Solo Hiking 100km on the Laugavegur Trail in Iceland

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► ABOUT THIS HIKE
In early August 2023 I hiked the Laugavegur Trail. The Laugavegur Trail is probably Iceland's most famous hiking trail that showcases some of Iceland's most stunning natural landscapes. The trail stretches approximately 55 kilometers (34mi) from Landmannalaugar to Þórsmörk. Often the trail is combined with the Fimmvörðuháls, which adds another 25 kilometers to Skógar on the ocean in the south. With filming I completed about 100 kilometers (62mi) of hiking in 48 hours.
On day 1 I took the bus from Reykjavik to Landmannalaugar where I started my hike. The hike passes by the colorful rhyolite mountains around Landmannalaugar, over infamously windy pass of Hrafntinnusker to the green valley of Álftavatn, straight from paradise. I passed the Alftavatn Hut and camped at the Hvanngil Hut. On day 2 I continued the trail passing the moonlight landscape of the Emstrur (Botnar) valley to get to Þórsmörk. I passed the Emstrur Hut, the Hattafell mountain (green mountain in black sand) and the Langidalur Hut. I camped the night at the Básar Hut. I got an early start on day 3 to beat the weather that was expected later that day and started the Fimmvörðuháls Trail. I climbed up to the Fimmvörðuháls pass and passed by the Magni volcano that erupted in 2010. At the pass you can see 2 massive glaciers on both sides of the pass: Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökul. I had lunch at the Fimmvörðuháls Hut and descended down towards the ocean via the Baldvínskali Hut to 'waterfall alley' where the trail ends at Skógafoss, the most famous waterfall of Iceland.
Interested in doing this hike? Check out the travel guide (www.thatch.co/guide/3khmc6ihi...) which explains everything you need to know: how to make reservations, how to get there, what to see along the way, when to go, the weather, and much more. Included is a Custom Google Maps and GPX-files.
This is an ambient film without dialog.
► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Drone intro
1:14 Day 1 - Colorful Landmannalaugar
4:49 Paradise valley Álftavatn
6:58 Day 2 - On the moon
12:11 Þórsmörk
13:49 Day 3 - Glaciers of Fimmvörðuháls
18:32 Waterfalls
20:07 Skógafoss - Iceland's famous waterfall
20:39 Photos outro
#iceland #laugavegur #Fimmvörðuháls #camping #hiking #solohiking

[@thecarpathians4365]

I watched your video alongside my 6-year-old son, and it inspired us to add Iceland to our travel bucket list. I want to express my appreciation for the hard work that goes into creating such videos. Know that in Romania, a father and son have been inspired by your content.

[@en-garde2258]

How wonderful to hear of dad and son watching a video together. "The family that plays together, stays together." Blessings, Hilda🙂

[@HarmenHoek]

I feel humbled, thank you for sharing and I hope you will create some lasting memories out in nature together!

[@rudybigboote3883]

That is incredibly beautiful… can I come too? 😂😂 Seriously though I hope you and you son get to experience a few days of your lives in this beautiful place. 👍🏼

[@HikingThru]

My son (7yo) and I hiked the trail this past August and it was an unbelievable experience for the both of us. I truly hope that you and your son can get out to enjoy this experience together also. Sharing this experience has made our bond even stronger and is something that we will never forget! I’ll have a video up from our hike in a couple of weeks if you’re looking to see the experience of hiking the Laugavegur with a 7 year old. Happy Hiking 🥾

[@thecarpathians4365]

@@HikingThru Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Happy hiking to you too!

[@neologian1783]

Back in 2019 my wife and I did the Ring Road by campervan with a brief excursion to Landmannalaugar for quick look and a day hike. We did about a 9 mile loop that day then had a nice overnight in the van at the edge of the Laugahraun lava field there at the trailhead before departing continue on with our Ring Road plan. We were so impressed with the landscape we saw in that little sample we vowed to come back and spend more time in that area. Headed back now in July 2024 for another 18 day trip. To kick the trip off we are doing this through hike, tenting at the huts, then catching bus in Skogar back to Reykjavik to grab another campervan and likely head up to the Westfjiords & Hornstrandir. My wife is adventurous and typically game for anything, but she doesn't backpack with me often. This incredible video clinched it for her and she's all in.

[@RossAngell]

I've seen plenty of videos about Iceand but no one captured its majestic and dramatic landscape like you, Harmen! Great work!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@HarmenHoek]

Thank you!

