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Thingvellir (Þingvellir) Hike

Thingvellir (Þingvellir) Hike

No marker Thingvellir National Park, Iceland

Duration: allow one hour for this circular walk. Difficulty: easy walk on trails. Interest: history, culture, geology and a beautiful waterfall. Start/end of walk: fr...

Thjorsardalur and Haifoss (Þjórsárdalur and Háifoss)

Thjorsardalur and Haifoss (Þjórsárdalur and Háifoss)

No marker Háifoss, Iceland

Haifoss is reached by a sometimes rough gravel road, following a row of pylons carrying electricity from the Þjorsa power stations to the aluminium plants outside the capital....

Skaftafell National Park

Skaftafell National Park

No marker Skaftafell, Iceland

Located just off road 1, Skaftafell was established as a national park in 1967 to protect its flora, fauna and spectacular glaciers.  The park became accessible to visitors wh...

Ljotipollur (Ljótipollur) crater

Ljotipollur (Ljótipollur) crater

No marker Ljótipollur, Iceland

Ljotipollur is a stunning example of an explosion crater, formed in an eruption in 1477 and considered the most southerly of the Veidivotn chain of craters.  A steep trac...

Borgarfjorður (Borgarfjördur) -Brunavik (Brúnavik)

Borgarfjorður (Borgarfjördur) -Brunavik (Brúnavik)

No marker Borgarfjörður Eystri, Iceland

Duration: 5 hours. Difficulty: moderately strenuous walk crossing two passes, the first at 345m, the second at 321m. Interest: coastal and mountain views and a secluded pebble beac...

Gjatindur (Gjátindur) Peak

Gjatindur (Gjátindur) Peak

No marker Gjatindur, Iceland

Duration: around 5 hours. Difficulty: fairly challenging 14km hike with about 440m of ascent and descent. Interest: Ofaerufoss waterfall, the Eldgja canyon and a panoramic view fro...

Oxarafoss (Öxarárfoss) Waterfall

Oxarafoss (Öxarárfoss) Waterfall

No marker Iceland

If you would like to get away from the busy trails at Thingvellir, you should follow the 'secret path'. The walk is about 1km and as the trail is uneven, walking boots are advised....

Kirkjubaejarklaustur (Kirkjubæjarklaustur) Village

Kirkjubaejarklaustur (Kirkjubæjarklaustur) Village

No marker Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland

The rather long name of this village is pronounced ‘kirk-u-buyer-cloister’ or just ’cloister’ for short! It means the ‘church farm cloister’ and in days gone by it was believed tha...

Kristinartindar (Kristínartindar) Peaks

Kristinartindar (Kristínartindar) Peaks

No marker Kristínartindar, Iceland

Duration: 6-7 hours (longer if you climb the peak). Difficulty: a steady but long 700m climb and descent. The optional ascent of the peak is more demanding and involves a scramble...

Crater and cave walk

Crater and cave walk

No marker Útnesvegur, Iceland

From Budir you can walk to Budaklettur, an 88m hillock that is actually the side of the mossy crater that produced the lava flow surrounding it. Just west of it is Budahellir, a 40...