Day 3: The hike from Lake Alftavatn to Emstrur was probably one of my favorite part of the trip. We finally had a nice sunny weather and the lake was beautiful. It was nice to stop by for lunch at Hvanngil hut. The scenery was amazing with nearby mountains on the horizon. Finally, we hike on the famous lava fields as well at the black sand desert on our way to Emstrur.

Day 2: We continue our trek from Hrafntinnusker to Lake Alftavatn for another 12km. Aside from the rain, the fog and wind didn’t help descending from Hrafntinnusker. We were exhausted since we did two sections of the trip in a day. We were exhausted ascending in the morning and descending later that day. The forecast was supposed to be good the next day, so we’re happy to relax at Lake Alftavatn.

Day 2: The distance between Landmannalaugar to Hrafntinnusker is only 12km, but its probably the hardest part of the laugavegur trail. It’s not just the weather, but the majority of the elevation on this trip is the distance between the two huts. It was nice early in the day, but we had rain, wind, fog and overall bad weather near Hrfantinnusker. I’m assuming this is usual at higher elevation in Iceland. We stopped by to rest and eat food, but due to the weather this was probably the most miserable part of the trip. We decided to continue all the way to Lake Alftavatn.