Day 9 - Fimmvorduhals: Baldvinnskali to Skogar
Rivers and waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls!
Following the river and its cascades all the way to Skogar
It’s your last day, 15km/9.3mi, almost entirely downhill to Skogar with 950m/3117ft elevation loss and spectacular views. This section famously brings waterfalls – an astonishing 25 of them! Hailing from the driest state on the driest continent of Australia, we think this is pretty special!
Your last day is pretty much all downhill.
Walk with Us:
Heading off past the last of the snow.
Skoga River. Doesn’t look like much now, but wait until the other end!
First waterfall. 24 to go!
Can you get sick of waterfalls? Nope. They are all different.
The spectacular canyon. It just goes and goes with many viewing vantage spots.
Better get a pic of us while there are so many people about!
Cotton grass (Eriophorum scheutseuri). It was once soaked in fat and used as lamp wicking.
A few humpty-doos, with Daltindur majestic in the background.
The lower we get, the more people there are: Skogafoss is the final waterfall and a tourist highlight.
And we tourists do a lot of damage. This sign would have been good at the other end as well.
Wow. The mist is spray droplets rising from the waterfall below.
Back to civilization …. its actually a bit confronting!
Meadowsweet, and our hotel somewhere in the background.
And the mighty Skogafoss, with mighty crowds. The end of your wonderful hike, with each day filled with memories for a lifetime. It remains the most spectacular hike we have ever done.