hveradalir. Steam vents and hot springs, with optional hikes up a few mountains.
Walking Into the Geothermal Steam
Can You Spot Me?
Boiling Mud Pots
Myth Of The Troll Woman
The mountains of Kerlingarfjöll were once considered a refuge for outlaws and trolls. The weather here is notoriously bad — it can be very cloudy and windy.
The whole place is basically a big volcanic caldera, created by eruptions from a time when there were still glaciers of ice above it.
Icelandic legends tell the tale of Kerling, an old hag troll woman who was the daughter of the fire giant Surtur.
One day she didn’t make it home in time before the sunrise and was turned to stone by sunlight. If you look carefully, might spot her 30-meter tall stone pillar…
Driving Iceland’s F-Roads
Getting To Kerlingarfjöll
Because it’s located in the highlands, Kerlingarfjoll can only be reached by driving on Iceland’s notorious “F-Roads”. The F-Roads are essentially rough jeep trails that weave through the remote center of the country.
These gravel tracks aren’t really maintained and close down for the winter in late September or early October (after the first snow) until June. So hiking Kerlingarfjoll is a summer adventure.
Some F-Roads are more hardcore than others, requiring you to drive through rivers with no bridges. Luckily F-35 Kjölur, the road to reach Kerlingarfjoll, isn’t too difficult.
A 4X4 vehicle is required for all mountain roads in Iceland though, 2WD rental cars are not insured here because conditions are extreme (snow, ice, mud, sand, rivers, etc.)
For more tips about driving in Iceland, make sure to read this article first.
The 4X4 Road up to Hveradalir
Golden Circle Extension
If you’re planning to self-drive Iceland’s famous Golden Circle Route, and you leave early enough in the morning, you can tack on Kerlingarfjöll to extend your trip.
From Gullfoss Waterfall the drive up F-35 to Kerlingarfjöll takes 2-3 hours, depending on how rugged your vehicle is. The road can get very rough in some spots. It’s also possible to get here from the town of Blönduós in the North.
Iceland’s highlands are no joke, and you need to be prepared with food, water, a full tank of gas, and warm clothing should you break down.
If you decide to add Kerlingarfjöll to the typical Golden Circle stops, you’ll need to spend the night there and drive back the next day. There’s no way you could do all of it and get back to Reykjavik the same day.
Kerlingarfjoll Mountain Resort & Camping
Where To Stay At Kerlingarfjöll
Kerlingarfjoll has a small resort with 20 double rooms and 10 smaller individual cabins and A-frames that you can rent out for the night.
This backcountry lodge has hot showers available (on a timer), bathrooms, a small shop, and a restaurant. There’s also a campground here, which is what I did. It costs 2000 ISK ($16 USD) per person to camp with your own tent.
From the cabins, you can follow a path beside the river leading to a nice little hot spring pool that’s safe to swim in. It takes about 30 minutes to get there on foot.
There’s also a remote backpacker hostel further up F-35 called Gíslaskáli Kjölur.
The Land of Trolls & Elves
Kerlingarfjoll Travel Tips
- Icelandic names can be confusing. Kerlingarfjöll is the mountain range, while Hveradalir is the actual geothermal area.
- To reach the red hills and steam vents of Hveradalir, you can either hike from Kerlingarfjöll Mountain Resort (1.5 hours), or if you have a 4X4 vehicle, drive up a steep dirt road to save time.
- Fill your gas tank before entering the highlands. There’s one gas pump at Kerlingarfjöll but it isn’t always working.
- There are a few public buses that stop out here, the 610 and 610a, but you’d need to spend the night and take another bus back the next day.
- The hiking trails can be very muddy, or even covered in snow depending on the time of year. Proper hiking boots are recommended.
- The area is very sensitive to foot-traffic, so please stay on marked trails to avoid destroying the delicate landscape.
While many people travel Iceland’s famous Golden Circle, far less venture up into the rugged highlands. But as you can see, there’s a good reason why its worth the effort involved! ★
USEFUL TRAVEL RESOURCES FOR ICELAND
Iceland Map – Plan your trip around Iceland with this handy map
Book A Flight: Learn how I find the cheapest airline flights
Rent A Car: RentalCars.com is a great site for comparing car prices
Find A Hotel: My tips for booking affordable accommodation
Protect Your Stuff: WorldNomads.com can insure your trip & gear
Recommended Guidebook: Lonely Planet Iceland
Suggested Reading: The Little Book Of Hidden People
Book A Flight: Learn how I find the cheapest airline flights
Rent A Car: RentalCars.com is a great site for comparing car prices
Find A Hotel: My tips for booking affordable accommodation
Protect Your Stuff: WorldNomads.com can insure your trip & gear
Recommended Guidebook: Lonely Planet Iceland
Suggested Reading: The Little Book Of Hidden People
READ MORE FROM ICELAND
Complete Guide To Iceland’s Ring Road
Golden Circle Day Trip From Reykjavik
Epic Iceland Photography Locations
Useful Tips For Driving In Iceland
Have any questions about hiking Kerlingarfjöll in Iceland? What about other suggestions? Drop me a message in the comments below!
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Chip Giant Intel Picks Interim Leader as Permanent C.E.O. After Long Search
By DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2WxUbML
Travel video of the week: Supersonic air travel is finally coming back
Supersonic air travel is back. 15 years after the Concorde was grounded, everyone from aerospace companies to NASA to small startups is working to bring back ultrafast civilian aircraft. The Verge takes a look at the engineering challenges that make supersonic flight so difficult, and try to figure out what’s different about this new generation […]
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Releasing Earnings, Microsoft Stays in Stride, With Cloud Powering the Way
By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2sYuQOC
Firm That Sold Social Media Bots Settles With New York Attorney General
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Maybe Only Tim Cook Can Fix Facebook’s Privacy Problem
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Facebook Gains More Users as Revenue and Profits Climb
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Amazon Users in India to Get Less Choice and Pay More Under New Selling Rules
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Does Facebook Really Know How Many Fake Accounts It Has?
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How to Save on Your Next Apple Purchase
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Sri Lanka, an Island Nation That Is Best Savored Slowly
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
iPhone FaceTime Bug That Allows Spying Was Flagged to Apple Over a Week Ago
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Apple Takes Group FaceTime Offine – DTH
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Huawei and China Have Limited Ways to Answer U.S. Charges
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It’s Getting Very, Very, Very Cold Outside. Time to Run Away.
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How to Disable FaceTime to Avoid Eavesdropping Bug
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Huawei and China Have Limited Ways to Answer U.S. Charges
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Monday, January 28, 2019
FaceTime Bug Lets iPhone Users Eavesdrop, in a Stumble for Apple
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Uh Oh, Apple. An iPhone Bug Lets FaceTime Callers Eavesdrop.
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4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels
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A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’
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Sunday, January 27, 2019
Lyft’s C.E.O. Is Nudged Into the Spotlight in a Time of Need
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Luxury travel news this week
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On the Way to Auschwitz, I Found ‘Heil Hitler’ Signs For Sale
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Saturday, January 26, 2019
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