Hornstrandir | FOOD
Here you can find more information regarding resupply strategies for water and food along the Hornstrandir Trail.
Water along the trail
I personally carried 2L of water with me every day but never drank it all during the stage. Clean water is available at every campsite and we made sure to fill our bottles every morning before starting our hike.
Additionally, there is also plenty of water along the trail, in streams and rivers, which theoretically does not need to be filtered.
Food along the trail
This is a very remote adventure. You must be completely self-sufficient while on trail and therefore bring your own trekking food along with you.
In both Reykjavík and Ísafjörður, you will find supermarkets where you could resupply before hitting the trail, with Bónus and Nettó being the biggest ones.
Our Food Plan
For our adventure in Iceland, we decided to plan our meal schedule in advance and cook our own food recipes. We therefore brought all our dried trekking food from home and resupplied for water and fresh food (bread, cheese, cold cuts) in Ísafjörður. The only important rule to consider regarding the import of food into Iceland is that animal products of any kind must be boiled or canned.
Each day we planned to have a breakfast, lunch and dinner and some additional snacks to get the necessary calories. Even if time consuming, we often had two warm meals a day (lunch and dinner), while breakfast mainly consisted in only some cereal bars. Before leaving home, we prepared ziplock bags containing all the ingredients for a meal.
You can find more information about our self made recipes in our FOOD section.
DAY 1
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: pancakes at Old Doctors’ House in Hesteyri
Snack: protein bar
Dinner: trofie (pasta) with pestoDAY 2
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: soba noodles (trekking food)
Snack: dried fruits, chocolate
Dinner: fajitas with lentilsDAY 3
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: tortellini with broth
Snack: chocolate