[@HikingThru]

Out of all of the Laugavegur hike videos, this has to be the one that captures the true feel, nature, and depicts exactly what it is like to hike this amazing trail. My 7yo son and I recently completed this hike in late August and it was such an unbelievable experience. He has been pushing to go on longer hikes ever since. I think he’s caught the hiking/travel bug 😂 I’ve been putting our video together (taking a while with a newborn in the house) but I am hoping to depict the beauty of the trail, the bond of a father and son, and also hope to encourage others to take their children out on adventures with them! Children thrive in nature and believe it or not… but they may just like the adventure more than yourself. Truly amazing video Harmen, love your work as always & happy hiking 🥾

[@kayakerjer]

Hiked this with my wife and son a couple of weeks after you in August 2023. Amazing hike! Your video captures the experience FAR more beautifully than any other I’ve seen. 🙏 Thanks!

[@rigcustoms5994]

Its unreal to me that so few people know of this channel. You really deserve your subs to be on the million side....Algorithm really needs to promote you!

[@Romanian.landscapes]

Blown away by the production quality, I enjoyed every second of it, thank you Harmen for your work, it is truly inspiring! 😍👏🎬

[@HarmenHoek]

Thank you so much!

[@stor314]

i did this trail a couple years ago, it was my first experience backpacking. it was one of the best experiences of my life and i think about it fondly often. this video really took me back. amazing work.

[@EmmeChatterton]

Thank you again for bringing us to such otherworldly landscapes and breathtaking vistas. It never gets old to see these once in a lifetime places through your talented lens. Wishing you many more happy voyages!

[@HarmenHoek]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

[@alexandermeijer4667]

Incredibly zen and moving at the same time, your videos are such a work of art; thank you for sharing

[@kevingambi4305]

I think Harmen is one of the best and unique content creators on KZbin. His videos are so unique and the cinematography is incredible. The first video I watched (Drakensberg) I sat spellbound for an hour watching the most incredible scenery. I also loved the Madeira one too. Thanks so much Harmen

[@jurgenr.4062]

In August 1984 I've been in Iceland. Visited some of the spots you show here and of course the Skógafoss too. As always an awesome video.

[@MIdaffy502]

My first international vacation was to Iceland in the spring of 2023, we spent 14 days on the island and I'm still wow'ed by video's and picture I took. This ASMR of Iceland brings it all back, A Breathless Expanse of Beauty that is mother nature.

[@HarmenHoek]

Glad you liked it! Thanks

[@chrlmlln9018]

Thank you, dear, sir, so very much for sharing this excellent and beautiful solo hiking in Iceland! Blessings! 💯👍🙏💝

[@narhamik]

I sincerely hope that in the near future, I can be together there with my loved one, listening songs of Sigur Ros. I express my infinite gratitude for the video you shared!!! Mér þýðir Ísland það fólk sem ég elska ❤ Einhvern dag vona ég að það fólk sjái þetta skilaboð sem ég hef skrifað og þekki mig!

[@BrettWoodPhoto]

WOW ! Absolutely phenomenal video Harmen. You’re an immensely talented video maker & storyteller without saying a word. Thankyou for making this most enjoyable content.

[@HarmenHoek]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@LucyOliver65]

Beautiful as always. Your films are helping me get through a very difficult period. Looking forward to more. Safe travels 2024.

[@MB-dp1rj]

Truly looks like lunar "landscapes"...and the BGM is etherial and so fitting. Without a doubt, a work of art!

[@JJ-rl5ef]

Wow, what great composition to your film. Love the music, and that you don't talk. The scenery speaks for itself. Fantastic!!!

[@jaqg7478]

Danke. Pure beauty, lonlyness and wilderness. Unforgettable memories of July 2012.

[@cibablea]

Always the best. Thank you. So glad you got to live this.

[@OntarioHikingTrails]

Incredible landscape thankls for sharing your experience☺

[@avbvb2681]

A true masterpiece......as allways!!!!

[@KarlosFandangos]

Dear Harmen, thank you for the beautiful shots, with the soothing music. My son and I walked the trail and you have brought back many beautiful, heartfelt memories of the moments. We were one with nature, the wind, the rain, the sunshine and so on for the 55 km...

[@kennythompson9646]

These videos are my go-to after a long day. Relaxing and meditating.

[@Explore700]

What a beautiful island, thank you for the beautiful videos. 😊

[@hannegien]

Hi, why do you never have a smile on your face. It's so beautiful the places you've visited

[@ericwang_art]

You've captured it.... the stunning beauty and transcendence. Bravo.

