Sveinstindur is a 1093-meter-high mountain located in the middle of nowhere, deep in the Icelandic highlands, at the end of road F235. From the summit, there are stunning views of the volcanic landscape and, most notably, the Langisjór lake, which stretches almost 35 kilometers to the edge of the Vatnajökull glacier.
The hike to Sveinstindur is of moderate difficulty and takes about an hour and a half from the parking lot at the base of the mountain. The total distance of the hike is 1.7 kilometers with an elevation gain of 374 meters. Some parts of the ascent are steep, but there are no sections that require climbing or scrambling over rocks.
In any case, the views from Sveinstindur are worth all the effort and the journey to get there and hike to the top.
