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Sótavistir - Hiking trail

A marked hiking trail at the foot of Snæfell where Sótajökull is disappearing from a glacier basin in the mountain called Sótavistir. At the bottom stands a large crag of dark slag rock that the sliding glacier has raised on its end so that it resembles a boulder. It is called Sótaleiði, named after the giant Sóti.

GPX file of the hike accessible here.

  • N64° 47' 59.251" W15° 30' 9.678"
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  • Postal code:
    701
  • Road number:
    F909
Sótavistir - Hiking trail

Sótavistir - Hiking trail

A marked hiking trail at the foot of Snæfell where Sótajökull is disappearing from a glacier basin in the mountain called Sótavistir. At the bottom st
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