[@idafeperaza4666]

Es increíble la paz que me transmiten tus vídeos. Islandia es grandiosa 🌋❤️

[@forth268]

Cheers for getting by on what you love. This is the living proof, we all need to see. I know how many hours these 21 minutes represent. So thank you for everything you did, that was not captured in this film. It still comes through the 21 minutes; as hours and hours of diligence. You are seen. This level of attention to detail, is not possible without love.

[@alon_attar]

Inspiration, i remember watching your wadi ram video for the first time and understood that my goal for the next few years is to see the world in the way you do it. since then I watched all your videos for 200 times , bought a camera and a tent, and traveled to the dolomites and lofoten islands. keep up the amazing work, waiting for more videos.❤

[@awakkhinisland180]

I would like to do the same: do you have traveled with a group or alone?

[@daveroney9151]

Is it bad that I have watched most of your videos in one week... Absolutely mesmerizing! I look forward to many more!!

[@stevechance5112]

Beautifully done. This is best of all the videos and soundtracks I have seen of the Laugavegur and Fimmvörduháls trails. Such a majestic place.

[@TS-bu7bz]

Did it last summer and your video brought tears to my eye.

[@heinrichdiederichsen3467]

Danke, für die wunderschöne Tour.

[@hannekek]

0:15 that is surreal! Looks like a painting, beautiful! ❤ Again, wonderfully done, a true work of art. 🎉

[@xycox3794]

Was für ein unglaubliches Video. So schön gemacht so schöne Bilder. Vielen Dank dafür. Ich fliege morgen mit meiner zwölfjährigen Tochter nach Island und freu mich schon unglaublich. Diesen Wanderweg und diese Bilder werde ich nicht sehen. Falsche Jahreszeit. Aber ich hoffe ähnlich schönes sehen zu können. Wir kommen sicherlich auch mal im Sommer nach Island zurück.

[@krzysztofowsiak]

Man! These colours absolutely blew my and my wife's minds! 😮😮❤🤯 Brilliant movie with so beautiful music. Absolutely amazing!

[@Hugs_and_Vibrations]

So Beautiful, thank you for sharing this with us 🙏❤️

[@feather1950]

Best ever filming and drone footage of Iceland I have ever seen. Thank you. Now , onto your next video 😊

[@gintaraskaminskas4220]

The best movie about Island I have ever seen.

[@paularuotsalainen979]

Again an unforgettable visual gem by Harmen 😍💕Thank you very much. Especially the drone sections gave a better understanding of the dimensions.

[@nickrosolino5937]

Thank you for the new video, hiked a portion of your journey in 2022. I intend to return and complete this epic hike. Love Iceland 🇮🇸, the land is enchanting and filled with wonder.

[@heavybreathing365]

정말 아름다운 풍경의 자연입니다. 이 곳은 어딜가도 멋지겠네요. ❤

[@brother_azzedine]

I told you that i won't miss a video of Iceland by your eyes!! Love it... Iceland where ice meat fire and where black sand meat a white snow ❤❤ At the first of the video i thought the moubtzin was a paint art it was absolutely amzing... At the last i would say that i wish i can visit this special country

[@r.h.7486]

Thank you Harmen.. I accompany you "breathlessly" through this mystical, extraordinary landscape. A wonderful video.

[@giuseppapandolfo5408]

Magnificent photography, editing and choice of music. I believe thath your choice to visit the most beautiful places on the planet is incomparable. Thank you for each of your videos that you give away.

[@mawu9372]

Iceland is beautiful, but your film is a piece of art 👌👏

[@sharondavis8003]

Breathtaking waterfalls among the vivid greenery. WOW 😮 Everything looked so surreal & otherworldly. Thanks, Harmen 👍🏻🙋🏼‍♀️🇺🇸⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@und3rpr]

Great work. This film inspires us. Greetings from Brazil.

[@ross077]

This video brings back great memories of when I did the Laugavegur trek several years ago, such varied landscapes. Stunning footage Harmen and glad you had some nice weather too.

[@chriscaffee4932]

Absolutely one of the best films ever shot and edited.

[@jorgearevalo1879]

Perfect background music. 😊

[@DavidShephard]

Beautiful work! As always. 🔥🙌

[@pirrmoments]

All these colours, and the vastness! Thank you so much for taking us along.😊

[@brianbeattyphotography]

Iceland is so spectacularly beautiful. Thanks for sharing and taking us along. One day I hope to make a trek that direction!

[@HarmenHoek]

Go for it!

[@JobanBasra]

When i watch your videos I literally can't seem to get my eyes off the screen. Astonishing cinematography!!!

[@user-vh1sh1xl5k]

Great camera work as usual! Thank you, Harmen!

