The Best Hiking Trails in Westfjords (Iceland)

Laftavatn loop trail

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Distance

9.54mi

Elevation +

1342f

TrailRank

27

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Moderate loop trail, the way up goes along a simple trail, the way down the 4x4 road. At the top you can continue on the path to the cliffs.

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Látrabjarg round

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kleppur

Distance

8.41mi

Elevation +

4449f

TrailRank

27

Starts at the old road to Keflavík. Turn left at the jeep track that brings you to the point where the rescue team descended to help the shipwrecked people. Turn right on a footpath and walk along the cliff towards west...

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Hornstrandir - Extended Version

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Trekking Berserker

Distance

135.94mi

Elevation +

17854f

TrailRank

26

A 2-weeks-hike in the Strandir- and Hornstrandir-region of Iceland. The hike starts at Grunnavík and continues to the east around Drangajökull along Snæfjallaströnd, Kaldalón, Ófeigsfjörður, Drangavík and Furufjörður...

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Westfjords, Hornstrandir: Búrfell - Hesteyri

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kleppur

Distance

2.58mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

25

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hike from the incredibly fantastic viewpoint of Búrfell to campsite of Hesteyri. The first part is a bit steep with shingle. In early juli some snowfields.

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SELARDALUR-KROSSADALUR 2011-07-25

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bjorsig

Distance

6.39mi

Elevation +

1417f

TrailRank

25

Hike from Selárdalur, Uppsölum to Krossadalur. From Krossadalur there is a short but steep and rather difficult path to the road towards Tálknafjörður.

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Hloduvik to Hornvik

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Stephanie Hahn

Distance

6.98mi

Elevation +

1631f

TrailRank

24

Foggy, a couple accidental detours from the route but mostly on track. Decided to stay in Hornvik for the night due to storm coming in.

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Kaldalon-Reykjarfjordur-Hrafnfjordur

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Ragnar Heiðar

Distance

30.31mi

Elevation +

5335f

TrailRank

24

Hike from Kaldalon over Drangajokull Glacier to Reykjarfjordur where the family cabin is located by the swimingpool (1 day). From Reykjarfjordur to Hrafnfjordur (1 day)

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Þingmannaá og Lambagil (Vatnsdalsvatn)

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Distance

5.45mi

Elevation +

1276f

TrailRank

23

We started visiting the beautiful chain of waterfalls of Þingmannaá and continue doing the Lambagil trail. The path is very well marked and the views are awesome. We did counter clockwise so there was a very steep descen...

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Drangsnes

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Giraud Isabelle

Distance

2.72mi

Elevation +

1047f

TrailRank

23

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Easy hike with a beautiful view at the top. You just have to follow the yellow signpost but if you miss one, don't worry, you can't be lost.

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Flókalundur - Penna waterfall

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BaerTobias

Distance

1.15mi

Elevation +

75f

TrailRank

23

This easy quicky leads along a romantic little canyon with a small river over pleasant birch shrubs to a cauldron with a waterfall. It's a great little stopover on your way to the West Fjords. It has a picnic table at th...

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Reykjaneshyrna 21.07.2010

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Harald Jóhannesson

Distance

1.66mi

Elevation +

958f

TrailRank

22

After hiking to Kaldbakshorn I drove to Reykjaneshyrna and the fog had come into the Strandir area. The sea is very cold around here, coming from the north pole, and therefore fog is very frequent here, and also in the w...

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Þingeyri Haukadalur Loop

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baghuan

Distance

5.28mi

Elevation +

197f

TrailRank

22

Seems like you need to hike to the waterfall at the end of the valley to see the witches hut remains, I don’t see a lake or any ruins for Gisli.

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The 4 Peaks of Hornatær

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All-Mountain Albert

Distance

7.64mi

Elevation +

3343f

TrailRank

22

Hornatær consists of four peaks: 1- Ýsufell (703 m) 2- Breiðafell (747 m) 3- Klakkur (699 m) 4- Ármannsfell (706 m) To the south we can see Vatnsfjörður. The lake Helluvatn. The Highlands of the south Flatey island ...

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Seljadalsskógi - Bíldudalur Waterfalls walk

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Carlos.REIX

Distance

0.41mi

Elevation +

154f

TrailRank

21

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Beautiful path through the oldest forest in Bíldudalur (1930) and next to a river with several waterfalls. There are two parking slots in the other side of the road. Made by Icelandic Forestry Association volunteers i...

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Strandir Djúpavíkshringur

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kleppur

Distance

3.65mi

Elevation +

1529f

TrailRank

20

in Djúpavík starting into the valley behind the old hering fabric follow the blue sticks to the left up to hill. 1 stream to cross back on the road

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Hesteyri - Stekkeyri - Hesteyri

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GBE

Distance

2.28mi

Elevation +

161f

TrailRank

20| 5.0

A short hike to the old Whale Station in Stekkeyri in Hesteyrarfjörður. M.C. Bull (Norwegian) started the business in 1894.

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Trail down from Valahnúkur to Litlibær

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Aron Örn Reynisson

Distance

1.55mi

Elevation +

292f

TrailRank

20

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Liggur niður að litlabæ, (fairly easy way down from the mountain, ends in a 19th century home made into a coffeehouse.)

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Dynjandi Waterfalls

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slmcguire

Distance

0.93mi

Elevation +

308f

TrailRank

18

Many waterfalls leading up to the spectacular Dynjandi. Steep rocky trail with views of fjords and beautiful surrounding

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Hornstrandir. Aðalvík-Fljótavík-Hesteyri

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nonnio

Distance

18.06mi

Elevation +

3602f

TrailRank

59

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Fór í árlega sumargöngu Ferðaklúbbs 365. Í ár var stefnan tekin á Hornstrandir í fjögurra daga ferð. Þetta var í þriðja skiptið sem klúbburinn gekk á Hornströndum og er ég viss um að Hornstrandir séu í sérstöku uppáh...

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Horn - Grunnavík

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Gulla

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Distance

465.23mi

Elevation +

11273f

TrailRank

9

Track from Horn to Grunnavik, unfortunately with the trips from Reykjavik too witch I could´t erase from the track.

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Hestur

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Aron Örn Reynisson

Distance

2.37mi

Elevation +

1430f

TrailRank

9

Went all the way to the thump, but wasnt feeling up for climbing the walls up to the top, would not recommend the way i went up, better to go the way i went down up aswell.

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Iceland. Westfjords. Bildudalur - Reykjafjordur

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Brynjólfur

Distance

14.98mi

Elevation +

2566f

TrailRank

9

A nice walk from the village of Bildudalur over to Reykjafjordur valley with its warm creek and 24/7 open swimming pool. A bit sharp uphill in the beginning and downhill by the end of the walk.

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Hornstrandir: D3 Hlöðuvík - Hesteyri

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gegils

Distance

10.67mi

Elevation +

2008f

TrailRank

51

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Dagur 3 af fjórum. Gengið frá Hlöðuvík yfir svonefnt Kjaransskarð og yfir á Hesteyri. Fengum enn einn þvílíkt góðan veðurdag. Gangan yfir nokkuð drjúg eða yfir 17 km en frekar meinlaus og létt. Á Hesteyri beið okkar svo ...

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Cascada Dynjandi. Islandia

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Toniagustí

Distance

1.00mi

Elevation +

295f

TrailRank

48

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Cascada Dynjandi. Islandia Si algo tiene Islandia en abundancia, son cascadas. Algunos dicen que su número rondaría las 10.000. De la poderosa Dettifoss, a la delicada Brúarárfoss. De la arquetípica Skógafoss, a la má...

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