Iceland Thórsmörk

Thórsmörk

A lush valley in Iceland nestled between glaciers and mountains, popular for hiking and dramatic landscapes.

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Fimmvörðuháls is a mountain pass between Skógafoss waterfall and Thórsmörk, a fairytale reserve nestled between three glaciers in South Iceland. The pass leads between two of those glaciers, Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull, before dropping down into valleys of shifting black sands, silvery glacial rivers, birchwood forest and wildflower-covered hills. We recommend spending a night or two in Thórsmörk via the Volcano Trails, and if a tough 8-hour hike isn’t your thing, there’s also a bus.  

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Thórsmörk Articles

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    Iceland, the land of fire and ice, is a country to be reckoned with. Isolated between Europe and North America in the far-flung Atlantic, it’s a country in the midst of its own making: volcanoes and glaciers shape the countryside while waterfalls charge off moss-laden cliffs and hot springs bubble forth from below. Lunar-like lava […]

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