Route facts
Remote 5-day Askja highland trek across lava fields and hut locations.
- Region
- North Iceland
- Distance
- 108.4 km
- Estimated time
- 27 h 40 min
- Elevation gain
- 1380 m
- Difficulty
- Very Hard
- Season
- Summer
Search name variants
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- Oskjuvegur / Askja Trail
- Öskjuvegur / Askja Trail hiking route
- Oskjuvegur / Askja Trail hiking route
- Öskjuvegur / Askja Trail Iceland hike
- Oskjuvegur / Askja Trail Iceland hike
- Öskjuvegur / Askja Trail North Iceland
Planning warnings
Remote highland route with scarce water, rough lava terrain, sudden weather changes and F-road access.