Fimmvörðuháls (;
Icelandic for "five cairns pass") is the area between the glaciers
Eyjafjallajökull and
Mýrdalsjökull in southern
Iceland. The route between
Skógar and
Thórsmörk goes through this pass and is one of the most popular walking routes in Iceland, despite being long and involving of climbing. At Fimmvörðuháls, there is a comfortable, modern mountain hut owned by Útivist, one of the Icelandic hiking associations. Also nearby is an older, less well-equipped hut called Baldvinsskáli. The route from Skógar is particularly beautiful, as numerous waterfalls are passed along the way. The route is only accessible between mid-June and late-August. On the night of 16 May 1970, three travellers died in the mountain pass in a snowstorm.