![Skaftafell National Park is located on the SE corner of Iceland](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287599.ONsWTTeK.IcelandAug061222.jpg) Skaftafell National Park is located on the SE corner of Iceland |
![Skaršatindur (1365m), Skaftafell glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287600.lFtNoBN5.IcelandAug061225.jpg) Skaršatindur (1365m), Skaftafell glacier |
![Skaftafell National Park, Iceland](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287601.mEg0em16.IcelandAug061228.jpg) Skaftafell National Park, Iceland |
![Skaftafell is about half-way between Höfn and Vķk](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287699.P113zUMP.IcelandAug061506.jpg) Skaftafell is about half-way between Höfn and Vķk |
![Žjóšgaršur Skaftafell](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287602.FFWuGWxF.IcelandAug061230.jpg) Žjóšgaršur Skaftafell |
![Skaftafell National Park Visitor's Center](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287605.3qU6H6KB.IcelandAug061242.jpg) Skaftafell National Park Visitor's Center |
![Map of Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287603.E81e2EIY.IcelandAug061232.jpg) Map of Skaftafell National Park |
![Overview of Skaftafell at the visitor's center](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/93/329493/2/72287604.xk1G2Ife.jpg) Overview of Skaftafell at the visitor's center |
![Relief model of Skaftafell and the Sandur](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287606.qcPd3liu.IcelandAug061243.jpg) Relief model of Skaftafell and the Sandur |
![Looking west to Skeišarįrjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287607.vo1XSgdT.IcelandAug061248.jpg) Looking west to Skeišarįrjökull |
![The stream along the start of the Skaftafellsheiši loop trail has lots of small waterfalls](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287608.Uabb4Di3.IcelandAug061255.jpg) The stream along the start of the Skaftafellsheiši loop trail has lots of small waterfalls |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287609.xEkssUMq.IcelandAug061257.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![Skaftafell National Park small waterfall](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287610.GpiQEVwl.IcelandAug061262.jpg) Skaftafell National Park small waterfall |
![Harebell Flower](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287611.5BA94bQ1.IcelandAug061263.jpg) Harebell Flower |
![Kristķnartindar (1126m) the destination of my 6 hour hike](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287612.oc09xLjF.IcelandAug061266.jpg) Kristķnartindar (1126m) the destination of my 6 hour hike |
![The lower part of the Skaftafellsheiši loop to Kristķnartindar is a gentle climb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287613.DrrylC2j.IcelandAug061272.jpg) The lower part of the Skaftafellsheiši loop to Kristķnartindar is a gentle climb |
![Kristķnartindar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287614.B7Oxn048.IcelandAug061273.jpg) Kristķnartindar |
![View of the glacial runoff channels crossing the Sandur to the sea](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287615.IDN3O40X.IcelandAug061274.jpg) View of the glacial runoff channels crossing the Sandur to the sea |
![The Skaftafell glacier comes into view about 40 minutes into the hike](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287616.8o3by3wg.IcelandAug061275.jpg) The Skaftafell glacier comes into view about 40 minutes into the hike |
![Hiker with the Skaftafellsjökull, a small glacier descending from the massive Vatnajökull Icecap](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287617.OAYZrBzo.IcelandAug061280.jpg) Hiker with the Skaftafellsjökull, a small glacier descending from the massive Vatnajökull Icecap |
![Sjónarnķpa viewpoint, Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287618.neTlzo3L.IcelandAug061283.jpg) Sjónarnķpa viewpoint, Skaftafell National Park |
![Sjónarnķpa viewpoint](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287619.hgh9W519.IcelandAug061284.jpg) Sjónarnķpa viewpoint |
![Detail of the crevasses of the Skaftafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287620.9nCxi1Qq.IcelandAug061285.jpg) Detail of the crevasses of the Skaftafellsjökull |
![Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287621.H582oXbj.IcelandAug061288.jpg) Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull) |
![Skaršatindur (1365m), the highest point in Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287622.7QQmQCB4.IcelandAug061289.jpg) Skaršatindur (1365m), the highest point in Skaftafell National Park |
![Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287623.UkBp4cgu.IcelandAug061290.jpg) Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull) |
![Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287624.tKqgKuaM.IcelandAug061291.jpg) Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull) |
![Žjóšgaršur Skaftafell](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287625.APiN2XPt.IcelandAug061292.jpg) Žjóšgaršur Skaftafell |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287626.rF5DLKaV.IcelandAug061297.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![Stone cairn along the Skaftafellsheiši loop hiking trail, Skaftafell Nationanl Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287627.0XQppRnl.IcelandAug061301.jpg) Stone cairn along the Skaftafellsheiši loop hiking trail, Skaftafell Nationanl Park |
![Looking down on the glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287628.5Nj0r9JQ.IcelandAug061303.jpg) Looking down on the glacier |
![A high peak east of the national park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287629.wMiiYdiR.IcelandAug061306.jpg) A high peak east of the national park |
![Skaftafell glacier's blueish ice](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287630.88J8dKFZ.IcelandAug061313.jpg) Skaftafell glacier's blueish ice |
![The foot of the Skaftafell glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287631.T2fIEFdh.IcelandAug061314.jpg) The foot of the Skaftafell glacier |
![Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287632.3ailS3NX.IcelandAug061315.jpg) Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull) |
![Skaftafellsheiši loop](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287633.iwJhjSXX.IcelandAug061318.jpg) Skaftafellsheiši loop |
![Caterpillar, Iceland](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287635.sRNqsoiO.IcelandAug061323.jpg) Caterpillar, Iceland |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287636.TKR2lqNl.IcelandAug061328.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![The higher part of the trail gets more difficult](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287637.B5AT1R8x.IcelandAug061330.jpg) The higher part of the trail gets more difficult |
![Alpine lichens and mosses](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287638.6bRSrLCk.IcelandAug061331.jpg) Alpine lichens and mosses |
![Plants at the upper levels of Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287639.EHzsOOev.IcelandAug061332.jpg) Plants at the upper levels of Skaftafell National Park |
![Stone marker at an upper viewpoint overlooking the Skaftafell glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287640.5aaEqfXZ.IcelandAug061335.jpg) Stone marker at an upper viewpoint overlooking the Skaftafell glacier |
![Stone marker at an upper viewpoint overlooking the Skaftafell glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/65806926.qsXLDdzG.IcelandAug061336.jpg) Stone marker at an upper viewpoint overlooking the Skaftafell glacier |
![Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287642.3EsVVqta.IcelandAug061340.jpg) Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull) |
![Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287643.6eK5ivPN.IcelandAug061343.jpg) Skaftafell glacier (Skaftafellsjökull) |
![As the trail climbs, the terrain gets more rugged](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287644.l9YCmX1s.IcelandAug061351.jpg) As the trail climbs, the terrain gets more rugged |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287645.km3Xeuyy.IcelandAug061357.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/65806981.o7gAtMG6.IcelandAug061361.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/65807039.avVVH2r5.IcelandAug061364.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![Moss Campion flowers, Iceland](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287648.bc7mhv9Z.IcelandAug061365.jpg) Moss Campion flowers, Iceland |
![Looking over a cliff at the Skaftafell glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287649.j5pufLuX.IcelandAug061370.jpg) Looking over a cliff at the Skaftafell glacier |
![Glįma Overlook](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287650.As0zNKvM.IcelandAug061374.jpg) Glįma Overlook |
![IcelandAug06 1375.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287651.Sp0Gf60i.IcelandAug061375.jpg) IcelandAug06 1375.jpg |
![From this point it's 2.7 km back to Sjónarnķpa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287652.OxoTMTQp.IcelandAug061379.jpg) From this point it's 2.7 km back to Sjónarnķpa |
![From Glįma the trail gets steep](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287653.Z8RYz7nI.IcelandAug061380.jpg) From Glįma the trail gets steep |
