Duration: 3 hours. Difficulty: easy, around 200m of ascent and descent. Interest: waterfalls, views of the glacier. Start/End: the trail starts left of the toilets at the Visitor C...

The walk to this small but attractive waterfall starts from a car park on road 93, around 6km from Egilsstadir. As you set off on the 30-minute walk, look behind you for great...

Duration: 2 hours. Difficulty: an easy hike through lava to one of the most beautiful of Laki’s craters which has a lake. Interest: craters and lava – lots of it! Start/End: the wa...

Excursion provided by Tanni Travel Short walking tours led by friendly, knowledgeable locals in several of the East Fjords’ charming villages. As well as offering fascinating in...

Gjain is one of those special places that make you want to linger. The gorge is neither deep nor its waterfalls high but the luxuriant vegetation and curious rock formations, among...

This tephra crater was formed about 2,800 years ago and at 140m deep and 1km in diameter, it is among the largest explosive craters of its kind. There are two walking trails leadin...

An easy walk to Stapavik Cove.  Duration: 1.5 hours each way; distance: 4.5 km each way; start/end of the walk: the car park just east of the farm Unaós, on road 94, around 40...

The Myvatn area offers many options for long and short walks. Pick up a map and get advice on the routes from the staff at the Visitor Centre in Reykjahlid.