The route over Kjölur (literally, the "keel") crosses the central highlands of Iceland between the glaciers Langjökull and Hofsjökull. It became a frequently travelled route soon after Iceland was settled in the ninth century, but during the 17th and 18th centuries travelling through the highlands decreased considerably. At the beginning of

Sigrídur Tomasdottir of Brattholt Sigridur was born at Brattholt on February 24, 1871, and lived there all her life. Brattholt was an isolated far; the few visitors were usually travellers on their way to Gullfoss. Sigridur and her sister often accompanied visitors to Gullfoss, and laid the first pathway