[@user-yf1qi9ku7k]

Хармен, просмотрел уже не сколько твоих видео, я в восторге, шикарно, спасибо!!! Особенно, Гималаи и Исландия, просто супер 👍🙏

[@binedwan]

Bro this is AMAZING

[@woodlandium]

Most excellent once again.

[@UWE-UnterWEgs]

Great video. Love the scenery.

[@hikinged]

Astonishing! Every frame is a piece of art👍

[@WanderingWelshGirl]

Stunning. As always .....

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Beautiful. Perfect soundtrack.

[@ruzboutou3969]

Hi Harmen, we shortly met along the Laugavegur on your first hiking day above Alftvatn. Since that day, I was waiting for this video of the Laugavegur/Fimmvörðuháls trails. I am really impressed by the quality of all your videos. This one is, once again, a masterpiece. Thanks for sharing. You were very lucky with the forecast during those 3 hiking days. I already walked the Laugavegur/Fimmvörðuháls trails from south to north in 2014 and the weather situation was much more difficult. This year, I discovered scenaries that I didn't saw at all 9 years ago. I also did those trails in three days but had one day off in Þórsmörk (Langidalur) because I felt some pain in my leg. That forced me to get some rest there. I was very surprised to see that there were clouds and rain on the other side of the Fimmvörðuháls on the third day of your trip. In Langidalur, the sun was shining all day long. Crossing the Fimmvörðuháls was quite difficult the day after : wind and rain ruined the party. Mist and clouds were masking the lanscape all around. I took a photo of you near Alftvatn, but there is no way here to send it to you. Thanks again for for this wonderfull video. It was nice to meet you ! 😀

[@RichardMooreAndJulieMoore]

Absolutely stunning, thanks

[@allyharjette7281]

I was hiking this trail at the same time as you! This film brought it all back, thank you for sharing

[@fireflyrocks1]

Beautiful and exquisite . Thanks for sharing.

[@ThibaultKreutzer]

Thank you so much for yet another beautiful video featuring Iceland. It's settled, I have to go there next year!

[@kingseongman]

와아.. 죽기 전에 꼭 한번 가보고 싶네요. 최고의 영상 감사합니다.❤

[@peterjohnson6273]

Love the work you do. Thank you for it.

[@MJSkavioke]

Simply breathtaking and stunning!

[@PrimalMovers]

Iceland is incredible. You captured it so well. Amazing shots

[@anirudhdagar6]

Beautifully captured! Thanks for shooting your solo hike and sharing, reminds me our time there this summer. Love It!

[@user-pr5sz1ty3t]

Thank you very much for the wonderful filming and editing of my favorite track on the trip! This is a great place!

[@JustBrowsing777]

Thank you for sharing your adventures and beautiful work Harmen.

[@popeye8364]

What a beautiful country.

[@leporellocz4490]

As always amazing video and perfect work. Thanks. H

[@thestoryofmylife6997]

Very beautiful nature and landscape. Fantastic hiking 😃👍

[@cheaseeds6207]

I might be mistaken, but I think I was here as well? Where I also hiked the twin peaks but I wasn't able to see anything as stunning as this. Thanks for showing me what I missed out on!

[@isacj81]

Breathtaking! Insane drone footage. Can't wait for the Patagonia films!

[@dawson_max_8999]

感谢兄弟更新，非常感动，谢谢

[@rohithkumarl8369]

Thank you for the video..20mins of absolute peace

[@MrThijsW]

Again well done Harmen! Brings back good memories. Especially the last bit to Skogar was cool.

[@evelynefonsa8725]

Magnifique, encore et toujours des prises de vue superbes 👏

[@pkmexplorers]

Great work as usual. It was great to be there again

[@Karlstad89]

Amazingly beautiful!

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Very nice and mystic stuff!!

[@helloaelita]

Your work is truly inspiring! Loved every second ❤️

[@frednorman1]

Stunning landscape and beautifully filmed. Love your drone shots. The scenery reminds me of some of the stark scenery of California’s Mojave desert.

[@eloy_adv]

very spectacular. what a recording💚

[@siavash1523]

inspiring and gorgeous as always... keep up the good work harmen

[@clayhuie7385]

Breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@laarsdudman]

Simply incredible! Thank you so much for this.

[@lucky8057]

Absolutely brilliant filmmaking brother. I'm blown away by how much effort you put in your films. Take a bow!

[@NeonsStyleHD]

Exquisite photography!

[@kaleemjan4899]

Another great hike by the Legend

[@paulevans1139]

The master at work!! But 20 minutes?? I need more, much more 👏👌🏻👍🏻😊

[@imoztoo]

Superb camera work