What this route is
OSM-sourced hiking route candidate. Approximate route length is 64.01 km. Review before publication.
- Region
- East Iceland
- Route type
- Hiking
- Distance
- 17 km
- Estimated time
- 5 h 25 min
- Elevation gain
- 815 m
- General difficulty
- Hard
- Technical difficulty
- River Crossing
- Recommended season
- Summer
- Winter risk
- Very High
- River crossing
- Required
How demanding is this hike?
From the recorded distance and time, treat this as a substantial day objective. The estimate is a comparison aid, not a finish-time promise: stops, navigation, surface, wind and the slowest person in the group all matter.
The data works out to about 48 m of ascent per kilometre. That shows how concentrated the climbing is, but it does not capture exposure, footing or scrambling.
Technical difficulty is recorded as river crossing; compare that with your experience rather than judging the route from distance alone.
Winter risk is recorded as very high. Snow, ice and reduced daylight can turn this into a different route from the summer version.
River-crossing context is recorded as required. Verify the exact crossing and current water conditions; never assume that a mapped line means a safe crossing exists.
What can change the decision
Route passes very close to a mapped OSM ford. Verify actual crossing and current river conditions. Winter or shoulder-season travel may be unsafe without current local information.
Plan the approach and return as carefully as the trail itself. Keep a shorter alternative in the same region, define a turn-around time and do not let a downloaded line override conditions on the ground.