Hekla

View towards Mt. Hekla (1.491m) from one of the lower ridges we hiked along during our day hike to Sindri crater. Hekla is a stratovolcano in southern Iceland and one of the most active volcanoes on the island, since 874, over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the mountain. During the Middle Ages a lot of superstition centered on the mountain, in Europe it was believed to be the gateway to hell.

 

 

September 3rd we ventured on a day hike to Sindri crater and Ásgrindur peaks in Tindfjöll, Syðra Fjallabaki, Iceland.

 

Tindfjallajökull is the smallest glacier on the island, it covers the caldera of an extinct stratovolcano, approximately 7-10 km in diameter. On a clear day the hiker is awarded with amazing views over Mýrdalsjökull, Eyjafjallajökull, Þórsmörk and Fjallabak.

 

Dagsferð á Sindra og Ásgrindur í Tindfjöllum, lagt var upp frá skálanum í Hungurfit og haldið til fjalls. Veðrið lék við okkur og útsýnið sveik engan. Hér er horft í vesturátt til Heklu, skálinn góði í Hungurfit sést hægra megin, ofan við miðju.

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