Sprengisandur

We start our ride from Saltvík after a short introduction to the staff and horses. The first day takes us through the green vegetation of North Iceland farmland along Hvammsheiði, following a 10 km highway of Tölters on soft tracks along the heath! Then we cross the river Laxá at the Þúfuvað passing where the river is about 100m wide but luckily shallow and still. We ride beside lake Vestmannsvatn through the old birchforest in Vatnshlíð, before we reach the farm Akrar where we leave the horses. We then drive back to Saltvík, where we spend the first night. In Saltvík we can relax in the hot pools and get the strain out of our muscles before the adventures of the following day!

We cross Fljótsheiði and ride towards the waterfall Goðafoss where we have a good lunch break and take our time to visit the beautiful waterfall and enjoy the scenery. After that we start riding up along the river Skjálfandafljót which we follow for the rest of the day, until we arrive at our guesthouse Kiðagil.

We keep on riding along the river and up the Bárðardalur valley until we come to the farm Mýri – the last farm in the north before entering the wilderness of Sprengisandur.

We get up early in the morning to start the longest day of our journey, riding towards Sprengisandur and saying good bye to the last green grass of the north before we start our ride over the desert….

Great ride across the desert towards the oasis Laugafell with it´s natural hot pool for relaxing after the long ride, If the sky is clear we enjoy a magnificent view towards the glaciers Vatnajökull and Hofsjökull in the mighty highlands of Iceland.

As we ride along the great river Þjórsá, Iceland’s longest river. We can see glaciers on both sides, and come to Þjórsárver and Eyvindarver, where we can still see some remains of Fjalla-Eyvindur, Iceland’s most famous outlaw who lived in the wilderness for 17 years in the 18th century.

Now we ride along the river Þjórsá and on our way we see the great waterfall Dynkur and enjoy the magnificant view from Búðarháls where the trail takes us high up above the surroundings. Overnight we stay at a nice mountain hut at Versalir.

Coming down from the wilderness to our final destination of Þóristungur. We follow the glacial river Kaldahvísl and enjoy the mountain view towards the mighty glaciers on both sides !

We drive to Reykjavík, Or after the the reverse tour ( South – North ) flight from Húsavík to Reykjavík. Arrival in Reykjavík around 11.00 am.