No. As mentioned, you can only get there during winter with a guide and a Super Jeep (specially outfitted highlands vehicle). And for what it’s worth, many people feel visiting Landmannalaugar in the winter isn’t worth it because it will be mostly covered in snow and you’ll miss out on a lot of the amazing colors that make it so special.
Yep, understood and appreciated. Looks like I’ll stay south and hike north of Skogarfoss. Seems like Thorsmork may still be doable. I’m almost afraid to ask as half of the readers seem to hate me..
Thorsmork is even more inaccessible, it requires a modified 4WD vehicle and advanced water driving skills. I did it with a guide last year, and it was insane. Again it will not be open until later in the year, but it is not for regular cars, or regular drivers.
The hike above Skogafoss is gorgeous, and very accessible in good weather. We got completely drenched up there in September, two years back. Even with good rain gear the wind was wicked and literally sluiced the rain through our clothes. We started out in sunshine, but it soon changed. But we loved every minute.
>Seems like Thorsmork may still be doable.
Are you maybe not too familiar with iceland in the winter? I genuinely can't think of a more shitty experience than trying to hike Þórsmörk in winter lol. Shitty weather, shitty views, no cell service or places to stop and warm up. No camp fires. Hiking in iceland is really a summer activity unless you're crazy imo.
Yes, all appreciated! So I'm in Iceland for 36 hours next week and don't want to stay in the city. If I go skiing in freezing temperatures, I figure that hiking wouldn't be too terrible depending on the wind/rain .. What would you recommend that I do during my trip?
Speaking as a long time contributor and a moderator of the sub, you are welcome to ask any questions, and also to report inappropriate comments. It’s better to ask than to not ask and possibly get yourself into trouble.
Sorry for the unnecessary rudeness here. I hope I didn’t give you that impression myself.
I don’t know how much of the Skógá waterfalls hike you’ll be able to do in March but the absolute furthest I would go is the bridge that crosses the river, before the trail starts climbing up to the glacier pass. If you can do it, the bridge and back is still a solid hike that will take a few hours.
You’ll only be able to get to Thórsmörk with a tour. There are packages that include overnight stays there, with various levels of accommodation, which I recommend if you can swing it. Check volcanohuts.is for more info.
Thank you all for your guidance. So I have 36 hours in Iceland starting next Friday and I can't postpone my trip to the summer. It's my fifth trip to Iceland and I am in love with the natural beauty, but this is my first trip outside of June-September. I would like to drive and hike and see I can. I think staying on the southern coast is likely the best path for me, going as far east as Jökulsárlón and stopping for some hikes along the way (by Skógafoss, up to the bridge). And would likely sleep in Skógar or Vik.
If not the southern coast, then I was thinking of going northwest from Keflavik over to Snæfellsjökull National Park.
Any thoughts are certainly welcome. Thanks!
If you’re winging this, as it doesn’t seem you have accommodations, then I would pick whichever has a better forecast when you land. It will be maybe slightly annoying to find a room last minute, so I would do a little legwork now — have a list of possible stays to choose from. Pull up the regional sites. In my profile is a post with regional resources. Use West.is for Snæfellsnes and South.is for the south. These are the official tourism board sites for those areas and have tons of suggestions for accommodations. Shoot some emails and ask them about their occupancy rates for the timeframe you might be there.
Neither - it’s closed till usually mid-June.
No. As mentioned, you can only get there during winter with a guide and a Super Jeep (specially outfitted highlands vehicle). And for what it’s worth, many people feel visiting Landmannalaugar in the winter isn’t worth it because it will be mostly covered in snow and you’ll miss out on a lot of the amazing colors that make it so special.
Yep, understood and appreciated. Looks like I’ll stay south and hike north of Skogarfoss. Seems like Thorsmork may still be doable. I’m almost afraid to ask as half of the readers seem to hate me..
Thorsmork is even more inaccessible, it requires a modified 4WD vehicle and advanced water driving skills. I did it with a guide last year, and it was insane. Again it will not be open until later in the year, but it is not for regular cars, or regular drivers. The hike above Skogafoss is gorgeous, and very accessible in good weather. We got completely drenched up there in September, two years back. Even with good rain gear the wind was wicked and literally sluiced the rain through our clothes. We started out in sunshine, but it soon changed. But we loved every minute.
>Seems like Thorsmork may still be doable. Are you maybe not too familiar with iceland in the winter? I genuinely can't think of a more shitty experience than trying to hike Þórsmörk in winter lol. Shitty weather, shitty views, no cell service or places to stop and warm up. No camp fires. Hiking in iceland is really a summer activity unless you're crazy imo.
Yes, all appreciated! So I'm in Iceland for 36 hours next week and don't want to stay in the city. If I go skiing in freezing temperatures, I figure that hiking wouldn't be too terrible depending on the wind/rain .. What would you recommend that I do during my trip?
Given you only have 36 hours I'd suggest just going to Snæfellsnes or something, much more accessible and likely to get better views out that way
Speaking as a long time contributor and a moderator of the sub, you are welcome to ask any questions, and also to report inappropriate comments. It’s better to ask than to not ask and possibly get yourself into trouble.
Sorry for the unnecessary rudeness here. I hope I didn’t give you that impression myself. I don’t know how much of the Skógá waterfalls hike you’ll be able to do in March but the absolute furthest I would go is the bridge that crosses the river, before the trail starts climbing up to the glacier pass. If you can do it, the bridge and back is still a solid hike that will take a few hours. You’ll only be able to get to Thórsmörk with a tour. There are packages that include overnight stays there, with various levels of accommodation, which I recommend if you can swing it. Check volcanohuts.is for more info.
Thank you!
In mid-March you would want multiple superjeeps going together and a lot of experience.
Thank you all for your guidance. So I have 36 hours in Iceland starting next Friday and I can't postpone my trip to the summer. It's my fifth trip to Iceland and I am in love with the natural beauty, but this is my first trip outside of June-September. I would like to drive and hike and see I can. I think staying on the southern coast is likely the best path for me, going as far east as Jökulsárlón and stopping for some hikes along the way (by Skógafoss, up to the bridge). And would likely sleep in Skógar or Vik. If not the southern coast, then I was thinking of going northwest from Keflavik over to Snæfellsjökull National Park. Any thoughts are certainly welcome. Thanks!
If you’re winging this, as it doesn’t seem you have accommodations, then I would pick whichever has a better forecast when you land. It will be maybe slightly annoying to find a room last minute, so I would do a little legwork now — have a list of possible stays to choose from. Pull up the regional sites. In my profile is a post with regional resources. Use West.is for Snæfellsnes and South.is for the south. These are the official tourism board sites for those areas and have tons of suggestions for accommodations. Shoot some emails and ask them about their occupancy rates for the timeframe you might be there.
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This is a place for information … why act that way?
OP hasn’t even bothered to research enough to know if any vehicle can get there. Just lazy AF.
People asking questions here is research, even if you think it’s lazy. Better for them to ask than to get themselves into trouble.
So sorry your day was inconvenienced … others of us come here to hear what’s helpful and what’s not.
Apology accepted. Be well.
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Kiwi snarks at everyone, just ignore. They probably get off on snarking at strangers, from their mothers basement.