![Upper levels of the Skaftafellsheiši loop to Kristķnartindar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287654.XKkb6UBh.IcelandAug061386.jpg) Upper levels of the Skaftafellsheiši loop to Kristķnartindar |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287655.xRrrNwVM.IcelandAug061388.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![High peaks of Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287656.2hnpNUTv.IcelandAug061390.jpg) High peaks of Skaftafell National Park |
![An easier loop than this connects to the return trail from Glįma](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287657.ftMZ5bkh.IcelandAug061392.jpg) An easier loop than this connects to the return trail from Glįma |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287658.q07EXusC.IcelandAug061393.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287659.RhN2xi1Q.IcelandAug061396.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287660.jOwIVnFK.IcelandAug061398.jpg) Skaftafell National Park |
![Hikers at the junction at the top of the Skaftafellsheiši loop - from here there's a spur trail to the summit of Kristinartindar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287661.xzcpaWS7.IcelandAug061400.jpg) Hikers at the junction at the top of the Skaftafellsheiši loop - from here there's a spur trail to the summit of Kristinartindar |
![Looking down on the summit of the Nyršrihnaukur (706m) - the return loop trail is along the ridge to the right](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287662.E2y2Gy45.IcelandAug061402.jpg) Looking down on the summit of the Nyršrihnaukur (706m) - the return loop trail is along the ridge to the right |
![The final 30 minute ascent to Kristķnartindar's summit (1126m)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287663.5EncfLNA.IcelandAug061403.jpg) The final 30 minute ascent to Kristķnartindar's summit (1126m) |
![Among the peaks](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287664.K5ZO3lQV.IcelandAug061405.jpg) Among the peaks |
![Nearing the top](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287665.c3bVIWBl.IcelandAug061406.jpg) Nearing the top |
![Lichens, Iceland](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287666.l6XZL7Zt.IcelandAug061409.jpg) Lichens, Iceland |
![Skaftafell glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287667.Quuj0Qpb.IcelandAug061411.jpg) Skaftafell glacier |
![Looking back down at the Glamį overlook point](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287668.9nUmoIi9.IcelandAug061414.jpg) Looking back down at the Glamį overlook point |
![Kristianartindur](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287669.EXgwnQoR.IcelandAug061415.jpg) Kristianartindur |
![Summit of Kristķnartindar (1126m) Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287670.Q03KbEhj.IcelandAug061417.jpg) Summit of Kristķnartindar (1126m) Skaftafell National Park |
![View of Skaftafellsjökull from summit of Kristķnartindar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287671.JTcyAfov.IcelandAug061418.jpg) View of Skaftafellsjökull from summit of Kristķnartindar |
![View of Skaftafellsjökull from summit of Kristķnartindar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287672.4NjoHMFu.IcelandAug061419.jpg) View of Skaftafellsjökull from summit of Kristķnartindar |
![Stone cairn at the summit of Kristķnartindar (1126m)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287673.b2ikBk5p.IcelandAug061421.jpg) Stone cairn at the summit of Kristķnartindar (1126m) |
![The Morsįrdalur through the clouds](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287674.3mnF9Pfl.IcelandAug061423.jpg) The Morsįrdalur through the clouds |
![Glama point, Skaftafell](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287675.D3UACWDM.IcelandAug061425.jpg) Glama point, Skaftafell |
![The summit was in and out of clouds obscuring the view of Morsar glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287676.UhsRXeVi.IcelandAug061429.jpg) The summit was in and out of clouds obscuring the view of Morsar glacier |
![Morsįrjökull glacier](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287677.iqdsFgH7.IcelandAug061434.jpg) Morsįrjökull glacier |
![Glacial lake at the base of Morsįrjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287678.Ak0OtWys.IcelandAug061435.jpg) Glacial lake at the base of Morsįrjökull |
![Morsįrjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287679.brXClqCc.IcelandAug061436.jpg) Morsįrjökull |
![Morsįrjökull flows over a cliff](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287680.0pUnhaE4.IcelandAug061439.jpg) Morsįrjökull flows over a cliff |
![Morsįrjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287681.Pq9aId05.IcelandAug061441.jpg) Morsįrjökull |
![Morsįrjökull from the summit of Kristinartindar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287682.7DC7qtfP.IcelandAug061443.jpg) Morsįrjökull from the summit of Kristinartindar |
