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You can camp in designated areas around the huts, though these spaces are often ex-
posed to the elements - streamline your tent with the wind, then pin it down with extra
boulders. All camping costs Ikr1200 per person, and does not need to be reserved.
Campers do not have access to hut kitchens but they can use toilets and running water.
Huts are usually open late June to early September, but that is weather dependent; check
ahead. Huts are locked in winter. Wild camping is strictly forbidden along the whole trail,
as these are protected nature reserves.
There is no food for sale along the trail.
A number of huts accept credit cards. Huts are listed here in hiking order from north to
south.
Hrafntinnusker HUT, CAMPGROUND
(Höskuldsskáli;N 63°93.326', W 19°16.808';hut per person Ikr6500)
This hut holds 52 people (around 22 of whom sleep on mattresses on the floor in a conver-
ted attic space). It is at 1027m elevation - be prepared for particularly inhospitable condi-
tions if you are camping, and it's the barest-bones of the huts. There's an outhouse and
geothermal heating, but no refuse facilities and no showers - you must carry your rubbish
to Álftavatn.
Some campers cook their food on the natural steam vents nearby - ask the warden (July
and August only) to point you in the right direction. When there is no warden, water must
be sourced from a stream or snow.
Álftavatn HUT, CAMPGROUND
(N 63°51.470', W 19°13.640';hut per person Ikr6500)
Opening coincides with the opening of local F roads (anywhere from early to late June de-
pending on weather), and it closes in mid-September. Two huts here hold 72 people in
total; both have drinking water and mattresses. Kitchen facilities have gas stoves. Showers
cost Ikr500.
Hvanngil HUT, CAMPGROUND
(N 64°50.026', W 19°12.507';hut per person Ikr6500)
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