Hornstrandir Hiking Guide: GPX files
Kraig Adams, kraigadams.com

These are my own GPS recordings of my four days hiking alone across the
Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in Iceland's Westfjords, July 10 to 13, 2019,
from the boat landing at Hesteyri to the boat landing in Veiðileysufjörður.
They show the way I actually walked. All timestamps have been removed.

THE FILES

hornstrandir-day-1.gpx   Day 1: Hesteyri to Aðalvík (13.2 mi / 21.2 km)
hornstrandir-day-2.gpx   Day 2: Aðalvík to Fljótavík (9.9 mi / 15.9 km)
hornstrandir-day-3.gpx   Day 3: Fljótavík to Hornvík (17.5 mi / 28.1 km)
hornstrandir-day-4.gpx   Day 4: Hornbjarg and Veiðileysufjörður (17.6 mi / 28.4 km)
hornstrandir-full-route.gpx   All four days in one file, plus waypoints for the
                              designated campsites, my two camps that were not
                              at campsites, the boat landings, the passes, the
                              roped gully before Hornvík and a few other points.

About a mile of Aðalvík beach between my Day 1 camp and the start of Day 2
was not recorded. The boats (Ísafjörður to Hesteyri, Veiðileysufjörður back
to Ísafjörður) are not in the files.

Total: 58.1 mi (93.5 km), about 10,600 ft (3,220 m) of climbing.

HOW TO LOAD THEM

AllTrails: on a computer, sign in at alltrails.com, create a new map and use
Import to upload the file. The map then shows up in the app on your phone.
Downloading it for offline use needs a paid AllTrails plan.

Gaia GPS: on your phone, open the file from Files, email or AirDrop and choose
Gaia GPS, or on gaiagps.com choose Import. Then download the map area for
offline use.

Garmin: in Garmin Connect (web), go to Training, Courses, Import, and pick the
file. Save it as a course and send it to your watch.

Organic Maps: first download the free offline map for Iceland. Then open the
GPX file on your phone and choose Organic Maps. It shows up in your bookmarks
and tracks list and works fully offline.

Before you leave home, download offline maps and check that each day shows up
in your app. There is almost no phone signal in the reserve. Camping is only
allowed at the designated campsites: my Day 1 and Day 2 camps were not at one,
so don't copy them. River mouths and lagoons here depend on the tide. Paths,
rules and boat timetables change. Use this as a guide, not a guarantee.

Copyright 2026 Kraig Adams. For your personal use. Please don't share or resell.