![Morsįrjökull from the summit of Kristinartindar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287683.HeVPhjWv.IcelandAug061446.jpg) Morsįrjökull from the summit of Kristinartindar |
![Hikers at the summit of Kristķnartindar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287684.KDTPknoO.IcelandAug061448.jpg) Hikers at the summit of Kristķnartindar |
![Morsįrjökull, Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287685.EOEWGiLl.IcelandAug061450.jpg) Morsįrjökull, Skaftafell National Park |
![Heading down the trail from the summit](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287686.e9Wwrs4D.IcelandAug061452.jpg) Heading down the trail from the summit |
![Morsįrdalur valley](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287687.yvdglNSt.IcelandAug061453.jpg) Morsįrdalur valley |
![Back on the Skaftafellsheiši loop trail (counterclockwise)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287688.GlxeNKBi.IcelandAug061456.jpg) Back on the Skaftafellsheiši loop trail (counterclockwise) |
![Sandur](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287689.W331eggP.IcelandAug061461.jpg) Sandur |
![The clouds scraping the summit of Kristinartindar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287690.azdE2SGO.IcelandAug061463.jpg) The clouds scraping the summit of Kristinartindar |
![Morsįrjökull from the return loop of the Skaftafellsheiši trail](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287691.WI97SnvA.IcelandAug061465.jpg) Morsįrjökull from the return loop of the Skaftafellsheiši trail |
![Skaftafellsheiši](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287692.Omnov0Ku.IcelandAug061471.jpg) Skaftafellsheiši |
![Summit of Kristinartindar in the clouds](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287693.h28QE2zR.IcelandAug061473.jpg) Summit of Kristinartindar in the clouds |
![Trail marker/sundial](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287694.fQlyDTft.IcelandAug061479.jpg) Trail marker/sundial |
![Return trail via Svartfoss](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287695.RSpokoIj.IcelandAug061480.jpg) Return trail via Svartfoss |
![Svartfoss (Black falls)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287696.weyNzq0Z.IcelandAug061487.jpg) Svartfoss (Black falls) |
![Svartfoss flowing over volcanic basalt cliffs, Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287697.bWNSAp1v.IcelandAug061489.jpg) Svartfoss flowing over volcanic basalt cliffs, Skaftafell National Park |
![Svartfoss flowing over volcanic basalt cliffs, Skaftafell National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287698.gx20KfQn.IcelandAug061490.jpg) Svartfoss flowing over volcanic basalt cliffs, Skaftafell National Park |
![The next valley east of Skaftafell, the Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287700.41wo8X1K.IcelandAug061509.jpg) The next valley east of Skaftafell, the Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull is very easily accessible](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287701.wq4lWcqy.IcelandAug061511.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull is very easily accessible |
![Svķnafellsjökull has guided glacier hikes with crampons and ice axes](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287702.h1oIWgg3.IcelandAug061514.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull has guided glacier hikes with crampons and ice axes |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287703.DrysZqSd.IcelandAug061515.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull blue-tinted glacial ice](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287704.xUmzgqoE.IcelandAug061517.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull blue-tinted glacial ice |
![Hikers on the edge of Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287705.eVamzBxj.IcelandAug061519.jpg) Hikers on the edge of Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287706.FGKh55LX.IcelandAug061520.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287707.L73ojO75.IcelandAug061521.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287708.g7yUfUbr.IcelandAug061522.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287709.8tN2YYhY.IcelandAug061524.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287710.rKSYAIWh.IcelandAug061526.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287711.YZ6j1cxM.IcelandAug061527.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287712.XQmkfk1s.IcelandAug061529.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287713.WqDYXL9T.IcelandAug061530.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
![Svķnafellsjökull](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72287714.KloaQ2LO.IcelandAug061531.jpg) Svķnafellsjökull |
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