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THE BRIDLE PATHS
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THROUGH THE HIGHLANDS OF THE INTERIOR OF
ICELAND..
INTRODUCTION:
On my instigation the late Pall Briem, Deputy Governor
of the N. and E. districts, advocated the plan of finding,
and marking off the old mountain paths through the interior
of Iceland. In 1897 I had crossed both the Kjalvegur and the
Sprengisandur. At the expense of the Icelandic Treasury I
then a second time crossed (in 1898) the interior of the
highland and indicated the Kjalvegur which was subsequently
marked off with cairns. In 1902, also at the expense of the
Treasury, I undertook to trace and mark the difficult parts of
the Sprengisandur between the Jokulls. Finally in 1905
through the influence of the Minister, Mr.H.Hafstein, the
Treasury supplied the amount for the investigation of the path
through the Kaldidalur, from the Geysir and Thingvellir to
the north.
Besides these main bridle paths, I have explored several
other passes in the mountains in the interior of Iceland,
which however will not be mentioned here. Meanwhile only
a description of the paths leading over the Sprengisandur
and the Kjolur will be given here. It will be published by
public aid, as in 1905, a certain sum of money was granted
to the author, by the "Althing" (parliament) from its budget.
Since the paths across the wastes have been traced, and
marked off, no difficulty will be found in crossing either the
Kjalvegur or the Sprengisandur.
Hetierup January 1907.
Daniel Bruun.
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