Hiking fees to the top

Slættaratindur landowners plan to introduce hiking fees next summer.

The reason is that it has been difficult to secure funding for constructing a reception house and a new footpath.

Slættaratindur is one of the most popular hiking trails in the country, with an estimated 5,600 hikers over a 10-week period this summer, according to Visit Faroe Islands’ new digital registration system.

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However, locals say the real figure for a full summer season is closer to 10,000-15,000.

According to the registration system, the country’s most popular hiking trail is the village path between Tórshavn and Kirkjubø, with more than 7,000 hikers registered over the same 10-week period this summer.

Watch a short TV news feature about the new hiking registration system here (in Faroese).

Jakup Petur Eliasen, Ken Bærentsen, Everesting, Slættaratindur

Read the Faroese version of this article here.

English version by prosa.fo.

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