Fimmvörðuháls is an 1,100-m-high mountain pass between the glaciers of Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull, with a popular trail leading from Skógar to Básar. Útivist offers organized trips over Fimmvörðuháls every weekend in summer. Many people enjoy taking two days on this journey, staying at Útivist’s Fimmvörðuháls cabin at the highest

One of Útivist’s best-known routes is „Laugavegurinn“. This is a five-day trip from the hot-spring area of Landmannalaugar to Básar at Þórsmörk. If desired, you can extend your stay at Básar after the initial four days. Overnight accommodation is in tents or huts along the way. Gear is shuttled

Útivist and the district of Skaftárhreppur have made a co-operative agreement on tourism in Skaftárhreppur. This involves a huge area, from the glaciers of Mýrdalsjökull and Torfajökull in the west to Skeiðarárjökull glacier in the east. Among the many attractions of the area are spectacular geological features including: Lakagígar,

Strútsstígur is a new route from Fjallabak, between Lambaskarðshólar/Eldgjá and Hvanngil. This route is a continuation of the popular Sveinstindur - Skælingar route. Take the coach from Reykjavik to Eldgjá and hike to the Útivist hut at Álftavötn, which was renovated last summer. Walk from Álftavötn to Strútur, where

Sveinstindur - Skælingar Ride a coach from Reykjavík to Sveinstindur for a one-night stay in the Útivist hut. Hike on the slopes of Sveinstindur with a view over the inland lake of Langisjór and the Fögrufjöll mountains. Then walk along the Skaftá river among magnificent chasms beneath Uxatindur