Iceland Hiking - with Reykjavik City Guide: 11 selected trails including the Laugavegur Trek

Iceland offers a world of hiking opportunities like no other place on earth. The famous 55km Laugavegur Trek takes you past glaciers, volcanoes, steaming fumaroles and hot springs all set in a landscape of yellow rhyolite and black ash. This new guide gives you plenty of other options from hiking in the shadow of the largest ice-cap in Europe at Skaftafell to easier day hikes around the vibrant capital city of Reykjavik. - 41 detailed walking maps in the classic Trailblazer style - showing route times, gradients, where to stay - Detailed Reykjavik city guide - and maps * Itineraries for all walkers on 11 specially selected hikes - from day hikes around Reykjavik to more challenging 6-day treks including the 55km Laugavegur Trek - Practical information for all budgets - where to stay (campsites, hostels and huts, B&Bs, lodges and hotels), where to eat, what to see ¨ - Comprehensive background information - geology and vulcanology, flora and fauna, history, people - Full public transport information - for all access points