Laugavegur | FOOD
Here you can find more information regarding resupply strategies for water and food along the Laugavegur 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 hut 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, except during stage 1 where there is too much geothermal activity and the water is boiling hot! Theoretically, the water collected from rivers does not need to be filtered.
Food along the trail
This is a remote adventure and you must be prepared to be self-sufficient while on trail. All the huts along the Laugavegur sell some supplies like sodas, snacks and dried trekking food but with very limited choice, and none of them sell warm ready-made meals. Therefore, we highly recommend to bring your own food along with you.
In Reykjavík you will find many 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 Reykjavík. 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 most of the time 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: bread with cheese and cold cuts
Snack: protein bar
Dinner: polenta with cheese and mushroomsDAY 2
Breakfast: porridge with salted chocolate, dried apple and dried banana
Lunch: udon noodles with broth
Snack: dried fruits
Dinner: trail burritosDAY 3
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: dried trekking food (pasta with gorgonzola and spinach)
Snack: beef jerky
Dinner: dried trekking food (pasta with beef stroganoff)DAY 4
Breakfast: porridge with salted chocolate, dried apple and dried banana
Lunch: tortellini barilla with broth
Snack: protein bar
Dinner: udon noodles with japanese curryDAY 5
Breakfast: protein bar
Lunch: dried trekking food (mashed potatoes)
Snack: dried fruits