Realm of Asgard

At the end of the Landmannalaugar Trail lies Thórsmörk, the Forest of Thor, an ethereal valley of flowers, mossy caves, and plunging gorges covered with small flowers and tiny ferns, and glistening with small waterfalls.

 

Standing in the glacial valley, it is easy to lose sight of the 21st Century, and to imagine yourself in a time when the land was still new, and Thor, the god of thunder, clashed with frost giants to determine the fate of the world on the looming slopes of Goðaland—the land of the Gods.

 

One of the best known ways to discover and experience Thórsmörk is the five-day, Laugavegur Trek.

 

however, leads a one-day hike to Thorsmork, which begins in Skógar, winds its way along the Skógá River,

then upward through a pass between two glaciers, past waterfalls and two newly formed craters (Magni and Móði), and then onward to the crest of the Eyjafjallajökull caldera.

 

The trip through Thor’s Forest and up to the top of Eyjafjallajökull in the Land of the Gods takes roughly ten hours.

 

You will experience wonders of nature and geologic formations you cannot experience anywhere else in the world.

 

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