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Highland Saga Sprenisandur Route

Region: Highland
Coordinates: 64.8666632 ° N 18.1166662° W

This part of the interior, the so-called Sprengisandur route, is the longest stretch between the South and the North and is passable by 4wd vehicles during summer. It is mostly very desolate and barren. Only where there is water, sparse vegetation can be found. In earlier times, when people were more superstitious than they are nowadays and believed in ghosts, giants, elves and outlaws, the few who dared use this route rode as fast as possible through and sometimes exhausted their horses.

Sprengisandur Saga Trails:
Mt. Arnarfell – Kidagil – Eyvindakofaver – Vonarskard – Thjorsarver – Nyidalur/Jokuldalur – Laugafell

Highland Saga in Icelandic