Iceland Ring Road Trip: Four Dudes in a Van Part 2/5
Don't stop at Skogafoss! Hike behind it for an amazing adventure.
If you want to know why you should take a trip to Iceland ASAP just keeping reading this post. Day Two was my favorite of the trip I believe. Join us on our Iceland Ring Road Campervan Trip!
If you missed our Day 1 post in this series read it HERE! Iceland Four Dudes in a Van part two covers our van trip around Iceland’s Famous Ring Road!
Day Two Iceland Ring Road Stops:
Breakfast at the campsite
We had to fill up with a hearty meal before a long day outside chasing waterfalls and hiking! About an hour drive awaited us to our first major stop: Selfjandalfoss.
This was an amazing waterfall and the journey behind it makes for some incredible views. However don’t forget to mosy the half mile or so down the road past it to another “foss” that enabled a stranger to take this wild shot of us inside the waterfall cave.
Skogafoss Iceland Waterfall
This is the Queen Bee of waterfalls as you head east on the Ring Road towards Vik. This foss was a relatively short drive from the first stop and we were blown away by the power of this gem. Mind blowing POWER as it gushes.
Hike up to the top of Skogafoss and then begin the journey of what I deem one of the best day hikes I have ever taken in my life.
The trail goes over 30 miles and has backpacking camp sites along the way for a multi day journey.
We chose to do about 15 miles round trip on it and it had many amazing views like the below picture created on this hike.
My friend Marc B took some of these pics and he’s an incredible photographer. Many buckets of gratitude to him for allowing me to use some of these in our blogs!
Solheimasanduer Beach/Plane Crash in Iceland.
Here’s a fun tidbit of history. This US military plane crashed on Nov 24th, 1973 on this private land, no one was killed, and it still sits on the land all these decades later.
To find the parking lot drive 10 minutes past Skogafoss and on the right side of the road you’ll see a “Lakao Closed” sign. That’s where you pull in. Walk straight for about a 5k’s distance and you’ll run right into the plane crash.
One of my favorite parts of the trip.
Vik Iceland
The charming town of Vik awaited us and with its black sand beaches, beautiful church, and charming restaurants this promised to be a Labor Day we wouldn’t forget!
We enjoyed a magnificent dinner at Suour-Vik Restaurant where I had my 2nd best piece of fish on the trip. (Hang tight for number one!)
We put in almost 25 miles of hiking and walking so it was time to retire to chairs, stars, and tunes at the campsite!
Day Three was on the horizon…but how could it top days one and two on Iceland’s Ring Road?? Check out Part Three HERE!
Are you ready to chase some waterfalls in Iceland?
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Because Adventure Feeds the Soul,
Mike and the #Hashtag59 Team